Iran says no delegation sent to Pakistan, talks still suspended – state media – Investing.com

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  1. Iran says no delegation sent to Pakistan, talks still suspended - state media  Investing.com
  2. Live updates: US and Iran negotiators arrive in Pakistan for peace talks  CNN
  3. What are the main talking points at the US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan?  Reuters
  4. Iran war live: Vance arrives in Pakistan to lead ceasefire talks  Al Jazeera
  5. U.S.-Iran talks set to begin in Pakistani capital after delegations arrive  CNBC
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Japanese Tankers Head Closer to Hormuz as More Ships Gather – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Japanese Tankers Head Closer to Hormuz as More Ships Gather  Bloomberg.com
  2. U.S. oil slips below $100 as Trump demands reopening of Strait of Hormuz  CNBC
  3. With Iran setting limits, the Strait of Hormuz remains thorny politically  The Seattle Times
  4. How many ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz?  BBC
  5. Strait of Hormuz traffic slow despite ceasefire and design flaw raises re-entry risk for Artemis II: Morning Rundown  NBC News
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Nato split over US access to European bases in Iran war – Financial Times

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  1. Nato split over US access to European bases in Iran war  Financial Times
  2. Allies Fear They Are Tied to an Erratic U.S. and Now Have Nowhere to Turn  WSJ
  3. Trump pays the price for making America an unreliable ally  The Hill
  4. Europe Has Leverage in the Iran War. It Should Use It.  Council on Foreign Relations
  5. Iran is a turning point for Europe’s liberation – from Donald Trump  The Guardian
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Quote of the Day: Suez Signaled Britain’s Slide. Could Iran Do That for U.S.? – The New York Times

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  1. Quote of the Day: Suez Signaled Britain’s Slide. Could Iran Do That for U.S.?  The New York Times
  2. Is Iran Trump’s Suez crisis, or just a passing thunderstorm?  The Guardian
  3. Is this America’s Suez Crisis? It could turn out to be worse  The Times
  4. The day the US became Britain at Suez  Bangkok Post
  5. A blow to American credibility  The Star
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Islamabad prepares to host historic negotiations between Iran and the US

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In Pakistan’s capital, the army has been deployed, a public holiday has been declared and the streets are eerily empty

The streets of Islamabad were on strict lockdown as Pakistan’s capital prepared to play host to historic negotiations between Iran and the US that have dangled the promise of an end to war that has devastated the Middle East.

Even as the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly precarious, amid Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon and disputes over the terms of the talks, Pakistani officials insisted that the make-or-break peace negotiations would be going ahead over the weekend as planned.

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Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts – AP News

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  1. Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts  AP News
  2. Israel Complicates Trump’s Push for Peace With Iran  The New York Times
  3. Live updates: Israel says it will begin direct negotiations with Lebanon as US prepares for Iran ceasefire talks  CNN
  4. Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emerges  AP News
  5. Netanyahu announces negotiations with Lebanon after U.S. pressure  Axios
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Smithsonian museum director to move to Guggenheim: ‘a moment of change’

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Melissa Chiu, 54, director of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, led the institution for 12 years

A museum director at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington has announced that she is leaving to take over at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Melissa Chiu has been director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on the National Mall for 12 years. In an interview on Thursday, she insisted that her departure is not related to Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere with the Smithsonian.

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News live: Labor dismisses Tony Abbott’s calls for Australia to join war; Queensland MP Jimmy Sullivan found dead

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Former PM asks ‘What is the point of having armed forces if they’re not to be used to support our allies in a just cause.’ Follow updates live

Head of IMF says Iran war will permanently scar global economy even if peace is reached

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the Iran war will permanently scar the global economy even if a durable peace deal in the Middle East can be reached.

But now, even our most hopeful scenario involves a growth downgrade. Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo.

Penny Wong’s previous statements, whether it’s concerned or gravely concerned, have had no effect.

But cancelling more than a billion dollars in Israeli arms contracts – that would not only respond to the moral situation of the appalling Israeli military attacks, it would also have the benefit of putting a very real material pressure on Israel to pull back from what is a disastrous, illegal, immoral war in Lebanon that is threatening the entire globe’s peace.

We should not be buying weapons that have been tested by Israeli defence manufacturers in conflicts like Gaza and Lebanon, and we should not be contributing any weapons parts.

Right now it also would have the important additional benefit of making it clear to Israel that this comes at a direct and real cost to them.

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