US official: Israel-Lebanon talks show significant progress on plan of action after slow start

US, Five Eyes warn of Chinese spy recruitment on LinkedIn in unprecedented joint notice.

The US and its Five Eyes intelligence partners issued an unprecedented joint notice warning about Chinese spies using LinkedIn to recruit assets.

Lebanon and Israel agree to continue ceasefire implementation after two days of direct US-brokered talks. Joint statement demands Hezbollah's complete cessation of fire and evacuation from South Litani. Parties to reconvene June 22 for negotiations.

Lebanon and Israel issued a joint statement after two days of direct talks hosted by the US State Department, agreeing to continue implementing a ceasefire. The deal requires a complete cessation of fire by Hezbollah and evacuation of its members from the South Litani sector, and calls for establishing pilot zones under exclusive Lebanese military control. Both sides committed to reconvening political and security talks the week of June 22.

EU proposes naval mission take primary role in clearing Strait of Hormuz mines. The proposal could affect shipping through the key oil transit chokepoint.

The European Union's diplomatic arm has proposed that a naval mission take the primary role in clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire, contingent on Hezbollah's complete cessation of fire and withdrawal from southern Lebanon, joint statement says.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire, contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the removal of all Hezbollah operatives from southern Lebanon, according to a joint statement released after the latest round of US-mediated talks.