Israel, Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire, establish security zones excluding Hezbollah. The deal aims to maintain calm along the volatile border.

Israel, Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire if Hezbollah halts hostilities, joint statement says.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire, provided that Hezbollah also stops hostilities, according to a joint statement from the two countries and the United States.

Trump says Iran has agreed to allow U.S. personnel to recover buried nuclear material once the ongoing war ends

U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran are progressing well and that Iran has agreed to allow U.S. personnel to recover buried nuclear material once the war ends. He indicated a possible interim deal soon, while a ceasefire remains in place. Separately, Iran's state media claimed its navy targeted a U.S. destroyer, which CENTCOM denied.

Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain on Saturday for a visit focused on immigration and politics, amid declining religious observance in the traditionally Catholic country.

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain on Saturday for a visit focused on immigration and politics, in a traditionally Catholic country where religious observance is declining.

Zimbabwe elected to UN Security Council non-permanent seat for two-year term starting 2027.

Zimbabwe has been elected to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term starting January 1, 2027. The election by the UN General Assembly on Wednesday also selected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, and Trinidad and Tobago.