US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland, where talks aimed at advancing the peace agreement between his country and Iran are scheduled to take place.<\/p>\n
Mr Vance is joined in Europe by fellow US officials, as well as those representing Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator, and Iran itself.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile an Italian newspaper has fiercely backed up the country\u2019s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, in her feud with US President Donald Trump, calling him an \u201cidiot\u201d.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s actually the most polite possible translation of the word \u201ccoglione\u201d, which literally means \u201ctesticle\u201d but, as a colloqiual term, is more akin to \u201ca**hole\u201d or \u201cd***head\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Trump started the spat with Ms Meloni by claiming she had \u201cbegged\u201d him for a selfie during the G7 Summit, something she then said he\u2019d \u201cfabricated\u201d.<\/p>\n
He elaborated on his sudden dislike for the conservative leader, a former ally of his, in a lengthy social media post. <\/p>\n
Ms Meloni again responded, firing back at a potshot about her supposed unpopularity by saying \u201cI suggest you focus on yours\u201d.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere Iran says it has shut down the Strait of Hormuz again, blaming Israeli ceasefire breaches in Lebanon and a US failure to hold up its end of Mr Trump\u2019s peace deal.<\/p>\n
Read on for updates.<\/p>\n