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city at Lake Lucerne, in central Switzerland

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  • 4h ago

    Vance lands in Switzerland to launch 60-day talks with Iran over nuclear programme and Lebanon ceasefire

    US Vice President J.D. Vance arrived at Emmen airbase near Lucerne early Sunday to open technical negotiations with an Iranian delegation, building on last week's preliminary accord aimed at ending the Middle East war.

  • yesterday

    US and Iran begin peace talks in Switzerland as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon

    Vice President JD Vance arrived at Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne to meet Iranian negotiators, hours after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, though the US military says 55 merchant ships transited on Saturday.

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Hormuz, heat and hard feelings

Iran tests Hormuz deal as heatwave strains Europe and allies quarrel in public

A brittle Middle East bargain is already wobbling, even before negotiators can sit down properly in Switzerland. Europe, meanwhile, is trying to keep people cool, trains running and alliances civil, with mixed success.

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  • Ukraine strikes Crimea fuel infrastructure

    Russian authorities halt civilian fuel sales across Crimea after Ukrainian drone strikes damage oil facilities and block the Kerch Bridge, reserving fuel for government services.

  • US-Iran draft peace agreement talks

    Iran claims it closed the Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran talks begin in Switzerland, while Israel orders the IDF to halt operations in Lebanon.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

The first reported Ukrainian ATACMS strike inside Russia and Russia's updated nuclear doctrine in response represent a radical shift in the strategic confrontation, blurring lines between battlefield and rear-area targeting.

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