Iran has said it has reached an understanding with the US on the main "guiding principles" to resolve their dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme. Speaking after indirect talks in Geneva, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi added that work still needed to be done. The US said "progress was made". Badr Albusaidi, foreign minister of mediator Oman, said the negotiations "concluded with good progress towards identifying common goals and relevant technical issues".

The meeting followed repeated US military threats against Iran over its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests and its nuclear activities. President Donald Trump had earlier said he believed Iran wanted to make a deal. The US and its European allies suspect that Iran is moving towards the development of a nuclear weapon, something that Tehran has always denied. Before Tuesday's talks at the residence of Oman's ambassador in the Swiss city, Iran stated that it would focus on its nuclear programme and the potential lifting of economic sanctions imposed by the US.

A court-appointed lawyer claimed that Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been left with just 15 percent vision in his right eye after authorities allegedly ignored his complaints for three months, adding another layer of contention over his imprisonment. Barrister Salman Safdar, appointed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) as amicus curiae (friend of the court), conducted a two-hour interview with Khan on February 10 and inspected his detention facility before submitting a detailed seven-page report to the court.

Following the submission of the report, the SCP moved swiftly. It ordered the formation of a medical team to examine Khan's eye and directed that he be allowed phone contact with his sons, who both live in the UK. The board however claimed that his eyesight has improved. His sister, Aleema Khan, described it as "extremely concerning and unacceptable" that the government had resisted allowing Khan's personal doctor and a family representative to be present during the examination and treatment.

Peru's Congress voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office, triggering a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the nation's April presidential election. Jerí was Peru's seventh president in less than a decade, and will now be replaced by a member of Congress, who will be expected to lead the country during the election and until the nation's newly elected president is sworn in on July 28.

Jerí, a 39-year-old lawyer, was elected to Peru's Congress in 2021 for Somos Peru, a small conservative party. He was the head of Peru's Congress in October, when lawmakers voted to remove then President Dina Boluarte from office as the nation faced increasing rates of violent crime. Following Boluarte's removal, Jerí was elected by his peers as the nation's interim president, with the expectation that he would stay in office until July, when a new presidential term begins. But his mandate was cut short as corruption allegations surfaced against him and Congress grew impatient with his leadership.

About 100 US troops plus equipment have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers in the West African country as the government fights against Islamic militants and other armed groups, the Nigerian military announced Monday. The arrival followed a request by the Nigerian government to the U.S government for help with training, technical support and intelligence-sharing, the military said in a statement.

The deployment follows an easing of tensions that flared between the US and Nigeria when US President Donald Trump said the country wasn't protecting Christians from an alleged genocide. The Nigerian government has rejected the accusation, and analysts say it simplifies a very complicated situation in which people are often targeted regardless of their faith. Maj. Gen. Samaila Uba, spokesman for Nigeria's Defense Headquarters, previously has said that the US troops won't engage in combat or have a direct operational role, and that Nigerian forces will have complete command authority.