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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2026.
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US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app
Brittney Melton
The U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department of Homeland Security has plans to give some local police access to ICE facial recognition technology.
In this photo provided by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian displays a memorandum of understanding signed with U.S. President Trump aimed at ending the war and launching negotiations on a broader agreement, in Tehran, Iran, early Thursday.
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