US-Iran talks continue, but ‘deal unlikely’ before midterm elections
The US and Iran are talking through mediators, but there are major differences over what a deal should look like.

The US and Iran are talking through mediators, but there are major differences over what a deal should look like.









The country’s early parliamentary elections won’t end its crisis or defuse Vucic’s troubles, analysts say.
Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado has been living in exile, with plans to return to Venezuela spoiled multiple times.
Demonstrators protest against UK government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a ‘terrorist’ organisation.

Ethiopia’s army has reportedly recaptured the strategic town of Sekota from Tigrayan forces as fighting spreads.
Cuba’s deputy foreign minister slams US sanctions, labelling them ‘equivalent to genocide’.
South Korean presidential office ‘expresses strong regret over Ukraine’s unilateral disclosure’.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is prepared for war to resume, ‘even if it comes to a doomsday war’.
US ambassador says Iran refused to agree to an arrangement where uranium would be supplied by Washington.
The two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrived from southwestern China.

Rival political rallies have been held in Brazil as campaigns intensify with one week to go until election day.