The US Vice-President was speaking at a Turning Point USA event, where he said Pope Leo should "be careful when he talks about matters of theology."

"How do I know this isn't a prank?" the winner asked when he answered a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris.

As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost.

A US statement said the two sides had agreed to launch direct negotiations, at a time and place to be determined.

US Treasury Secretary said a "small bit of economic pain" was worth it to eliminate the threat of Iranian strikes on Western capitals.

The United Nations' secretary general said it was "highly probable" that the negotiations would restart.

Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

The survivors of the US attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among those repatriated.