1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (195+ words) ISLAMABAD, April 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan said Lebanon Prime Minister Nawaf Salam had sought Islamabad's support for bringing an immediate end to the attacks targeting Lebanon and its people in a phone call with Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif.". .. Pakistan was engaged…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (749+ words) BEIRUT " Amid uncertainty over whether the US-Iran ceasefire extends to Lebanon after a day of intense Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Thursday his government alone is responsible for negotiating an end to Israeli hostilities. "Negotiations…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (146+ words) April 9 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that Israeli strikes on Lebanon violate the ceasefire agreement and would render negotiations meaningless. Pezeshkian said Iran would not abandon the Lebanese people. His comments come after Israel carried out its…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (188+ words) BRUSSELS, April 9 (Reuters) - The ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran should extend to Lebanon, EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Thursday, adding that Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah must disarm."Israeli actions are putting the U. S. -Iran ceasefire under…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (181+ words) DUBAI, April 9 (Reuters) - More than 3, 000 people were killed throughout Iran during the war that began on February 28, Iran's forensic chief told state media on Thursday, adding that 40% of the dead needed forensic work to be identified and returned to families....

7+ hour, 14+ min ago  (176+ words) MADRID, April 9 (Reuters) - Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Thursday accused Israel of violating international law and a newly brokered two-week ceasefire in the Middle East by carrying out airstrikes on Lebanon on Wednesday. Spain has emerged as one…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (324+ words) ROME, April 9 (Reuters) - European Union authorities should consider a temporary suspension of budget deficit rules if the U. S. -Israeli war against Iran flares up again, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told parliament on Thursday. Meloni also said her government was ready to…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago  (220+ words) BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said it hoped the "relevant parties can grasp this chance at peace and bring the region back to stability as soon as possible" after the U. S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in the weeks-long…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago  (133+ words) PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - The ceasefire agreed by Iran and the United States must also cover military actions in Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Thursday, adding France condemned "massive" Israeli strikes the previous day. Barrot added that he…...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago  (858+ words) WASHINGTON/DUBAI/TEL AVIV, April 9 (Reuters) - U. S. President Donald Trump vowed to retain military assets in the Middle East until a peace deal with Iran is reached and warned of a major escalation in fighting if it failed to comply, as…...