Oil prices surge as US President dashes peace hopes
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-27 04:26 UTC
- Sources: The Hindu
Hopes for progress in negotiations between the two sides were dashed by the US President, who stated there was no point ‘sitting around talking about nothing', Reuters reports. Hopes that negotiations could make progress during talks in Pakistan were also mentioned, but it is unclear which specific party was hopeful.
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