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Trump is raising expectations on deal with Iran to wind down war
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (1008+ words) By AAMER MADHANI, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO But Trump set expectations even higher for the coming days when he announced Thursday that the U. S. and Iran could come to terms this weekend on an agreement that would set the pathway…...
Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he's been denied diabetes care in ICE custody
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (443+ words) Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by immigration officers. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident…...
A timeline of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel over Lebanon
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (333+ words) The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants. Israel says it is defending its northern communities that face Hezbollah drone and rocket fire. Iran…...
Rubio is optimistic on eventual Iran nuclear talks despite congressional skepticism
1+ week, 2+ day ago (917+ words) By FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATTHEW LEE and BEN FINLEY, Associated Press In his first public testimony since'the Iran war'began at the end of February, Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the Iranians have agreed to negotiate on nuclear points that…...
Rubio reports "slight progress" in Iran talks as Pakistan renews efforts to mediate a peace deal
2+ week, 6+ day ago (982+ words) By SAM MEDNICK, SAMY MAGDY and MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press Rubio spoke days after U. S. President Donald Trump said he was'holding off'on a military strike against the Islamic Republic because "serious negotiations" were underway. Trump has been threatening for weeks that…...
War worsens Lebanon's economic crisis with job losses, price gouging and slow business
3+ week, 6+ day ago (861+ words) By MALAK HARB and KAREEM CHEHAYEB With a nominal truce in place that has reduced but not halted the fighting, Al-Zain tried to assess whether to rebuild the shop in Beirut's southern suburbs that he once hoped to pass down…...
Democratic senators press US military on Israel's evacuation zones, warning of legal risks
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (739+ words) The letter underlines how the Democratic Party " both its leaders and the base " has grown increasingly critical of Israel. Since the beginning of the U. S. -Israeli war against Iran and the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, the Israeli military has regularly…...
Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (135+ words) Whittier Daily News By MATTHEW LEE and BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Trump said the meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States, the second in the past week, went "very well," but during an Oval Office gathering…...
US puts negotiations with Iran on hold as ceasefire deadline nears
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1109+ words) By MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL and RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press U. S. Vice President JD Vance, expected to lead U. S. negotiators if talks continue, called off a trip to Pakistan, a U. S. official said. And Iran said it hadn't decided whether to participate. Pakistani…...
New Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon a day after historic talks in Washington
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (632+ words) Although Israeli strikes on Beirut have eased since last week's'shattering 10-minute bombardment'without warning killed over 350 people across the country, southern Lebanon remains under attack. The Israeli military has periodically issued warnings urging residents to flee wide swathes of southern Lebanon…...