US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US and Iranian negotiators have "a pretty solid thing on the table" and a deal between the two countries may be reached on Monday.

"We're still a work in progress," Rubio said during a visit to India.

He was speaking after President Donald Trump said he had instructed negotiators "not to rush into a deal", after earlier suggesting one was close.

It reportedly involves a 60

Oil prices have fallen sharply and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.

On Monday in Asia, global oil benchmark Brent was down by 5.5% at $97.90 (£72.64), while US-traded crude was 5.9% lower at $90.93.

Trump had previously said the deal would include the reopening of the key Strait

Autocratic monarchs once left an echo of their glory in the ruins of the megaprojects they commanded at the peak of their unchallenged power. Those monumental physical traces are to be found in the fertile plains, mountainsides and deserts of the Middle East. But one of their most prominent modern counterparts may only have a digital footprint to leave behind for some of his most ambitious concepts.

A decade ago, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman – or MBS as he is widely known – decreed a revisioning of his country

Back in March, an email landed in my inbox from Irish airline Ryanair asking me if I was ready for my "next Moroccan adventure".

Sprawling along a windswept peninsula where the Sahara meets the Atlantic, the city of Dakhla certainly looked attractive.

I would have to make my way to Madrid first, but from the Spanish capital return flights to Dakhla start from just €30 ($35).

In late April, India's Sun Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $11.75bn (£8.59bn) to acquire New York-listed women's health and biosimilars firm Organon & Co.

It marked the biggest overseas acquisition by an Indian company in nearly two decades and followed a string of high-profile international deals by Indian firms

An RAF jet with the UK defence secretary on board had its signal jammed as it flew near the Russian border earlier this week.

John Healey was travelling back to the UK on Thursday after visiting British soldiers in Estonia when the incident happened, the Times first reported.

Russia is believed to be behind the attack, which meant pilots had to use a different navigation system as the plane's GPS was disabled during the three-hour flight.

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Alia - whose name we have changed for her safety - travelled hundreds of miles from her village to Kabul to escape marriage.

The journey by taxi last year with her female cousin - covered from head to toe, only their eyes visible, as the rules decree - was an exceptional thing to do, and risky in Afghanistan, where at any moment they might be caught by the Taliban inspectors enforcing rules banning women travelling long distances without a

US President Donald Trump says he has instructed negotiators "not to rush into a deal" with Iran, after reports suggested an agreement was close.

According to US media, the deal under discussion involves a 60-day ceasefire extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and further negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme.

In a social media post, Trump said "constructive" talks were proceeding but "both sides must

The Ebola outbreak is posing massive challenges for medical aid organisations, a senior humanitarian official has said.

Kate White, who is a programme manager for the charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and is flying out to the Democratic Republic of Congo, says she is "extremely concerned about the inability to get resources" to the country.

The outbreak has resulted in more than