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Mideast war

European stocks rally, oil falls on hopes of US-Iran breakthrough

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A Pakistani source confirms the US and Iran are closing in on a memo to end the war. Follow our full coverage

Former council leader jailed for 18 months for sex offences against victims as young as 14

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Oil slides, global bonds extend gains after a report the US believes it's close to a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war

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Fawlty Towers actress who starred opposite John Cleese dies

Hantavirus outbreak

Canary Islands president rejects Spanish central government decision to let cruise ship with hantavirus cases on board dock

Oil prices fall sharply on report U.S. and Iran closing in on a deal to end war

Energy prices

EU countries need more 'targeted measures' to tackle soaring energy prices, says IMF's Helge Berger

Canary Islands refuses to let rat-virus ship dock

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UK holiday hotspot REJECTS virus-hit cruise after three die - 'I cannot allow it'

Family Rift at LG

A bitter inheritance feud has prompted a criminal complaint over the assets of the family behind a South Korean conglomerate.

Canary Islands leader says he 'cannot allow' ship with deadly virus to dock there - follow latest

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Virus-stricken cruise ship blocked from docking in Canary Islands

China’s foreign minister urges Iran’s top diplomat to keep negotiating a lasting truce with the US, days before a planned Xi-Trump meeting

Iran war

A comprehensive ceasefire is urgently needed in the Iran war, China's top envoy tells his Iranian counterpart.