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Lebanon says Israel talks set for Tuesday in US

Lebanon says Israel talks set for Tuesday in US

Lebanon's presidency said Friday that a meeting would be held with Israel in Washington next week to discuss a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and the start of negotiations between the neighbours. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has repeatedly expressed readiness for direct talks with Israel since Hezbollah

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Friday that NATO was "in America's interests", at the end of a three-day visit to the Gulf to discuss bolstering the "fragile" Middle East truce. Starmer's comments followed US President Donald Trump's

US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

(MEDFORD, MA) President Donald Trump on April 7, 2026, announced a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after more than a month of war marked by U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iranian military leadership, Iranian retaliation against regional oil infrastructure and a global energy crisis. As a former

Giving birth in a shelter in Israel

Giving birth in a shelter in Israel

Inside an underground shelter at a hospital in the Israeli city of Haifa, a television screen flickers with images of Iranian missiles as doctors and midwives deliver Sarah Bird's third child. "She's beautiful," a midwife says, placing the newborn in her mother's

Kyiv books tentative diplomatic coup with Iran war forays

Kyiv books tentative diplomatic coup with Iran war forays

When the US-Israeli war with Iran began at the end of February, it was widely assumed that Moscow would be one of the conflict's key winners. Higher oil prices, a distracted Washington and a sudden need for Western air defence systems in the Gulf were seen as

Pakistan prepares to host US-Iran talks, as Lebanon fighting continues

Pakistan prepares to host US-Iran talks, as Lebanon fighting continues

Pakistan was poised on Friday to host Iranian and US delegations for negotiations in its capital, although Tehran's participation remained uncertain after deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon threatened this week's temporary truce. Separately, Israel and Lebanon will hold talks in Washington next week, a State Department

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Air raid sirens in Israel - Air raid alerts sounded across Israel, including in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv and the southern coastal city of Ashdod, after rocket fire from Lebanon. There were no immediate reports of casualties, but Israeli media reported