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Trump extends ceasefire, says giving Iran time to negotiate
President Donald Trump extended the U.S. ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for peace talks, with Tehran silent on the decision early Wednesday...
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Lebanon
Israeli strike on West Bekaa kills one despite truce
An Israeli strike on Lebanon's Bekaa region killed one person and wounded two others on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, despite an ongoin...
Hezbollah held a mass funeral in south Lebanon's Kfar Sir on Tuesday for more than a dozen fighters killed during more than six weeks of war with Israel.
The ceremony came after Israel and Lebanon entered into a 10-day ceasefire on Friday announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday threatened to end oil production in the Middle East if the Islamic republic faced attacks launched from its Gulf neighbors' territory.
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Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday the Islamic republic knew how to "resist bullying", as a ceasefire was due to expire and Tehran had yet to formally respond to an invite to talks with the U.S. in Islamabad.
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday the country needed 500 million euros to address the war's humanitarian fallout, as a fragile 10-day ceasefire holds between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The appeal came after a meeting in Paris between French President Emmanuel Macron and the Lebanese prime minister to discuss the ceasefire in Lebanon and France's support for the country's "territorial integrity."
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Iran of having repeatedly violated a temporary truce due to expire soon, with new peace talks mired in doubt after Tehran said it had not yet sent a delegation.
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The Israeli military on Tuesday said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the destruction of a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, expected to lead a U.S. delegation at upcoming negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, was still in Washington midday Tuesday to participate in meetings, the White House said.
"Additional policy meetings are taking place at the White House in which the vice president will participate," an official said in a brief statement sent to AFP shortly after 1700 GMT.
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Hezbollah on Tuesday launched several rockets towards Israeli forces operating in the southern Lebanese town of Robb Tlatin, which is inside the Israeli-occupied buffer zone in south Lebanon, the Israeli army said.
"Within a few minutes, the IDF (Israeli army) closed the circle and attacked the launchpad from which the missiles were fired," it added.
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Hezbollah announced it will hold mass funerals in south Lebanon on Tuesday for 44 fighters killed during more than six weeks of war with Israel.
The burials come after Israel and Lebanon entered into a 10-day ceasefire on Friday announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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The EU's top diplomat has said the bloc will gauge the willingness of member states to take measures against Israel, after Spain re-upped demands to suspend a cooperation deal.
Foreign ministers from the 27-nation bloc are expected to discuss the matter at a meeting in Luxembourg Tuesday after a call from Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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