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Here’s what you need to know this morning:

• Iran says the United States had responded via Pakistan to its 14-point proposal to end the war and that it was reviewing the response, state media reported.
• US President Donald Trump had previously expressed doubt it would lead to a deal.
• A search is under way for two US service members who went missing in a training exercise in Morocco.
• The accused killer of Kumanjayi Little Baby, 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, has been charged with murder. He is expected to appear in Darwin Local Court on Tuesday.
• A man charged with killing his brother and parents in a drug-induced frenzy in their Sydney home will appear in court today.
• A decision on whether to extend the three-month cut to the fuel excise tax will come after the federal budget. The cut was introduced at the start of April, with petrol and diesel costs slashed by 26.3 cents a litre in response to soaring prices caused by the US-led war on Iran.