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Iran-US war latest: Trump cancels Pakistan peace summit and says Tehran ‘can call us’ if they want to talk

Trump explained the US delegation was not going to travel that far to Pakistan ‘without a plan’

The Independent UK

'A very historic meeting': Trump announces three-week extension of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following high-level talks at the White House involving senior officials from both countries.

The Times of India

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks, Trump says

Iran has claimed Israeli attacks in Lebanon constitute a violation of its truce with the U.S.

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Israel awaiting US green light to 'return Iran to Stone Age,' defence minister says

The war has spilled out of Iran and engulfed the region, leaving several thousand people dead, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and continues to destabilise the global economy.

Euronews

Trump promised peace in the Gulf but delivered chaos. Now Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is hijacking ships under his ‘ceasefire’

Iran just seized two more ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and the chaos President Donald Trump promised would never happen is now spiraling out of control. The Panama-flagged MSC Francesca and the Greek-operated Epaminondas were both stopped by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and towed to shore, marking the first time…

The Mary Sue

UN 'working on' keeping presence in Lebanon after UNIFIL mandate expires in 2027

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has served fulfilled peacekeeping duties between Israel and Lebanon since 1978 but finds itself caught in the crossfire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah.

Euronews

How Israel’s history has shaped the way it wages war

A little after 2pm on April 8, the Israeli military hit more than 100 targets in Lebanon in just ten minutes. Israel called the attack Operation Eternal Darkness and said it struck Hezbollah command and control centres across Lebanon. The Lebanese government said at least 300 people were killed and…

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France holds national tribute for soldier killed in Lebanon

The Minister for the Armed Forces, Catherine Vautrin, the Chief of Staff of the Army and General Pierre Schill preside over a national tribute ceremony in Montauban to honour the memory of Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio.

Euronews

Israeli strike kills Lebanese journalist during fragile ceasefire

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed five people on Wednesday, including a journalist, a week into a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Radio France Internationale

Trump gives verdict on timeline for ending Iran war after ceasefire extended

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The Independent UK

Lebanon and Israel to resume rare direct talks in Washington to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Lebanon and Israel are set to begin a second session of direct talks in Washington

The Independent UK

Lebanon decries Israeli demolition of homes in areas occupied after ceasefire

The Israeli army has been destroying homes in areas of southern Lebanon it has occupied since agreeing last week to a ceasefire with Hezbollah

The Independent UK

Who was Amal Khalil? Lebanese journalist killed in strike as Israel–Hezbollah tensions escalate

A Lebanese journalist, Amal Khalil, was tragically killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon while covering the ongoing conflict. Rescue efforts were significantly delayed by Israeli fire, preventing immediate access to the site. Khalil's death, the ninth journalist killed this year, has drawn condemnation and calls for international law…

The Times of India

Israeli strike killed Lebanese journalist in ‘targeted’ attack as she sought shelter

Rescue workers say they were forced to halt attempts to reach Khalil and a colleague after being fired on by Israeli forces

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Euronews

Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah, Macron says

Established in 1978, UNIFIL has more than 10,000 peacekeepers from 50 countries who patrol the Blue Line, the UN-drawn border between Lebanon and Israel.

Euronews

Aerial footage shows widespread destruction in southern Lebanon

A 10-day ceasefire went into effect in Lebanon on Friday, but there have been several Israeli strikes and Hezbollah claimed its first attack on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says

Iranian forces seize two ships in critical waterway as Washington and Tehran maintain separate blockades

International Business Times

Lebanese President Says Contacts With Israel Are Ongoing To Extend Ceasefire

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said contacts are ongoing with Israel to extend the ceasefire between the countries.

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The Independent UK

The Latest: Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran as a new round of peace talks was on hold

The Independent UK

Trump has exposed the limits of his own power

ANALYSIS: The US and Israel have been weakened by the use of their massive military power – world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains why this matters

Radio France Internationale

Macron urges Israel to withdraw from Lebanon as Salam calls for €500m in aid

French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Paris late on Tuesday, with both leaders using the meeting to push for stability in southern Lebanon and to rally support for a country reeling from weeks of war.

The Guardian - AU

Erdogan says Iran war ‘starting to weaken Europe’ – as it happened

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Photos show funerals in Lebanon for Hezbollah fighters, civilians killed before ceasefire

Funerals in southern Lebanon are burying fighters from the militant Hezbollah group, Lebanese civilians and paramedics killed in Israeli strikes before the latest Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect.

Euronews

Israeli army jails two soldiers for smashing head of Jesus statue in southern Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said on Monday he was "stunned and saddened to learn that an IDF soldier damaged a Catholic religious icon in southern Lebanon."

Evening Standard

US military ‘raring to go’ if Iran talks fail, says Donald Trump

Negotiations hang in the balance amid the ongoing tense stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz that continues to disrupt shipping.

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