Mideast Live Updates: New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Set to Start in Switzerland

Vice President JD Vance was expected to talk with Iranian negotiators. But the conflict in Lebanon threatens efforts to reach a broader peace and keep the Strait of Hormuz open.Abbas Araghchi, center, Iran’s foreign minister, and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, the speaker of the Iranian parliament,

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U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet for Peace Talks in Switzerland

The next phase of talks to end the war in Iran is expected to begin on Sunday amid fighting in Lebanon and renewed confusion over the Strait of Hormuz.A plane carrying an Iranian negotiating team landed at Zurich International Airport in Switzerland on Saturday.

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No End in Sight for U.S. Military Mission Along Border With Mexico

The patrols have helped push cartels and smugglers into more remote areas. But analysts have voiced concerns that the border missions will distract from training, drain resources and undermine readiness.A soldier assigned to the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., last year.

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Disability Groups Fear RFK Jr.’s New Special Education Role

Alienated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's shifting special education programs to his department.Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports moving special educa

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Luxury Kushner Project Collides With Albanian Discontent

Protests in Albania against plans for a luxury tourist site have become a cause célèbre for opponents of President Trump and his family. But the politics are local.Protests in Tirana, Albania’s capital, against the government this month. Some Albanians worried that their cause was being hijacked by

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