Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during a morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on 26 July 2024. Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during a morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico Cit…

By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-renew-fragile-ceasefire-create-lebanese-security-zones Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Israel and Lebanon agree…

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Royal Navy crew killed in Devon helicopter crash named Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google BBC Three members of the Royal Navy who died in a helicopter crash in Devon have been named. The crew were Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher and Petty Officer Owen Green,…

Israel's growing offensive in Lebanon is targeting essential infrastructure such as hospitals. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Israel's growing offensive in Lebanon is targeting essential infrastructure such as hospitals. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Friday briefing: How Gaza, …

Israel's growing offensive in Lebanon is targeting essential infrastructure such as hospitals. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Israel's growing offensive in Lebanon is targeting essential infrastructure such as hospitals. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Friday briefing: How Gaza, …

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s public letter contained a sweeping criticism of Putin’s 26 years in power in Russia. Photograph: President Of Ukraine/APAImages/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s public letter contained a sweeping criticism of Putin’s 26 years in power in Russia. Photograph: President Of Ukraine/APAImages/Shutterstock Zelenskyy calls for face-to-face negotiations in letter to Putin Ukrainian president proposes meeting in neutral third country as Trump says both sides have to ‘make compromises’ The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy , has called for face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. The letter, the first public letter Zelenskyy has written directly to Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, was a sweeping criticism of the Russian leader’s 26 years in power. Zelenskyy acknowledged shifting US priorities, saying it would be wrong to simply wait for the Trump administration to return its attention to ending the Ukraine war while it remained heavily focused on the Iran war. “I am proposing a meeting,” Zelenskyy wrote. He appeared to be trying to seize a pivotal moment in the war as Ukraine has begun to regain some battlefield leverage, largely through improved long-range strike capabilities that have complicated Russia’s advances. At the same time, Moscow has intensified its deadly aerial campaign across Ukraine, seeking to exploit Kyiv’s shortages and continued vulnerability to ballistic missile attacks . Putin said on Thursday that Russia would strengthen its air defences to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic forum in his home town of St Petersburg. View image in fullscreen Vladimir Putin said Russia needed to improve and strengthen its air defence system, ‘and we will do that’. Photograph: Sergey Bobylev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA Speaking during a meeting with heads of international news agencies, Putin acknowledged the damage from Ukrainian drone attacks. “To our regret, some of them break through,” Putin said of the strikes. “Russia has an air defence system, we need to improve it, strengthen it, and we will do that.” Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in city Read more The wide-ranging media session came on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin’s annual showcase for investment. Hours before the forum opened on Wednesday, a Ukrainian drone attack set ablaze an oil terminal in the city and also hit a nearby naval base. Putin also said Russia was open for a compromise on Ukraine in line with the understandings reached at his summit with Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, and Ukraine needed to accept them to make a deal to end the conflict, now in its fifth year. Trump said on Thursday it would be “great” for Zelenskyy to meet Putin – but said both sides had to make compromis

Ex-wife of Dubai ruler's nephew in custody, prosecutors say 13 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sebastian Usher Global affairs reporter Supplied Zeynab Javadli divorced Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2019 The ex-wife of a nephew of the ruler of Dubai has been take…

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Image source, AFP via Getty Images Image caption, Marcelo Bielsa is manager a country at a World Cup for the third time in his career By Gary Rose BBC Sport journalist Published 16 minutes ago It is quite possible that nobody alive today has watched more football than Marcelo Bielsa. The 70-year-old…

Israeli strikes kill 11 people in Gaza City, medics say 54 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Wyre Davies , Jerusalem and Rushdi Abualouf , Gaza correspondent, Istanbul Reuters Israeli aircraft struck at least four residential buildings in several parts of Gaza City At least 11 Palestinians have been killed, including women and children, and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes across Gaza City, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Israeli aircraft struck at least four residential buildings in the Sheikh Radwan and Tel al-Hawa neighbourhoods and Shati refugee camp in the early hours of Thursday, causing powerful explosions and panic among residents. Among videos posted on social media, said to be the aftermath of the attacks, were distressing images of people trying to leave a building engulfed in fire in Shati camp. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Witnesses told the BBC that three Israeli helicopters hovered briefly over Gaza City's coastline before launching simultaneous strikes on the buildings. Among those reportedly targeted was a Hamas commander in northern Gaza, Hassan Labad, who was killed along with his wife and three of their children. A spokesman for the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said the dead included two children with disabilities from the Labad family and three women. Israel has carried out repeated air strikes in Gaza despite the US-brokered ceasefire deal, accusing Hamas of rearming and rebuilding its forces. More than 940 people have been killed since the ceasefire took effect last October, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. And with the world's attention focused on conflicts elsewhere in the Middle East, the situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, with a worsening humanitarian crisis and reported plans by Israel to increase the area of land under its control to 70%. The Gaza war was triggered by the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, when about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. Israel responded by launching a military campaign in Gaza, during which more than 72,950 people have been killed, according to the territory's health ministry. Netanyahu says he has directed IDF to increase control of Gaza to 70% Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders Israeli strike in Gaza City kills new head of Hamas's military wing Why is Israel building these long barriers inside Gaza? Israel Palestinian territories Hamas Israel-Gaza war

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Image source, AFP via Getty Images Image caption, Marcelo Bielsa is manager a country at a World Cup for the third time in his career By Gary Rose BBC Sport journalist Published 14 minutes ago It is quite possible that nobody alive today has watched more football than Marcelo Bielsa. The 70-year-old…

Image source, AFP via Getty Images Image caption, Marcelo Bielsa is manager a country at a World Cup for the third time in his career By Gary Rose BBC Sport journalist Published 13 minutes ago It is quite possible that nobody alive today has watched more football than Marcelo Bielsa. The 70-year-old…

Germany blames Russia for 'bitter defeat' in UN Security Council bid 4 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jessica Parker , Berlin correspondent and Toby Mann Getty Images Germany's foreign minister says support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost votes after Berlin failed to secure a r…

Dangerously hot, humid weather is likely at many of the 2026 World Cup soccer venues. We crunched the numbers to see which matches are most at risk.

A man walks past an advertisement for Pope Leo XIV's trip to Madrid, part of a six-day tour, including stops in Barcelona and the Canary Islands. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty View image in fullscreen A man walks past an advertisement for Pope Leo XIV's trip to Madrid, part of a six-day tour, in…

People carry the bodies of victims of an attack in Beni, in North Kivu province. People in the town were beheaded by the IS-linked militia. Photograph: Seros Muyisa/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen People carry the bodies of victims of an attack in Beni, in North Kivu province. People in th…

'What were you doing?!' - Smith's moment to forget as England struggle This content is not available in your location. There was an error Jamie Smith chooses to leave the wrong delivery as he's bowled by Kyle Jamieson for one, as England fall to 55-5 on the first day of the first Test against New Ze…

Dangerously hot, humid weather is likely at many of the 2026 World Cup soccer venues. We crunched the numbers to see which matches are most at risk.