Trump envoy Witkoff headed to Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks, Axios reports

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday’s events as they unfold.

Morocco beat Scotland to close on World Cup knockouts

Morocco edge closer to the World Cup knockout phase as Ismael Saibari’s second-minute strike proves enough for a nervy 1-0 win over Scotland at Gillette Stadium.

The 2022 semi-finalists move to the top of Group C on four points, while Scotland misses a chance to book a World Cup knockout berth for the first time.

20-year-old Palestinian killed, Israelis hurt in car crash near Ma’ale Adumim

A young Palestinian, aged 20, has been killed in a car crash on the Route 1 highway in the West Bank, near Ma’ale Adumim.

The collision involved three vehicles. The cause is not immediately clear.

Two injured Israelis were taken to Jerusalem’s Hadassah Mount Scopus hospital in good condition.

Archaeologists discover ‘never before seen’ pre-Hispanic ruins in Mexico

Mexican archaeologists have unearthed ancient ruins with signs of Mayan culture as well as “never before seen” characteristics in the eastern state of Veracruz.

President Claudia Sheinbaum calls the discovery “very relevant,” saying her government will allocate resources for the investigation and restoration of the site.

The site includes a circular stone platform unlike any other unearthed in that part of Mexico.

Researchers also discovered a monolith depicting a figure with potential Mayan features, the National Institute of Archaeology and History (INAH) says.

“It’s a unique, unprecedented finding,” says Lino Espinoza Garcia, an archaeologist for the INAH and one of the coordinators for the Campo Viejo site near the town of Coatepec.

Dating back to the Early Classic period between 200 and 600 AD, the pre-Hispanic ruins include a flagstone and limestone platform adorned with almost squared lines or figures as well as the circular stones.

These attributes have never been recorded in this region of Mexico, the INAH says.

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Trump envoy Witkoff headed to Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks, Axios reports

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is traveling to Switzerland for the first round of talks with Iran on a potential nuclear deal, Axios reports, citing a US official.

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is already in Switzerland, it adds.