Are Trump’s nuclear talks Obama Iran Deal 2.0? – The Hill

  1. Are Trump’s nuclear talks Obama Iran Deal 2.0?  The Hill
  2. Trump team's Iran divide: Dialogue vs. detonation to end nuclear threat  Axios
  3. Opinion | It’s a Mistake to Think the Biggest Problem With Iran Is Nuclear Weapons  The New York Times
  4. Deal or No Deal (Iran, Not Tariffs)  Council on Foreign Relations
  5. Trump wants a deal with the country that wants him dead  The Telegraph
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Democratic senator heads to El Salvador to try to visit Kilmar Ábrego García

Chris Van Hollen warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ and says he hopes to report back to family on Maryland man’s condition

Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland will travel to El Salvador on Wednesday and attempt to visit Kilmar Ábrego García, a constituent whose deportation and incarceration in the Central American country, he warns, has tipped the United States into a constitutional crisis.

In an interview with the Guardian on Tuesday, Van Hollen said he hopes to learn of Ábrego García’s condition and convey it to his family, who also live in the state he represents.

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In the red: global wine sales fall to lowest levels since 1961

Consumption and production falls in almost every market as industry fears a ‘generational’ change in drinking habits

Worldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the main trade body has said, raising concerns about new risks from US tariffs.

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said on Tuesday that 2024 sales fell 3.3% from the previous year to 214.2m hectolitres.

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Mass displacement, horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack – The Washington Post

  1. Mass displacement, horrific eyewitness accounts follow Sudan camp attack  The Washington Post
  2. Attacks on Darfur Relief Camps Threaten Bloody New Chapter in War  WSJ
  3. What does Sudan execution video tell us?  Sky News
  4. UN: Civilian death toll in Sudan’s Darfur attacks tops 300 in 2 days as war nears 2-year mark  AP News
  5. Sudan war: Hundreds may have been killed in recent Darfur attacks - UN  BBC
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Jordan says 16 arrested over foiled rocket and drone attack plots – BBC

  1. Jordan says 16 arrested over foiled rocket and drone attack plots  BBC
  2. Jordan says it uncovered Islamist plot to build weapons, ‘sow chaos’  The Washington Post
  3. Report: Lebanese army arrests members of Hamas in Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  4. Jordan says it has foiled attacks by Muslim Brotherhood  Reuters
  5. Jordan Says It Foiled a Plot Against the Kingdom  The New York Times
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Officials: US ‘open’ to supporting a Yemen ground operation – Responsible Statecraft

  1. Officials: US 'open' to supporting a Yemen ground operation  Responsible Statecraft
  2. Exclusive | U.S. Strikes Spur Plans for Yemeni Ground War Against Houthis  WSJ
  3. US attacks on Yemen killed 123 people since mid-March: Health authorities  Al Jazeera
  4. US strikes Houthi targets in Hodeidah, western Yemen - report  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Houthis Mock U.S. "Failure" After Month of Attacks  Newsweek
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US removes sanctions from Antal Rogán, aide to Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

US secretary of state Marco Rubio also spoke with foreign minister about strengthening countries’ ties

The United States has removed sanctions on a close aide of the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, the state department said, adding that the punitive measures had been “inconsistent with US foreign policy interests”.

Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, spoke on Tuesday with his Hungarian counterpart, the foreign minister Péter Szijjártó, and informed him of the move, state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.

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France Advancing Mideast Deal to End Gaza War, Seal Israel-Saudi Normalization – Haaretz

  1. France Advancing Mideast Deal to End Gaza War, Seal Israel-Saudi Normalization  Haaretz
  2. Netanyahu, Macron Spar Over Recognition of Palestinian State  Bloomberg.com
  3. Lecturing France on Its Colonial Past, Netanyahu Ignores Israel's Own Occupation  Haaretz
  4. Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2025  Al Jazeera
  5. Netanyahu tells Macron that establishment of Palestinian state will ‘reward’ terrorism  France 24
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