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Seizure of Iranian ship strains cease-fire talks: Live updates
- The US Navy's forcible seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo ships threw doubt on an announcement from President Trump that US negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran. Trump's announcement Sunday had raised hopes of extending a fragile cease-fire set to expire by Wednesday, but Iran has not confirmed it will attend. Follow along live. Captain Rahman Al-Jubouri helms the ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Obama and Mamdani read and sing with New York preschoolers in first meeting
- Former US president and New York mayor read to a group of children and led a sing-along at a Bronx childcare center Barack Obama met with Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a childcare center where the former Democratic US president and mayor of New York City read to preschoolers and led a sing-along. The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist who marked his 100th day in office just over a ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Bulgarians head to polls for eighth time in five years
- Bulgarians have started voting in the eighth parliamentary election in five years after mass protests brought down the previous conservative-led government in December. Polling stations opened at 7am local time (04:00 GMT). Polls are due to close at 17:00 GMT, with exit polls expected shortly afterwards. Official results are likely on Monday. Sunday's vote is significant as it could bring to power a left-leaning, ...

Source: aljazeera.com