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Geneva, Switzerland played host today to not one but two rounds of high-level talks,

aimed at resolving two separate international disputes.

We start with Iran and a U.S. official who told Reuters that progress was made in roughly three hours of indirect talks over limiting Tehran's nuclear program.

U.S. Special Envoy, Steve Whitkoff, and President

Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, laid out their case today with mediators from Oman.

Speaking to reporters following the talks, Iran's foreign minister said, a new window has opened for

reaching an agreement, though more work is needed.

We now have a clearer picture of what needs to be done and what needs to be done down the road. Of course, both sides still have positions that need to be brought closer together,

but at least now we have a set of guiding principles and a clearer path to follow.

Meantime, Iranian officials temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz for live fire military exercises broadcast on Iranian state television. The Strait is responsible for the transit of around 20% of the world's oil.

It comes as the Pentagon has added more naval firepower to the Middle East in recent weeks

with another aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, still en route.

Back in Geneva, U.S. negotiators Whitkoff and Kushner also brokered the first of two days of talks

with officials from Ukraine and Russia. Russian state media described the talks as tense,

and Ukraine's delegation has said they approached the meeting without excessive expectations

as the four-year anniversary of Russia's invasion looms next week.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore a slavery-related exhibit

at George Washington's former home in Philadelphia.

I have great news.

We just won in federal court.

Supporters celebrated the ruling outside the courthouse, calling it a tremendous victory.

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