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WATCH: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire to extend by three weeks, Trump says, after talks at White House

US President Trump announces a three-week ceasefire extension between Israel and Lebanon, as talks on Hezbollah's disarmament continue at the White House.

Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office, April 23, 2026.
US President Donald Trump points his finger during an event in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17.

Trump says nuclear weapons 'should never be allowed,' will not be used against Iran

US President Donald Trump waves to the media after walking off of Air Force One at Miami International Airport on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida.

Trump, in absentia, becomes first non-Israeli to receive Israel’s top civilian honor

A satellite image shows the ship movement at the Strait of Hormuz on April 2, 2026.

US blockade of Hormuz successful despite media reports suggesting otherwise, maritime expert says


Why the US must prioritize Hezbollah in the Iran deal - opinion

Hezbollah turns US-Iran negotiations into a wider regional security test for Israel and Lebanon.

Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.

Pakistan continues to insist Lebanon part of current Mideast ceasefire deal even as US, Israel deny

"The Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn't," JD Vance told reporters. "We never made that promise. We never indicated that was going to be the case."

A site of overnight Israeli airstrikes is pictured in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 6, 2026.

TIME names Netanyahu among 2026 Most Influential, calls his post-Oct. 7 comeback bigger than Trump

TIME editor-at-large Ian Bremmer wrote that the PM "once faced the political wasteland" after Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, but has now engineered a "political comeback" that "may have exceeded Trump's."

 Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu

Former Brazil spy chief freed from US ICE detention, ally and source say

"Alexandre Ramagem is free," Paulo Figueiredo, a far-right Brazilian commentator based in the US, said on X.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro talks to media as Rio de Janeiro's candidate for mayor Alexandre Ramagem looks on, after Bolsonaro was voting at a polling station during the municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 6, 2024.

Lebanon's Aoun refused direct talks with Netanyahu before Trump announced truce

"It seems a ceasefire in Lebanon is getting closer," the source told The Jerusalem Post, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump talked on Thursday.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right).

US Senate Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers

The Senate voted 52-47 not to advance the war powers resolution, underscoring his party's continuing support for the Republican president's war policy more than six weeks after the war began.

 US Senate floor

Iranian embassy posts AI-generated photo comparing Netanyahu with Hitler

In a separate instance, Iran's Embassy in Tajikistan shared an AI-generated video of Jesus hitting Trump and sending him to Hell.

A banner in Tehran's Palestine Square calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a Nazi, pictured August 11, 2025; illustrative.

Iran’s economy could collapse within three months under naval blockade, experts warn

An expert on Iran's military noted that Iranian authorities have previously declared that if they are denied access to their ports, they will prevent other countries in the region from using theirs.

SCREENSHOT FROM a video released by Iranian media showing an encounter between the IRGC Navy and a US warship in the Strait of Hormuz, which they claim withdrew from the area after receiving a warning.

FIFA considers requesting Trump to issue ICE raid moratorium during World Cup - report

FIFA is exploring the possibility of requesting US President Donald Trump to pause ICE raids during the World Cup, hoping FIFA chief Gianni Infantino's relationship with him could leverage policy.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) awards US President Donald Trump (L) with the FIFA Peace Prize, December 5, 2025; illustrative.

Ben-Gvir's career hangs in the balance, Trump says ceasefire won't continue

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 31, 2025.