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This studio photographic illustration shows a smartphone with the website of Israel's NSO Group which features 'Pegasus' spyware, on display in Paris, on July 21, 2021. (Joel Saget/AFP)

NSO spyware said used to hack phones of State Department officials working in Uganda

If recent hack of diplomats phones confirmed, it would represent first time Israeli group’s surveillance software used against American officials; assailant remains unknown

Macron suggests expanding talks to include Gulf, Israel

Europeans express dismay as Iran walks back compromises at Vienna nuke talks

By AFP and TOI staff

As talks pause, negotiators say 2 proposals submitted by Tehran undo months of work at previous rounds; ‘time running out’ for diplomacy; Macron: Renewal of talks could be delayed

Iranian exiles and supporters of monarchy shout slogans during a demonstration near the Coburg palace during a meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna, on December 3, 2021. (Joe Klamar/AFP)

Israeli F-35 fighter jets fly in formation during the military's Blue Flag exercise in October 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)

Mossad head vows no Iran nukes ‘ever,’ as credibility of military option scrutinized

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a press conference during a ministerial council meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, on December 2, 2021. (Jonathan Nackstrand/Pool/AFP)

Blinken says little optimism around nuke talks, but not too late for Iranian U-turn

By AFP and TOI staff

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh during a press conference in Tehran, on February 22, 2021. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

As Israel bids to nix nuke talks, Iran says delegates not taking orders from Bennett

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