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Iran says ceasefire talks ‘unreasonable’ after Israel’s deadliest Lebanon strikes
BEIRUT, April 9 — Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran, which suggested it would be “unreasonable” to proceed with talks to forge a permanent
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UN rights chief calls Lebanon killings ‘horrific’, urges global action
GENEVA, April 9 — The scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday is “horrific”, the UN rights chief said, urging the international community to help end the unfolding “nightmare”. At least 112 people were killed and 837
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Lebanon violence threatens US-Iran ceasefire
TEHRAN, April 9 — The fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States was hanging in the balance on Wednesday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel launched a major bombardment of Lebanon. Washington and Tehran both claimed
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How Pakistan stepped in to bridge US-Iran divide
ISLAMABAD, April 9 — Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary between Iran and the United States to secure a temporary ceasefire and host negotiations to end the war in the Middle East. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said
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Spain feud over Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ reignites tug-of-war with Basque leaders
MADRID, April 9 — Pablo Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece Guernica is swept up in a conflict in Spain, where Basque leaders want the government in Madrid to move the painting to their region, whose 1937 bombing inspired it. The mural-sized painting has been
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Israel resumes strikes in south Lebanon, says truce with Iran excludes Beirut
BEIRUT, April 9 — Israel renewed its strikes in south Lebanon on Wednesday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the Iran war truce does not include Lebanon. The strikes came despite Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, which drew Lebanon into
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US lawmakers split over Trump ceasefire, citing praise and 25th amendment concerns
WASHINGTON, April 8 — US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire announcement has divided opinion among US lawmakers, with some hailing it as a positive step and others challenging the Republican president’s fitness to lead. Trump’s earlier threat to wipe out Iranian
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US and Iran claim victory as last-minute ceasefire holds, Strait of Hormuz reopens
TEHRAN, April 8 — A ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared to be holding Wednesday after the rivals agreed a two-week truce to the war that has killed thousands and hammered the global economy. Both sides claimed victory
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Israeli opposition slams Netanyahu over Iran ceasefire, calling it a ‘strategic failure’
JERUSALEM, April 8 — Israel’s opposition leaders swiftly criticised the ceasefire with Iran today, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of failing to achieve the war’s objectives. The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in an 11th-hour bid
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Trump: China prompted Iran to negotiate ceasefire, AFP reports
WASHINGTON, April 8 — US President Donald Trump told AFP on Thursday that he believes China got Iran to negotiate a ceasefire in the war against Israel and the United States. The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it
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