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Israel-Hezbollah truce follows deadly flare-up that delayed U.S.-Iran talks
A diplomat briefed on the agreement said the Lebanon ceasefire came after overnight strikes and attacks tested a new U.S.-Iran memorandum almost immediately
Starmer backs national inquiry into grooming gangs after Casey audit
The British prime minister said the statutory inquiry will cover England and Wales and follow a recommendation from Baroness Louise Casey’s review of group-based child sexual abuse
Iranian, Israeli athletes criticize U.S.-Iran memorandum
Sardar Pashei and AJ Edelman said the deal gives Tehran breathing room, while Trump has framed it as a way to avoid wider conflict and stabilize energy markets
U.S.-Iran talks put on hold as DHS plans police face-scan app
Vice President JD Vance delayed a Switzerland trip for technical talks with Iran, while a DHS document outlines expanded local police access to ICE facial recognition technology
Lebanon strikes test fragile U.S.-Iran deal as talks slow
Israeli attacks continued in southern Lebanon despite a U.S.-Iran understanding calling for an end to attacks, with Lebanon reporting 18 deaths and Israel saying four soldiers were killed by Hezbollah
Israel-Hezbollah fighting clouds planned U.S.-Iran signing
Trump says the agreement is not final, while Israeli strikes in Lebanon and confusion over the Strait of Hormuz are testing a framework due to be signed Friday
DA leader asks Ramaphosa to remove John Steenhuisen from cabinet
Geordin Hill-Lewis wants his predecessor replaced as agriculture minister in a rapid shake-up of the DA’s posts in South Africa’s coalition government
U.S. and Iran Look to Next Talks After Preliminary Deal
Iran’s foreign minister said negotiations would resume immediately after a Friday signing, while President Trump said he hoped the conflict would soon be behind both sides
Iran Says Israel Must Leave Lebanon Under U.S. Deal
Tehran says Israeli troops and strikes would violate the emerging agreement, while Israeli leaders say they are not bound by it and will keep forces in the south
Tehran selling deal with US as victory – but for Iranians it was necessity
For many Iranians, the question is not whether the deal means victory, but whether it lowers prices and reduces fear of another war.