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World Service,30 Jan 2026,49 mins

Iran's foreign minister in Turkey for talks

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The Iranian foreign minister has again said his country is ready for talks with the United States -- based on mutual respect. But he warned that if the US attacked his country, Iran's response might surpass the boundaries of a bilateral war. Abbas Araghchi was speaking in Turkey, which has been offering to mediate. We speak to our Turkey, Iran and US experts. We have the latest on a new batch of documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the justice department. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said there were no attacks overnight on the country's energy infrastructure by Russian forces. Russia said it had agreed to stop shelling the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, until Sunday because of the cold weather -- at the request of President Trump. We speak to our correspondent in Kyiv about how the residents are coping. Novak Djokovic will face the top seed Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's Australian Open final after both players endured five set semi-final epics. We speak to tennis journalists. According to CBS News, The FBI is now leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and the Department of Homeland Security is supporting that investigation. We speak to former ICE agents about their work and how they view the developments in Minneapolis. Presenter: James Reynolds.

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