Jonah Green

Hi, I'm your weekend host, Jonah Green in New York.

It's Sunday, April 12th.

Today, negotiators leave Islamabad with no deal to end the war in Iran, how the midterms might shake up the Supreme Court, and the dirty reality of powering the AI revolution with coal.

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

Vice President J.D.

Vance announcing that the U.S.

and Iran have failed to reach a deal to end their six week war.

Both sides are blaming each other for the collapse in talks.

Vance says the US wanted a solid commitment from Iran not to seek a nuclear weapon, which Tehran has long denied wanting.

Pakistani sources tell Reuters that both US and Iranian delegations have left Islamabad to return home.

Trump was attending a UFC fight in Miami on Saturday night as talks fell apart.

This all throws the fragile ceasefire into doubt and raises questions about reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Saad Saeed is in Islamabad.

After talks fell through, President Trump on Sunday announced that the U.S.

Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.

In Ukraine, a priest sprinkles worshipers with holy water as residents in Bucha gather near St.

Andrew's Church to bless Easter cakes.

Families with children brought traditional Easter baskets as they expressed hopes for peace this Orthodox Easter.

But on Sunday, both Ukraine and Russia accused the other of violating a 32-hour ceasefire.

Russia says it recorded nearly 2,000 violations, while Ukraine reports nearly 500 shelling attacks and more than 1,700 Russian drone strikes, all within hours of the truce beginning on Saturday.