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The Patriarch will also be making an official visit to Greece and an expected visit to Russia in the coming week as part of this broader effort to support Christian communities.

Iran’s Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani demanded Israel withdraw from Lebanon, warning that supporting Hezbollah is a duty and stressing the region’s ongoing tensions.

Rubio added that the Trump administration has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz, with any relief being conditional on nuclear agreements.

The United States is staying in Europe but refusing to live up to past expectations or terms. The relationship is moving from a near-absolute, unconditional guarantee to a conditional partnership.

Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.

The minister is scheduled to return to Israel as early as Wednesday, after conducting an intensive marathon of meetings in the United States with key Latin American figures.

Israel is either an apartheid genocidal state, or it can do no wrong. The result is that the political currency of being a bridge-builder has depreciated.

Salam’s comments came amid the now-revealed IDF operation of crossing the Litani River, where it successfully secured the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas of southern Lebanon.

The ruptured tank contained about 900,000 gallons (3.4 million liters) of white liquor, and tests confirmed that contamination entered the nearby Columbia River, officials have said.

The IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah amid fears a US-Iran ceasefire could limit Israeli operations in Lebanon, reporting 2,500 fighters killed since Operation Roaring Lion began.