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1. Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz as it resumes indirect nuclear talks with U.S.

   

   Iran's supreme leader warned on Tuesday that U.S. attempts to depose his government would fail, as Washington and Tehran began indirect talks in Geneva on their long-running nuclear dispute amid a U.S. military buildup in the Middle East.

2. Russia, Ukraine exchange damaging volleys ahead of trilateral talks with U.S.

   

   Russian forces pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure before a new round of ‌peace talks, killing three energy workers and leaving tens of thousands of people without power and heat, officials said Tuesday. For its part, Ukraine struck a Russian oil facility.

3. Jesse Jackson, U.S. civil rights activist, dead at 84

   

   Jesse Jackson, the Martin Luther King protégé whose two bids for the U.S. presidency highlighted a lifelong fight for social and economic justice for all Americans, has died at age 84, his family ‌said in a statement on Tuesday.

4. Savannah Guthrie and family not suspects in mother's disappearance: sheriff

   

   Nancy Guthrie's family has been cleared as possible suspects in her abduction, Pima County ‌Sheriff Chris Nanos said on Monday, as the case involving the mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie entered its third week.

5. Canadians are ready for Chinese-made autos, but experts note there are security risks

   

   Weeks after Ottawa announced that it would allow a limited number of Chinese-made vehicles into the Canadian market, some have warned that the move puts data privacy at risk. But that might not be a significant turn-off for consumers who are in the market for a new car.