Peace talks in Pakistan end; Negotiations to continue between US, Iran; Netanyahu vows 'Israel will continue to fight'; Pope Leo demands end to war; US claims warships are entering Strait of Hormuz

Lengthy peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan have concluded after a marathon 14-hour negotiation as a delicate two-week ceasefire hangs in the balance, with key discussions around the Strait of Hormuz understood to be delaying any permanent solution to the ongoing conflict.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is not part of the talks, has vowed that Israel "will continue to fight" amid a campaign of strikes aimed at hundreds of Hezbollah targets.

At Pakistan's proposal and with the agreement of the negotiating teams of Iran and the US, talks mediated by Pakistan will continue for another round after a pause on Sunday," Iran's government said on X.

Iran's semi-official news agency Mehr reports the next round of discussions will take place around sunrise local time.

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Trump launches a harsh attack on the United Kingdom

It all stems from the decision to transfer the island of Diego Garcia to Mauritius — home to a key US military base.

Trump called the move a sign of weakness and said it had already been noticed in Moscow and Beijing.

According to him, London is handing over territory hosting a vital US base “for no reason at all” and committing “an act of the greatest stupidity”.

Trump immediately used the situation as an argument in favour of buying Greenland — claiming Europe is incapable of protecting strategic locations.

In Britain itself, the opposition also criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the decision. Conservatives argue that Mauritius has ties to China.

Formally, nothing changes for US and British forces for now: London has leased Diego Garcia for 99 years, so the base and airfield will continue operating.

However, if the Mauritian authorities take a strongly anti-American stance, they could theoretically seek to revise the agreements.

The island is strategically crucial — located in the centre of the Indian Ocean, it allows control over key sea routes between the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

To build the base in the last century, British and American authorities expelled thousands of people from the Chagossian population — they are now expected to be allowed to return.

The dispute dates back to the 1960s. In 2019, the International Court of Justice ruled that including the Chagos Archipelago in British territory was illegal and ordered London to transfer control to Mauritius.

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