Israel and Lebanon begin ceasefire, Trump says Iran may meet US over weekend

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect ​on Thursday and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism … Read More

Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ as Trump celebrates tumbling oil prices, rips into NATO as ‘Paper Tiger’

Iran’s foreign minister announced Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all commercial ships — as President Trump said the US would take all of Tehran’s leftover nuclear fuel. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the … Read More

IDF launches largest airstrikes yet on Hezbollah; Trump: Iran truce doesn’t cover Lebanon

Dozens said killed in Beirut; Hezbollah renews rocket attacks on Israel; IDF announces Staff Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, 20, killed Tuesday in southern Lebanon The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday carried out its largest wave of airstrikes yet against Hezbollah, … Read More

Russia’s president announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine, Kremlin says

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously signalled Kyiv’s openness to a potential Easter truce. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire with Ukraine for the duration of the Orthodox Easter holidays, the Kremlin said on Thursday night, after Kyiv also … Read More

Trump says Iran’s new leader has asked for a ceasefire – and he’s considering it if Hormuz is ‘open free and clear’

Donald Trump has announced that Iran‘s new leadership is requesting a ceasefire, but warned any truce is contingent on the Strait of Hormuz reopening. The President claimed that the ‘new regime president’ was ‘much less radicalized and far more intelligent … Read More

Syria fighting updates: Government, SDF agree to four-day ceasefire

Here’s what happened today A ceasefire came into effect between the Syrian government and the SDF for four days, while both sides work on a plan for the practical integration of the northeastern Hasakah ​province. Despite the ceasefire, government-allied groups … Read More

US presses Pakistan to join Gaza force, testing powerful military chief’s authority at home

Field Marshal Munir is expected to discuss stabilization force with Trump in coming weeks, with Pakistani participation likely to trigger domestic backlash among Islamists ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s most powerful military chief in decades faces the toughest test of his … Read More

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