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In response to the latest attacks, Hezbollah Chief Naim Qassem outrightly rejected the ceasefire deal as a “farce” and warned that northern Israel will remain a target for fighters as long as Israel continues bombing Lebanon.

“We will get to a deal because I like your prime minister a lot. He is a good friend of mine. We get along great, and we are gonna make a deal,” Trump told the media at the Oval Office on Thursday. Responding to a question on the trade deal being negotiated between the two countries, Trump said India had taken advantage of US policies for years and charged tremendous tariffs.

The elected officials visited Taipei in May, as New Zealand parliamentarians have done ‘for decades’, a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement

A total of 51 residents were rescued from the facility in Anguruwatota, about 65 km southeast of Colombo, while seven injured persons remain hospitalised

The fatalities were the latest in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire deal attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas group in Gaza

No official casualty figures were available from the violence that prompted calls for restraint from the United Nations and the United States as the government and opposition traded blame for the violence

"We look forward to working closely with each of you during your 2027-28 term and wish you all success,” he added.

Israel has demanded and insisted on retaining the freedom to manoeuvre in southern Lebanon to target Hezbollah assets and officials. According to officials, Hezbollah is keen on securing guarantees that Israel will actually withdraw from the south as part of the ceasefire agreement.

US President Donald Trump, following a heated call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said he would “like to meet” Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, while also commenting on tensions in West Asia and ongoing conflict dynamics involving Israel, Iran and the United States.

An Indian national was killed after Iranian drones struck Kuwait International Airport, damaging a passenger terminal and disrupting flights amid escalating regional tensions.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s announcement to this effect came during a House committee hearing came in response to mounting pressure from Republicans for reassurances

The 76-year-old billionaire populist, who was a dominant force in Thai politics for more than two decades, was released from a Bangkok prison last month to cheering crowds