Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

The US president invites the two countries' leaders to Washington as Israel's prime minister insists troops will not leave southern Lebanon.

The cease-fire goes into effect after Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire.

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Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

A 10-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, six weeks into a renewed war with Hezbollah that has killed more than 2,000 people, caused widespread destruction and driven more than a million residents from their homes.

10-day ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon goes into effect

The temporary ceasefire came after US President Trump spoke with Lebanese President Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Hezbollah says its commitment to the truce depends on Israel stopping attacks. DW has more.

In Cameroon, Pope Leo assails ‘tyrants ravaging’ world amid Trump row

Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after US President Donald Trump attacked him again on social media. Leo, the first US pope, also decried leaders who used religious language to justify wars and urged a “decisive change of course” in a meeting in the biggest city ‌in Cameroon’s anglophone regions, where a simmering conflict going back nearly a decade has left...

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Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

The US president said that the pause in hostilities will begin at 5 pm EST

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Israel and Lebanon Agree to 10-Day Ceasefire, Trump Says - Forbes

Israel and Lebanon Agree to 10-Day Ceasefire, Trump Says  Forbes

Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire

The U.S. President posted on social media that the two countries would begin their truce at 5 p.m. New York time.

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Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.

Trump announces 10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire after talks with Aoun, Netanyahu

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The official added that the current ceasefire terms are significantly better than those in November 2024, describing the situation as “much improved."

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Ceasefire agreement significant on number of fronts

The announcement by Donald Trump of a ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon is incredibly significant on a number of fronts, writes our Washington Correspondent.

Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire

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Pope decries a world ‘ravaged by tyrants’

Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him again on social media. Leo, the first U.S. pope, also decried leaders who used religious language to justify wars […]

Pope Leo brings message of unity to Cameroon’s divided Anglophone regions

Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda to preach a message of peace in the epicenter of a separatist conflict that humanitarian groups have called one of the world’s most neglected crises.

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Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he would be inviting Netanyahu and Aoun to the White House for the "first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983".

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Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

It is not clear if Hezbollah has been consulted.

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Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world ‘ravaged by tyrants’

'They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education, and restoration are nowhere to be found,' says the Pope

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China liaising with US on Trump visit  China Daily - Global Edition

Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries 'handful of tyrants' ravaging the world

Slams leaders who use religious language to justify wars, urges 'decisive change of course'

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Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel

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Trump announces 10-day Israel-Lebanon cease-fire

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Lebanon president stresses importance of a ceasefire before talks with Israel - The Daily Star

Lebanon president stresses importance of a ceasefire before talks with Israel  The Daily Star

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Pope slams ‘tyrants’ on Cameroon visit as Trump spat continues

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Ten-day ceasefire agreed by Israel, Lebanon takes effect

Hezbollah has not officially said if it will recognise the ceasefire but one of its lawmakers told AFP on Thursday that the group would respect it if Israeli attacks on its militants stopped. The post Ten-day ceasefire agreed by Israel, Lebanon takes effect appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Trump: Lebanon and Israel agree to a 10-day ceasefire

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Pope Leo denounces war spending and global ‘tyrants’

Pope Leo XIV criticised global leaders for fuelling wars and exploiting religion as he delivered a message of peace in Cameroon, days after renewed attacks from US President Donald Trump. Speaking in the city of Bamenda, at the centre of a long-running separatist conflict, the pope said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” and called for a shift away from violence and economic exploitation. Leo addressed a gathering at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral, where religious leaders fro...

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