'Calm down sometimes': Trump speaks to Israel, claims credit for Lebanon ceasefire US President Donald Trump urged Israel to agree to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, telling the country to "calm down sometimes and use your head" as a truce took effect on Friday after deadly strikes that killed 47 people in Lebanon. The Times of India · Jun 20
Trump news at a glance: Israel-Hezbollah clashes ground Vance trip; Qatar jet is new Air Force One US-Iran meeting in Switzerland cancelled because of Lebanon fighting; Trump unveils new Air Force One – key US politics stories from Friday 19 June at a glance The Guardian - AU · Jun 20
With Lebanon ceasefire set, Trump envoy heads to Switzerland for US-Iran talks US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi are in Switzerland for crucial talks aimed at solidifying a regional peace deal. This follows a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon, which was immediately tested by Israeli strikes. The negotiations, brokered after a preliminary pact, seek to end the ongoing Iran… The Economic Times · Jun 20
The Independent UK · Jun 19 Tyre in southern Lebanon marks Muharram holy month after destruction from Israel-Hezbollah war Iman Dilbani weeps during a religious sermon in Tyre, Lebanon, wearing a yellow scarf to honor her son killed fighting for Hezbollah
The Guardian - US · Jun 19 Trump assured Musk and Carlson he wouldn’t go to war with Iran, new book claims Book also details Trump’s ‘enthralled’ reaction to pictures of injuries caused by Israeli pager attack on Hezbollah
AAP · Jun 19 Israel and Hezbollah agree to halt fighting, officials say, as US-Iran talks hang in the balance Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran