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Lebanon and Israel said on Wednesday that they had agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire following negotiations in Washington aimed at ending the ​conflict that flared up alongside the war in Iran.

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iran clashed again overnight, with Kuwait and Bahrain caught in the crossfire of the most serious flare-up since a ceasefire went into effect in early April. The developments follow days of rising tension, including over Israeli operations against Tehran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, that threaten to derail U.S.-Iran talks about an interim peace ...

Ukraine launched drone attacks on the city of St Petersburg on Wednesday morning, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, hours before the Russian metropolis was set to open its international economic forum.

WASHINGTON – Hostilities in the Gulf erupted anew on Wednesday with a report of missile attacks on Kuwait, while little progress was evident in diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States.

Mexico’s sugar industry is pushing for the United States to eliminate limits on U.S. imports and is working on a potential anti-dumping case against U.S. fructose should talks on the issue fail, industry representatives said on Tuesday.

LONDON – The United States announced sanctions on Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent Western sanctions.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the U.S. would re-engage with the global vaccine alliance Gavi amid the Ebola outbreak in several African countries.

WASHINGTON – Canada had a positive meeting with the U.S. on the review of their free trade deal, Canada's minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, Dominic LeBlanc, said in Washington on Tuesday, but declined to provide many details.

A U.S.-funded Ebola isolation facility under construction in Kenya became the focus of protests after a court temporarily blocked the project pending a review of its potential health risks.

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok rejected Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s demand that he resign, setting up a political showdown between the country’s old and new leadership figures. Magyar, whose crushing election victory ousted former premier Viktor Orban, had set a midnight Sunday deadline for Sulyok to leave. 

Sixteen people were arrested after a parade to mark Arsenal's Premier League win, and a crime scene was in place following a stabbing in North London. Arsenal celebrated their first league title in 22 years with an open-top bus parade, which followed a circular route around the Emirates Stadium and the Islington, Highbury and Canonbury areas and included the men's and women's teams.

CAIRO – An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 12 on Sunday ​at a Gaza cafe that was packed with people celebrating public holidays, ⁠health officials said.

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, he said on Sunday, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago.

Ukraine and Russia traded aerial attacks on Saturday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held what he called a special meeting on next steps with top aides. A Ukrainian drone struck the machine room building of one of power units at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine on Saturday afternoon, causing unspecified damage, Interfax reported, citing ...

ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s parliament passed a Draconian anti-LGBTQ bill Friday, months after it was reintroduced in parliament. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill prescribes prison sentences of as much as three years for people who identify as LGBTQ. It compels anyone who knows someone to be gay to report them to authorities, and criminalizes the promotion of LGBTQ activities. The ...