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Iran's Foreign Minister says there are no talks being held with the United States,

despite the White House claiming negotiations are underway to end the Middle East war.

Iran's Foreign Minister has specified that an exchange of messages through mediators

doesn't mean negotiations are taking place. And Iranian State media has also reported that

Tehran has rejected a US peace plan, calling it excessive, and instead issued its own five-point

plan to end the war. Former Brisbane Lions player Lee Ryswick has become the first

past-of-present AFL player to come out as gay. He made the announcement overnight on radio station

Joy FM in Melbourne, saying he hopes his experience will inspire others. Ryswick played one game

for the Brisbane Lions in 2005 before joining North Adelaide in the South Australian League.

And Sevilla Tropical Cyclone Narell could intensify to a Category 4 system tomorrow,

as it tracks along the Pilber Coast. It's currently a Category 3 system, about 270 kilometres north

of Karatha. There's a warning area stretching between Port Headland, Karatha, Oslo,

Xmouth and Coral Bay. And for more news at any time, you can follow the ABC News Top Stories podcast.