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The Latest: US and Iranian officials meet face-to-face in Islamabad ceasefire talks

The United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced.

The war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week.

The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks. Iran’s state-run news agency said three-party talks had begun after Iranian preconditions, including a reduction in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, were met, and after U.S. and Iranian officials met separately with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

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Stabbings on New York subway leaves 3 hurt as officers shoot knife-wielding man

NEW YORK (AP) — Three people were found stabbed at a major New York subway station Saturday morning, police said, while a man armed with a knife on a station platform was shot by officers.

The New York Police Department said officers responding to a 9:40 a.m. emergency call of an assault at the 42nd Street-Grand Central station encountered the man. The man was shot as officers discharged firearms, police said, although it wasn't immediately clear how many shots were fired or struck him. He was in critical condition at a hospital, a department official said.

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Irish police clear demonstrators to reopen refinery as fuel protest causes chaos

DUBLIN (AP) — Police removed protesters Saturday to reopen Ireland's only oil refinery as a fifth day of disruptive demonstrations over the soaring price of fuel left many gas pumps dry and threatened to cripple transportation across the country.

Trucks and tractors continued to block access to vital fuel depots and a major port, and vehicles blocking traffic led to closures of part of the main highway around Dublin, the capital, as well as sections of other major roadways.

Irish police put all officers on notice they could be called to duty over the weekend and the... Read More

Rory McIlroy has a big lead at the Masters after 36 holes. It usually ends well

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy took a record six-shot lead into the final 36 holes of the Masters. Here's how the six players who had five-shot leads after 36 holes finished at Augusta National:

Scottie Scheffler, 2022

In his debut as the No. 1 player in the world, Scheffler looked the part with rounds of 69-67 in a roaring wind to build a five-shot lead over defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, Charl Schwartzel, Shane Lowry and Sungjae Im.

Scheffler had to salvage bogey from the trees on the 18th on Saturday for a 71 as Cameron Smith cut his lead to... Read More

Orthodox Easter truce falters as Ukraine says Russia continues drone strikes

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire took effect on Saturday, a Ukrainian military officer told The Associated Press.

“The ceasefire is not being observed by the Russian side,” said Serhii Kolesnychenko, a communications officer for the 148th Separate Artillery Brigade.

He said that while artillery fire had paused in the sector where his brigade was working, at the junction of the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, Russian forces continued to use drones to strike... Read More

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The Latest: US and Iranian officials meet face-to-face in Islamabad ceasefire talks

Stabbings on New York subway leaves 3 hurt as officers shoot knife-wielding man

Irish police clear demonstrators to reopen refinery as fuel protest causes chaos

Rory McIlroy has a big lead at the Masters after 36 holes. It usually ends well

Orthodox Easter truce falters as Ukraine says Russia continues drone strikes

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