A Fragile Israel Hezbollah Truce, and a Push to Make You Love Plastic

A Fragile Israel-Hezbollah Truce, and a Push to Make You Love Plastic

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Top stories - The New York Times - 5 hours ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, fueling new push for Gaza truce

As Israel and Hezbollah cease fire after a year, President Biden says Palestinians in war-torn Gaza also "deserve an end of the fighting and displacement."

Biden to make new push for ceasefire in Gaza after Israel-Hezbollah deal

President Biden on Tuesday said the U.S. will make a new push for a ceasefire in Gaza in the coming days, after Israel and Hezbollah agreed to pause their fighting in and around the border with ...

Politics - The Hill - 19 hours ago

U.S. Envoy Visits Lebanon, Seeking Truce Between Israel and Hezbollah

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, said an end to the fighting was “within our grasp” after meeting in Beirut with Lebanon’s Parliament speaker, a key interlocutor with Hezbollah.

World - The New York Times - November 19

Cease-Fire in Lebanon Takes Effect

The truce is intended to stop more than a year of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

World - The New York Times - 5 hours ago

Israel keeps up fierce Lebanon bombardment and awaits Hezbollah response on truce proposal

BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike flattened a building near one of Beirut’s busiest traffic junctions Friday, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel kept up its intensified bombardment even as ...

US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is 'within our grasp' as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein says an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after meeting with officials in Lebanon

World - ABC News - November 19

Gold plunges 3% as Trump Treasury pick and potential Israel-Hezbollah truce fuel risk-on mood

A potential Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement and Bessent's appointment were the key contributors to the bullion selloff, experts said.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

AP PHOTOS: A look at more than a year of fighting as Israel and Hezbollah begin ceasefire

Smoke rising from the rubble of multistory buildings in Beirut. Rockets streaking over the blackened hills of northern Israel. People fleeing their homes, not knowing when or if they will return. ...

World - ABC News - 11 hours ago

Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Beirut amid cease-fire push

Israel launched more airstrikes on Hezbollah targets Friday, completely leveling a building in Beirut. The strikes come after a top Iranian official committed to support Lebanon as the U.S. ...

Deaths soar as Israel and Hezbollah clash despite cease-fire push

Hezbollah allegedly fires a barrage of some 250 rockets at northern Israel after dozens are killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

Fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah amid push for a ceasefire deal

Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes as diplomats push for peace with a potential new ceasefire deal. The proposed deal would include a 60-day ceasefire, during which Israeli troops would withdraw ...

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Vibraphone

Are the vibes good? These tracks by Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Roy Ayers and others, chosen by 12 musicians and writers, should convince you.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Truce With Hezbollah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to present a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end fighting that has killed thousands, mostly in Lebanon, and displaced many more.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Top Iranian official holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah

World - ABC News - November 15

U.S. envoy in Beirut for talks after Lebanon and Hezbollah approve truce draft

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.

'Hamas has a choice to make,' Biden says, after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire accepted

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a deal brokered by the U.S. "to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah."

G7 ministers throw support behind Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire but make no mention of ICC warrant

Foreign ministers from leading industrialized countries have thrown their strong support behind an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah

World - ABC News - 14 hours ago

Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a temporary ceasefire which will pause the fighting in the north of Israel beginning Wednesday morning local time. But before the ceasefire takes effect, Israel ...

The Israel-Hezbollah war by the numbers

A ceasefire has taken effect between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah

World - ABC News - 9 hours ago

The Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire

And what it means for the Middle East…

Why you should throw away your black plastic cooking utensils

The tools you cook with may be introducing an unwanted ingredient into your family dinner: flame retardant.

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Plastics lobbyists make up biggest group at vital UN treaty talks

Fossil fuel and chemical industry representatives outnumber those of the EU or host country South Korea. Record numbers of plastic industry lobbyists are attending global talks that are the last ...

World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into effect

Attacks by both sides were recorded until shortly before fighting stopped at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT).

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to be holding

People are beginning to return to their homes in southern Lebanon after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect and appeared to hold in its initial hours. CBS News contributor Andrew ...

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect

A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be holding Wednesday after President Joe Biden said the agreement to end fighting across the Israeli-Lebanon border was "designed to be a ...

Israel investigates leaks that appear to have bolstered Netanyahu as Gaza truce talks stalled

An Israeli court has loosened a gag order on a case investigating leaks of classified information allegedly involving one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media advisers

World - ABC News - November 3

Israel recovers from deadly Hezbollah strikes

Hezbollah airstrikes in northern Israel killed seven people on Thursday. Middle East tensions continued to rise amid ongoing attacks, and the U.S. raised concerns over Israel's ban on aid ...

Israel says Hezbollah operative captured in naval raid

The office of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the country would submit a complaint to the UN Security Council.

Israel says Hezbollah commander and jihadist killed

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Hezbollah launches renewed rocket attacks on northern Israel

World - Yahoo News - November 7

Israel continues attacks on Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah

World - Yahoo News - November 10

US awaits Lebanon response to Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan

It comes amid escalating Israeli strikes seemingly aimed at pressurising Hezbollah and the government.

Israel, Hezbollah inch toward cease-fire deal

There are signs of progress on at least one front of the conflict in the Middle East. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest on reports of a cease-fire deal between ...

Hezbollah chief says negotiations depend on Israel's 'seriousness'

World - Yahoo News - November 20

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