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British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defense ministry said, in a six-hour operation hailed by Kyiv. Source link

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Israeli strikes on Beirut “should not have happened” as he vowed a regional peace deal was at hand, though he did not confirm his earlier claim it would be signed during the day. France 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more. Source link

Iranian chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday there was “no point” in continuing peace talks with the United States after its ally Israel attacked Beirut’s southern suburbs. Source link

US President Donald Trump will meet with Middle Eastern leaders and attend a working session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the G7 summit in France next week, senior US administration officials said. Source link

The European Union will resume membership talks with Ukraine on Monday, the bloc announced, after Hungary lifted the veto imposed by its previous pro-Russian leader. Source link

In a post on We discuss the visit with Aparna Pande, Director of the India and South Asia Initiative at the Hudson Institute. Source link

The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior US official said the attempted deal includes terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran. France 24’s Douglas Herbert tells us more. Source link

Lebanon reported Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Saturday as the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for more than 20 locations including the city of Nabatieh ahead of raids there. Our correspondent Renée Davis tells us more. Source link

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a deal aimed at ending the war was closer than “ever before” and expected to be finalized within 24 hours. Pakistan was preparing for the electronic signing of the agreement, to be followed immediately by technical-level talks next week. Source link