Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon

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Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon48 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJohn Sudworth & Samantha Granville,BeirutandHenry MooreReutersSmoke billows from the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike on ThursdayThe Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has emphatically rejected the terms of a US-backed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
In a strongly-worded statement, the Iran-backed group's leader Naim Qassem said negotiations had been “futile” and “humiliating” for Lebanon, and rejected categorically by “broad segments of the Lebanese people”.
It comes after Israel and Lebanon announced a renewal of their fragile ceasefire with the creation of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon in which Hezbollah operatives would be banned.
In a joint statement released on Wednesday by the US State Department, the three countries said the deal was “contingent on a complete cessation” of fire by Hezbollah.
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Putin says Trump ideas could bring peace in Ukraine, urges Kyiv to compromise

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President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s proposals for peace in Ukraine could end the fighting, but said Kyiv needed to compromise – and that he saw no signs of that, so was ready to fight on to victory.
Speaking to foreign media editors on the sidelines of Russia’s annual economic forum in what is the fifth ‌year of Europe’s deadliest land war since World War II, Putin said Russia would defeat Ukraine on the battlefield if necessary.
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Trump hits back at ‘unpatriotic’ vote after House rebukes him over Iran

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Trump hits back at 'unpatriotic' vote after House rebukes him over Iran7 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJames FitzGerald and Kayla EpsteinWatch: Moment House votes to limit Trump's Iran war powersUS President Donald Trump has hit back at lawmakers who voted to send him a rebuke over the war in Iran, calling them “unpatriotic”.
On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a measure seeking to halt Trump from taking further military action amid growing opposition to the war.
In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote: “Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Who would do such an unpatriotic thing.”
It is unclear how much legal force the House's measure will have. The White House has dismissed its merits.
It has also described the move as an unconstitutional attempt to rest..

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Techie living in $35 million mansion arrested for supplying sensitive US equipment to Iran

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(Source: DOJ) A California tech executive has been arrested at his luxury ocean-view mansion after being accused of illegally supplying advanced US networking and encryption equipment to Iran’s nuclear and military institutions for more than a decade, according to US jutice department.63-year-old Jamshid Ghomi is a dual Iranian-American national. He was taken into custody at his $35 million Newport Beach property and charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Authorities allege he helped channel sensitive technology to Iran and its ministry of defence through a long-running smuggling operation.He is accused of using middlemen in the UAE to route purchases and shipments, including more than 400 transactions made through eBay and PayPal between 2011 and 2015. Prosecutors say over 250 metric tonnes of networking equipment were smuggled into Iran between 2014 and 2018 via freight forwarders based in Dubai.Ghomi ran the operation through his company,..

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IShowSpeed’s viral ‘Champions’ song officially added to FIFA World Cup 2026 album

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Image/Instagram IShowSpeed has received huge news ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The popular streamer and YouTuber revealed that the FIFA World Cup’s official X account sent him a direct message confirming that his song “Champions” has been added to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Album. The update came after weeks of support from fans who wanted the song to become part of the tournament’s official music lineup.The news is a major achievement for Speed, who has long been known for his love of football and his support for Cristiano Ronaldo. His song “Champions” was released on May 31, 2026, just days before the World Cup began on June 11. The track quickly became a viral hit, gaining hundreds of millions of views and earning praise from football fans around the world.FIFA confirms Speed’s ‘Champions’ track for official World Cup 2026 albumSpeed’s song became popular almost immediately after its release. The music video reached 500,000 views within its first two hours and later cross..

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Trump says may leave UFC arena on White House lawn permanently

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US ⁠President Donald Trump suggested he might keep the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage-fighting arena being built on the lawn of the White House as a permanent fixture.
The Republican compared ‌the structure, which is being built for a night of cage fighting to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence – on Trump’s 80th birthday – to France’s Eiffel Tower which was supposed to have been dismantled 20 years after it was built in ⁠1889.
“We’re building something in front of the White House…

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What to know as fury over Ivanka Trump’s $1.4 billion private island in Albania explodes

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A significant coastal development project in Albania, associated with Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, is encountering increasing opposition.
Albania's government champions the Adriatic coast development as a transformative venture for the nation, aiming to boost its high-end tourism sector and support its bid for European Union membership.
However, the project, which encompasses an abandoned island and a stretch of seafront on Albania’s southern coast, has sparked criticism from environmental groups and detractors of the long-serving Socialist Prime Minister, Edi Rama.
Kushner and Ivanka Trump found the site on a barefoot hikeThe luxury project has two components: a coastal development in the Narta Lagoon area, which is a wildlife reserve, and a smaller resort on the nearby uninhabited island of Sazan, a communist-era military base.
The planned development of hotels, apartments, villas and a marina is linked to Kushner and Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump.
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Trump describes Iran ceasefire as ‘shooting in a moderate manner’ in bizarre press conference

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed questions on whether the shaky ceasefire with Iran is holding by suggesting that the definition of a ceasefire is different in the Middle East region.
Asked whether the ceasefire is still in place after Iran fired missiles against targets in Kuwait, Trump replied that there was “a reason” for the exchange of fire.
“We've been hitting them pretty hard, a little bit, so there is a reason for certain things, and there's usually a reason that sometimes makes sense. Some, but they did something for not a big deal. We got it, we nipped it in the bud very quickly, as we do with the greatest military in the world, but some people would say they were slightly provoked because we took a strong action for a different reason, so they were reciprocating,” he said.
“It's a different part of the world, you know. I'd say in that part a ceasefire is when you're shooting in a more moderate manner.”
The president added later that “any..

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Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets over border

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Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires rockets over border24 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDavid GrittenReutersSmoke billows from the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike on WednesdayIsraeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, authorities said, as the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah said it fired rockets into northern Israel.
Lebanon's health ministry said the dead included two paramedics whose ambulance was hit in a strike in the southern Chehour area. A car was also struck just south of the capital Beirut.
Meanwhile, Israel's military said it intercepted a drone and two projectiles that crossed the border. Hezbollah said it targeted a gathering of Israeli troops.
The incidents tested a partial ceasefire agreed on Monday, which Lebanon said would see Israel refrain from bombing Beirut, in exchange for Hezbollah not attacking Israel.
Israeli and Lebanese diplomats held a second day o..

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Ukraine and Hungary agree on minority rights, paving way for EU accession talks

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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said ⁠on Wednesday that Hungary ⁠and Ukraine reached an agreement on the ⁠rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which could allow approval of the first cluster, or a group of negotiating chapters, in Ukraine’s EU accession talks.
The agreement marks a potential breakthrough in a long-running dispute over minority rights that had strained ‌ties between Budapest and Kyiv and complicated Hungary’s support for Ukraine’s EU ambitions.
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