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Iranian and U.S. officials continue indirect talks aimed at keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The talks come amid reports that Trump told Israel to hold off on attacking Iranian facilities.

US Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Vatican on Saturday morning ahead of a meeting with the Holy See’s second-highest official, just two months after Pope Francis lambasted the new US administration. Catholic convert Vance and his delegation arrived

Philippines election hopefuls like mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have to ask themselves whether the job is worth taking a bullet. The country’s elections commission, Comelec, recorded 46 acts of political violence between January 12 and April 11, including the shooting

White House changes COVID.gov web page to page supporting lab leak theory  ABC News White House touts Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory on new website  CNN Trump’s White House launches COVID website that criticizes WHO, Fauci and Biden  Reuters

A grassroots-led campaign has hundreds of protests and events scheduled across the U.S. on Saturday. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)

Here’s the lowdown from allergy doctors on how to get relief, from which medicines to use — and how to best use them — to tips for keeping pollen out of your home.

Judge James E. Boasberg had threatened to open contempt proceedings to determine whether the Trump administration had violated his order not to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace of the very concept of the working class. (Image credit: Rischgitz)

Hopes for Iran nuclear talks tempered by threats and mixed messages  BBC U.S.-Iran nuclear talks underway in Rome as Trump backs diplomacy over strike  Axios Iran Seeks Guarantees U.S. Won’t Leave Nuclear Pact Again  WSJ Iran, US hold talks in Rome in bid

Supreme Court temporarily pauses deportations under Alien Enemies Act  CNN Supreme Court suspends Trump administration’s deportations to foreign prisons  NPR US Supreme Court halts deportation of Venezuelans under wartime law  BBC Supreme Court orders Trump administration not to deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies