Carmel Crimmins

Hi, I'm Carmel Crimmins in Dublin.

It's Monday, February 16th.

Today, Iran and the US eye each other warily ahead of Geneva talks.

A fresh plea from Savannah Guthrie as the FBI seek a DNA match from a glove found near her mother's home.

The alleged Bondi gunman makes his first court appearance.

And in Cuba, fuel shortages are hitting classes.

This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the frontlines in 10 minutes, 7 days a week.

We start with a high-stakes week ahead in the Middle East.

Iranian and US officials meet in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of talks on a nuclear deal, while the US has sent a second aircraft carrier into the region in preparation for possible strikes if an agreement is not met.

There were some signs of hope over the weekend from an Iranian diplomat,

Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takravanchi telling the BBC that Tehran might be flexible on its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi says he'll meet the UN nuclear watchdog chief later today.

But it's not clear that Tehran will accept zero enrichment of uranium.

And that appears to be a line in the sand for the US administration.

And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who met with Trump to discuss terms.

Over in Israel itself, the cabinet has signed off on a new set of measures to tighten its control over the occupied West Bank, in a move Palestinians are calling de facto annexation.

It comes after a move last week to make it easier for Jewish settlers to purchase land there.

Ultranationalist finance minister, Bazal Smotrich, saying in announcing that, that the government would continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state.

Here's our Jerusalem correspondent, Emily Rose, with more.

Investors will be weighing the implications of Iran and US negotiations, especially when it comes to oil prices.