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Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?

deal with Tehran. Now, the US appears to have come around to accepting Iran’s demand, say experts. On Wednesday, the Reuters news agency and the US publication Axios reported that the US and Iran

Cautious optimism in Lebanon as direct talks with Israel progress

deal and pave the way for tackling a series of thorny issues, including the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who attended

How Lebanon became the breaking point for the Iran war ceasefire

deal that does not extend to Lebanon as well. Last night’s attacks confirmed this. Following an initial Israeli raid on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday – despite [US assurances](/news/2026/6/4/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-conditional-ceasefire) last week that

Senate to start debate on ICE funding. And, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire

deal calls for Hezbollah to stop its fire and withdraw all its forces from southern Lebanon. The agreement doesn't address Israeli forces leaving Lebanese territory. A Hezbollah official, speaking to NPR on condition

Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?

Iran has made a [new proposal for a deal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/iran-new-proposal-deal-to-end-war-us-israel) to definitively end the war, officials in the region said, with Donald Trump claiming he had postponed new military strikes so talks could

The crises caused by the Iran war will hit the world in four waves

announce a peace deal and the Strait of Hormuz were to reopen, the war would not be over. Wars do not end when the missiles stop flying. They end when the structural damage they inflict

Trump tries to make deals in China. And, Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed leader

Iran. The U.S. government maintains that its policy toward Taiwan has not changed. Japan, which is a key U.S. ally, is also watching the U.S. state visit closely. Relations between China and Japan

First Thing: Trump announces 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon after ‘excellent conversations’

announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/trump-announces-10-day-ceasefire-in-lebanon-after-excellent-conversations), to be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week, a deal it is hoped will bring progress toward a parallel peace

Australia news live: Albanese and Sultan of Brunei pledge energy cooperation; antisemitism royal commission to hold first public hearings in May

significant reforms that we have already introduced, both to bail, but also with the introduction of adult time for violent crime.*  Victorian attorney general Sonya Kilkenny. Photograph

Trump tells Iran to accept deal or face new wave of US bombing

announcement on Wednesday was the latest in a rapid series of dramatic and often contradictory changes in policy and came amid reports the US was claiming progress in stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington. “Assuming

The aftermath of Trump-Xi summit: comparing U.S. and China announcements

announcements ![FILE - Copies of the People's Daily newspaper with a front page photo and headline which reads "Xi Jinping holds talks with US President Trump", are displayed at a news stand in Beijing

Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates

announced in April that has failed to end the fighting. Soon afterwards, there were traffic jams on roads out of the suburbs as many families tried to flee to safety. A senior Lebanese government official

Where problems started with 2026 rules and calendar congestion - F1 Q&A

announcement of those rules, first Audi committed to F1. Soon afterwards, Ford and General Motors did the same, and Honda reversed its decision to quit. Had the rules not changed, F1 now would have

Can Pakistan secure Iran-US nuclear compromise, as Trump says deal ‘close’?

times that it does not want a weapon. What it wants is civil nuclear use, within the framework of both the NPT and the JCPOA.” The NPT, or Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear

U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears its end. And, Fed chair nominee faces tough hearing

Iran talks fall apart, so will the temporary ceasefire that pauses the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. [Life hasn't returned to normal](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5793643:x) for residents in Lebanon as Israel continues to occupy

First Thing: China trip winds down but Trump-Xi Iran accord remains elusive

deal has not been confirmed by either China or Boeing. - **What has China said on Iran?** On Fridy, China’s foreign ministry again called for a ceasefire in Iran and said the strait of Hormuz

First Thing: Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships through strait of Hormuz

announced a two-count felony indictment against Comey last Tuesday, charging him in connection with a picture he posted on Instagram in May 2025. The picture displayed seashells on the beach arranged in a formation

Digested week: King bites his tongue as a president indulges his fantasies | John Crace

deal, you would have thought. Many other people have said much the same thing. Only the reaction was out of all proportion. Leading the charge was Nigel Farage, who is never going to let anyone

Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?

Iran conflict*** | Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian response to a US peace proposal as [“totally unacceptable”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/iran-us-peace-proposal-pakistan-reported-drone-strikes-strain-ceasefire), on a day the ceasefire showed signs of fraying as drone strikes were reported around

Trump and Xi to meet in Beijing: The key issues shaping the China summit

significant because Trump will be the first US leader to visit China in nearly a decade, while the talks also come at a time of heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Originally expected earlier this year