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American and Iranian officials began talks in Switzerland over the next stage of their peace deal.
The vice president, JD Vance, is leading America's delegation,
along with two other envoys, Steve Whitcoff and Jared Kushner.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump threatened to restart strikes
on Iran if it did not stop its proxies in Lebanon from causing trouble.
His blur has exchanged strikes with Israel in recent days.
Britain's Prime Minister, Sarkir Starmer,
is reportedly set to announce his departure from office, perhaps as soon as Monday.
Sarkir has come under renewed pressure since Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester,
won a parliamentary by-election setting up an imminent leadership challenge.
Peter Kyle, the business secretary, said the Prime Minister was reflecting on political realities.
Mr Trump weighed in on Sarkir, writing on social media that the Prime Minister will resign