Israel has carried out new attacks in southern Lebanon - the first since the countries signed a framework agreement for long-term peace on Friday. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says the military will remain in southern Lebanon until further notice.
ConflictsOn the Albanian coast, species-rich wetlands are being plowed over for a luxury resort with strong ties to the Trump family. People are protesting. The raging "flamingo revolution" is driven by long-standing anger at the country’s government, which is plagued by allegations of corruption. "We’ve had enough," says protester Akil Cala.
World politicsLebanon and Israel have agreed to a deal that will pave the way for peace and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from certain areas of southern Lebanon. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will remain in Lebanon “as long as Hezbollah is not disarmed.” Hezbollah rejects the deal.
WorldIsrael and Lebanon are making progress in negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. "I think we are very close to having a declaration of intent between the two countries," he said during a visit to Bahrain on Thursday.
WorldGothenburg-based Stena Bulk CEO Erik Hånell says he is ready to let the tanker company's ships pass through the war-torn Strait of Hormuz. "Yes. If it were a decision that was needed right now, the decision would have been that we would go through," he says.
BusinessIran-backed Hezbollah accuses Israel of a new "blatant violation" of the ceasefire after two people were killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.
ConflictsThe price of crude oil continues to fall as shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have begun to pick up. The entire war premium on prices created by the Iran war has been erased - and then some.
BusinessUS President Donald Trump is criticizing the Senate after it voted to block him from resuming a war with Iran.
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