Dar urges US, Iran to uphold commitment to ceasefire as talks conclude without deal

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar urged the United States and Iran to remain committed to a ceasefire after both countries ended historic face-to-face talks without an agreement on Sunday.

“It is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to the ceasefire,” Dar said in a press conference following the conclusion of the 21-hour marathon talks.

Dar…

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Vance departs Islamabad after failing to clinch deal with Iran: US media

US Vice President JD Vance departed Pakistan on Sunday, according to a pool report, soon after saying that talks with Iran had failed to reach an agreement.

The US vice president’s departure came almost an hour after he addressed a press conference at the site of the trilateral ‘Islamabad talks’, mediated by Pakistan, which culminated almost 21 hours hours after they began on Saturday…

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‘Bad News!’ Agreement not reached with Iran, says Vance

US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that the US had not been able to reach an agreement with Iran, after 21 hours of “substantive discussions” under the umbrella of the “Islamabad Talks” which commenced on Saturday afternoon.

He was addressing a press conference in Islamabad after the direct talks between delegations from the two countries, mediated by Pakistan, stretched into a second day…

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US, Iran search for breakthrough in Islamabad as talks stretch into third round

The direct talks between delegations from Iran and the United States, mediated by Pakistan, stretched into the third round on Sunday, as experts from both sides weighed into each other’s demands.

Earlier on Saturday night, teams of experts from Iran and the US exchanged written texts after an hours-long in-person discussion.

The Iranian government said in a post on X that the talks were held at…

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Teams of experts from Iran, US exchange written texts after in-person talks in Islamabad

Teams of experts from Iran and the US have exchanged written texts after an hours-long in-person discussion in Islamabad, where the two sides held negotiations as a pause in the Middle East war continues.

Earlier, the Iranian government said in a post on X that the talks were held at the “expert-level stage as economic, military, legal, and nuclear committees joined”.

“Negotiations continue at…

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Direct talks being held between US, Iran delegations in Islamabad

Direct talks have begun between the US and Iranian delegations in Islamabad, state media PTV News has reported.

The US delegation is led by US Vice President JD Vance, who is accompanied by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

The Iranian delegation is led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and also includes Foreign Minister…

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Direct talks begin between US, Iran delegations in Islamabad: state media

Direct talks have begun between the US and Iranian delegations in Islamabad, state media PTV News has reported.

The US delegation is led by US Vice President JD Vance, who is accompanied by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

The Iranian delegation is led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and also includes Foreign Minister…

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‘Stepping stone toward durable peace’: PM Shehbaz meets US VP Vance as Islamabad Talks commence

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US Vice President JD Vance on Saturday following the latter’s arrival in Islamabad to participate in ‘Islamabad Talks’ aimed at achieving “durable peace in the region” and possibly bringing an end to the war against Iran.

PM Shehbaz held a meeting with Vance, who was “assisted by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner”, the Prime Minister’s Office said in…

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US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Islamabad for ‘make-or-break’ talks with Iran

United States Vice President JD Vance and his delegation arrived in Pakistan on Saturday morning for historic talks with the Iranian leadership.

The talks are taking place during a two-week halt in the US-Israeli war against Iran, which began with US-Israeli attacks on February 28. The conflict, which spread across the Middle East and sent shockwaves through global economies, paused after…

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Can Eddy Cue break Apple’s slump?

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Earlier this month, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple had scaled back its plans to launch a new Health+ service and was revisiting its entire health and fitness strategy.

While this could be seen as being another sign of trouble at Apple, as the company is currently mired in an ongoing narrative about its inability to ship AI features it promised nearly two years ago, I…

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Svalbard Could Be the Arctic’s Next Geopolitical Flashpoint

While Donald Trump’s bid to grab control over Greenland from Denmark has been attracting all the headlines, the focus on the Arctic is also making Norway anxious. Its northern territory Svalbard could become another bone of geopolitical contention.


Norway’s crown prince, Haakon, speaks at the monument at Skjarringa as he visits Svalbard on August 14, 2025, marking the one-hundredth…

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We Are Here: Courts Join the Furious Chorus

Predictably, the exit of mini-Nazi Bovino did little to staunch ICE abuses - kids gassed, women dragged, skulls fractured, observers facing guns - which go on apace. But so do growing protests, testimony and court rulings against them. This week saw a spectacularly scathing one as ICE Barbie tried to strip protections from 350,000 Haitians peaceably living and working here - en route, dubbing…

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