How significant are the US-Iran peace talks? | BBC Newscast

There are two massive stories to chat through today - the start of direct trilateral talks between the US and Iran in Pakistan, and the return of Nasa's Artemis II crew.

Paddy and Laura are on holiday so Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire and Nick Watt host.

To chat through news from Pakistan, they’re joined by Panorama filmmaker and foreign affairs and peace talks specialist Jane Corbin.

And to explain what it’s like to return to earth from space, British astronaut Tim Peake.

00:00 US-Iran peace talks
13:23 Tim Peake on Artemis II

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Attacks on Ukrainian cities of Odesa and Kramatorsk ahead of Orthodox Easter ceasefire

At least two people were killed in the Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight into Saturday as a result of a drone strike, 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. Meanwhile, Ukrainian National Police said Saturday that at least 10 people were injured following an airstrike on the city of Kramatorsk.

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US and Iran hold direct talks in Pakistan aimed at ending the war | BBC News

US and Iranian officials are in direct talks with Pakistan in Islamabad on bringing an end to the conflict in the Middle East.

Earlier, delegations from both Washington and Tehran spoke with Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif, he said he hopes negotiators will "engage constructively."

It comes as the Israeli military says it struck more than 200 Hezbollah targets in the last 24 hours.

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Iran residents cautiously support talks with US

An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, for talks with the United States, with the U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance. On Saturday, Iranians in Tehran reacted to the talks.

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Thousands protest Lebanese prime minister's planned negotiations with Israel

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Beirut on Saturday to protest against Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's planned negotiations with Israel. (AP video by Fadi Tawil)

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Iran says talks are 'continuation of defence and a continuation of war'

Negotiations have begun between the United States and Iran in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced. A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and an Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf each met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier Saturday.

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Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout

Iraq’s parliament voted Saturday to elect Nizar Amidi, a political official with one of the country’s two main Kurdish parties, as president, five months after a parliamentary election that didn’t produce a bloc with a decisive majority.

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Pope Leo XIV blasts ‘delusion of omnipotence’ fuelling US-Israeli war in Iran

In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fuelling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.

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Officials: Stabbings on New York subway leaves 3 hurt as officers shoot and kill knife-wielding man

A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station on Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said.

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Trump downplays Iran negotiations, says deal ‘makes no difference’

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed military victory against Iran and downplayed the importance of ongoing ceasefire negotiations involving Vice President JD Vance because “regardless what happens we win.”

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Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip

Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts are back home and feted to a thunderous welcome. Still marveling over their record-breaking lunar fly-around, the crew of four flew to Houston's Ellington Field from San Diego on Saturday afternoon.

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