David Blair's Blog, page 23

Iran nuclear talks break at dawn and will restart in several hours

John Kerry sat with his Iranian counterpart until 6am, as the P5+1 try to reach a deal on Iran's nuclear programme

Iran nuclear talks have reached 'framework of understanding', says Philip Hammond

Foreign Secretary holds out hope of a deal over Iran's nuclear programme - but an Iranian minister suggests that only a statement will be released on Wednesday

Russia hails 'good' chance of agreement on D-Day for Iran nuclear talks

Sergei Lavrov, Russia ’s foreign minister, announced that he would rejoin the talks on Iran ’s nuclear programme on Tuesday, raising hopes of a historic agreement in time for midnight’s deadline .

Iran nuclear deal negotiations continue as Tuesday's deadline approaches

Mohammad Javad Zarif and the "P5 plus 1" group of countries met on Monday shortly after 9am but the opposing sides are struggling

Kerry stays on to make final push for Iran nuclear deal

US secretary of state spends fourth day in meetings in Lausanne with Iranian foreign minister as clock ticks towards March 31 deadline

Iran-US nuclear talks: the key hurdles

As they try to break the impasse over Iran's nuclear ambitions, negotiators in Lausanne are wrestling with a series of complex issues

Nigeria's army captures Boko Haram HQ

The army inflicts a significant defeat on the Islamist gunmen by taking their former stronghold of Gwoza

Alps crash: The pilots who immolated themselves and their passengers

"Pilot suicide" is believed to explain five crashes in the last 20 years, including Germanwings Flight 9525

Boko Haram 'abduct 500 women and children' in Nigeria

The Islamist insurgents rounded up their victims as a final act of vengeance while fleeing the town of Damasak

Boko Haram loses grip on thousands of square miles of northern Nigeria

An offensive by the armies of Chad and Nigeria deals blow to Boko Haram's "Caliphate" - but experts question whether gains will be sustained