Dan Ronan

This year's Masters Golf Tournament is now a wide-open affair.

In a span of five hours, Rory McIlroy's six-stroke lead disappeared.

He begins the Sunday final round of competition tied for the lead at 11 under par with Colin Cameron-Young.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan.

The United States and Iran are directly engaged in peace talks in Islamabad, the White House confirmed Saturday.

As Betsy Joles reports, this comes as both sides met separately with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif.

Two U.S.

Navy warships began removing Iranian mines from the Iranian-block Strait of Hormuz, according to the U.S.

Central Command.

NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.

Additionally, the U.S.

plans to deploy underwater drones to assist in the clearance effort in the coming days.

Negotiations are expected next Tuesday on another phase of the war, Israel's military action against its neighbor Lebanon.

Ambassadors are planning to meet in Washington, D.C.

David Miliband is the former British National Foreign Secretary.

He now heads the International Rescue Committee.

He says the situation in Lebanon is desperate.

At least three people died in the latest attacks by Israel on suspected Hezbollah sites in Lebanon.

Several prominent Democratic Party officials in California, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are calling for Congressman Eric Solwell to drop out of the race for governor.