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LIVE - Iran and US agree to conditional two-week ceasefire and opening of Hormuz strait - Pakistan says it will host talks between both sides on Friday. Israel says it supports the ceasefire in Iran - but is carrying out new air strikes in Lebanon.

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Iran ceasefire deal gives Trump a way out of war - but at a high cost -- The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

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US journalist Shelly Kittleson released after kidnap in Iraq, officials say -- US officials say they are now "working to support her safe departure from Iraq".

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Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan -- Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but is higher than before the war. -- Business

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Tracking recent US-Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure -- Attacks have targeted bridges, steel plants and pharmaceutical facilities, verified videos show. -- Middle East

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What the US military could do if Iran fails to meet Trump's ultimatum

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Georgia holds run-off election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

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JD Vance backs Orbán's re-election bid in Budapest visit and hits out at EU -- US Vice-President JD Vance intervenes in the campaign to give Orbán a ringing endorsement in Budapest.

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Moment Artemis II sets record for distance humans have travelled from Earth -- The crew broke a previous record of 248,655 miles (400,171km) set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, and they are still heading further away from Earth.

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Watch: Artemis II mission loses contact with Earth for 40 minutes -- Once contact was regained, astronaut Christina Koch said: "It is so great to hear from Earth again."

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Emotional crew names Moon crater after commander's late wife -- Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman's wife died from cancer in 2020 at age 46.

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What's on the far side of the Moon? -- Artemis II's looping path has carried the crew around the far side of the Moon.

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Marshmallows fall from the sky at annual Michigan Easter event -- At the annual 'Great Marshmallow Drop', more than 15,000 fluffy treats fell from a helicopter as kids raced to collect them.

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China is winning one AI race, the US another - but either might pull ahead -- Both sides don't want to let their rival dominate. And the competition may yet be transformed further.

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ICE wanted to build a detention centre - this small farming town said no -- Residents say they support the administration's immigration agenda - but not its plans to build a detention centre in their backyard.

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What we know about downed F-15 jet and US airmen's rescue -- The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran.

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How Canada's largest gun control effort in decades is missing the mark -- Canada recently banned 2,500 models of "assault-style" firearms - but a plan to buy-back tens of thousands of guns fell short by half.

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Who is Christopher LaNeve, set to lead the US Army? -- He will replace Randy George, who was asked to step down from his post by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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He will serve out the rest of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term, which ends in January 2027.

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Architect Rex Heuermann will appear in court on Wednesday when he is expected to plead guilty to murder charges.

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Annie Ramos, an undocumented immigrant who came to the US as a toddler, had gone to the base to complete paperwork so the couple could move in together.

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The Microsoft co-founder is the latest high-profile figure to agree to testify before the committee investigating Epstein's wrongdoing.

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Minneapolis released the footage from a January altercation between ICE officers and two Venezuelans that saw one migrant shot in the leg.

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The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?

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The first two images show an 'Earthrise' and the solar eclipse the astronauts viewed.

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The four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft set a new record for distance travelled from Earth.

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