Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine will work with Israel and Lebanon, Trump said.

The truce could remove a major hurdle to the broader peace talks with Iran, if it holds. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire this afternoon following US-mediated talks.

April 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day cease-fire starting at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, pausing Israel's six-week war on Hezbollah.

The US president said he would be inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House.

Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, inviting leaders for peace talks at the White House.

President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. The president made the announcement on social media and said the truce would begin at 5 p.m. Eastern Thursday.

Trump announces an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire starting at 5 PM ET April 16, inviting both leaders to the White House for historic peace talks.

The U.S. State Department said that according to the agreement reached between the two sides, Israel reserves the right to defend itself “at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing at...

US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a truce that could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war.

Pope Leo has 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.

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.

Pope Leo XIV made the unusually forceful remarks during a trip to Cameroon on Thursday after the US President launched a tirade against him over his repeated criticism of the war in Iran .

Mr Trump struck an optimistic tone about Iran as he spoke with reporters on the White House lawn. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on Thursday and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism that the Iran war could be nearing an end. Trump said Iran had offered not to ‌have…

Iran agreed to hand over enriched uranium, according to US President Donald Trump, as progress toward a peace deal continues alongside a 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million in Lebanon.

Trump announces a near Iran peace deal, considering a trip to Pakistan for signing, praising local leadership's role in negotiations.

Trump announces a near Iran peace deal, considering a trip to Pakistan for signing, praising local leadership's role in negotiations.

Iranian state media reported Wednesday that the commander of Iran’s joint military command warned that Iran would completely block exports and imports across the Persian Gulf region, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea if the United States did not lift its blockade on Iranian ports.

The US State Department said that the ceasefire reached between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday entails a commitment by Beirut to prevent any Hezbollah attacks.

Earlier on Thursday, Pope Leo made a pointed criticism of world leaders who spend billions on wars, adding that the planet is being 'ravaged by a handful of tyrants'.

"Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain," said Pope Leo.

The U.S. and Iran could meet for another round of peace talks this weekend, President Trump said Thursday after Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire that might open the path to a lasting truce in

Pope Leo XIV condemns tyrants exploiting Earth while advocating for peace and interfaith unity during his Cameroon visit.

The ceasefire will enable negotiations towards a permanent security and peace agreement. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 days after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him on social ‌media. Leo, the first U.S. pope, also decried leaders who used…

Trump says US and Iran are close to a deal after six weeks of conflict, with talks likely this weekend, ceasefire uncertain, and warning that fighting could resume if negotiations fail.

In Huge Claim, Trump Says Iran Has Agreed To Hand Over Its Enriched Uranium

Mr Trump also took credit for the agreement, stating that the war between Lebanon and Israel would be the 10th war he has ended since resuming office.

Mr Trump has repeatedly criticised the Pope, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the Iran war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the religious leader, who has emerged as an outspoken critic of the US-Israeli war on Iran in recent weeks.

Israeli minister Gamliel confirmed the talks after US President Donald Trump said the pair would speak at some stage today.

The pontiff has been a vocal opponent of the U.S. and Israel’s military operations against Iran, and Washington’s attempts to portray it as a religious crusade.

Pope 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 thousands dead.

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday criticised the "tyrants" ransacking the world, on a high-security visit to a "bloodstained" region of Cameroon following a war of words with US President Donald Trump.