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UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support

AP News LONDON (AP) — Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold because U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has withdrawn its support for the deal.

The British government acknowledged Saturday that legislation to ratify the agreement for the islands in the Indian Ocean has run out of time in Parliament.

It’s the latest fallout from souring relations between Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government and the Trump administration.

Trump initially backed the...
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Rory McIlroy has a 6-shot lead entering the 3rd round of the Masters. Can anyone make it close?

AP News AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy planned to keep his mind off golf as much as possible while awaiting the third round of the Masters.

“There’s actually two really good semifinals at Monte Carlo in the tennis. So I’ll watch that,” he said. “We’ve been watching the tennis early in the mornings.”

The tennis matches might be more competitive than what's taken place so far at Augusta National, where McIlroy led by a record six strokes after 36 holes. He birdied six of the last seven in a second-round 65 on Friday that left him at 12 under par for the...
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The Latest: Vance arrives in Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials to shore up shaky ceasefire

AP News A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials aimed at shoring up a shaky ceasefire and paving the way for a permanent end to the fighting. It marks the first such meeting since the war began more than a month ago.

The ceasefire brokered by Pakistan still faces hurdles in the talks beginning Saturday, as Israel and Hezbollah militants have been trading fire along the border of southern Lebanon and Iran has set conditions before negotiations can begin.

The Iranian delegation arrived early Saturday in Islamabad, led...
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Russian strikes on Odesa kill 2 ahead of Orthodox Easter ceasefire

AP News KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone strikes killed at least two people in the Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight into Saturday, local authorities reported, ahead of a proposed ceasefire for Orthodox Easter.

A further two people were wounded in the attack on the Black Sea port city, when drones hit a residential area, damaging apartment buildings, houses and a kindergarten.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia targeted Ukraine with 160 drones overnight, of which 133 were shot down or intercepted, hours before a proposed Easter ceasefire was due to come into...
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Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term

AP News MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday's election.

Guelleh, 78, has ruled the small Horn of Africa nation of about 1 million for more than two decades. Last year, the country’s lawmakers scrapped presidential age limits.

Election officials said the vote was peaceful. At the presidential palace, supporters on Saturday celebrated and offered congratulations.

Guelleh faced a single challenger, Mohamed Farah Samatar, a former ruling...
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  • US and Iranian officials arrive in Pakistan for peace talks, amid suspicion on both sides
  • UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support
  • Rory McIlroy has a 6-shot lead entering the 3rd round of the Masters. Can anyone make it close?
  • Russian strikes on Odesa kill 2 ahead of Orthodox Easter ceasefire
  • The Latest: Vance arrives in Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials to shore up shaky ceasefire
  • Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term
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  • Unsettled and uncertain: What the Iran war means around the world as US and Iran enter talks
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  • Israeli strike kills Lebanese security forces as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire ahead of talks

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