Category: 2. Middle East

Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon once again put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days after it was signed.

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Deadly exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon put a newly signed deal to end the Middle East war under further strain on Friday, after the postponement of planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland.

The delay came as Tehran’s top negotiator…

The ceasefire declared in Gaza more than eight months ago is a “deadly illusion”, the UN charged on Friday, with 265 children killed there since the fighting was supposed to have stopped.

Despite a ceasefire being declared in October 2025, Israel…

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By John Irish

PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) – Paris-based Iranian opposition group NCRI said on Friday that the city’s police had banned a rally it was due to hold on Saturday and that it had appealed what it said was a “bogus” decision.

The sudden…

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By Stephanie van den Berg

THE HAGUE, June 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s Bar Standards Board said on Friday it had imposed an interim suspension of Karim Khan, who had been the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor before he was suspended by…