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Israel and Lebanon Agree to 10‑Day Ceasefire as Trump Announces Breakthrough

  Israel and Lebanon Reach 10‑Day Ceasefire Following Trump Announcement Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10‑day ceasefire set to begin at 5 p.m. EST, according to U.S. President Donald Trump, who said the truce followed “excellent conversations” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.  The ceasefire comes after more than six weeks of intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran‑backed armed group operating in southern Lebanon. The conflict has resulted in over 2,000 deaths in Lebanon and displaced more than a million residents, while Israel has maintained a 10‑kilometre security zone in southern Lebanon. Trump stated that both leaders agreed to begin the truce to pursue peace, adding that he plans to invite them to the White House for the first direct talks between the two countries since 1983. Lebanese officials have welcomed the ceasefire, though Hezbollah has said its adherence depends on Israel halting all attacks....
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Trump’s Lawyers Seek to Set Aside Hush Money Conviction After Supreme Court Ruling

 

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have requested that the New York judge overseeing his hush money trial set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, which is scheduled for next week. The request comes in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. 

Trump was convicted in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to an attempt to cover up a hush money payment to a porn actor just before the 2016 presidential election. The Supreme Court’s decision confirmed a position the defense raised earlier in the case, arguing that some evidence should have been excluded due to immunity protections. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has not commented on the matter.



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