Source: Sky News

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Israeli airstrikes and artillery bombardments killed at least 16 people across southern Lebanon overnight, Lebanese state media reported, as renewed hostilities threatened to undermine the emerging U.S.-Iran agreement aimed at ending fighting across several regional fronts.
Friday, June 19, 2026
The Israeli military released on Thursday an updated map of its designated security zone in southern Lebanon, indicating that it does not plan to withdraw from the area at this stage, even as negotiations with Lebanon continue over future arrangements.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
The new era, symbolized by President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, arrived with an agenda unlike anything Lebanon has known for more than a quarter of a century. The era of the catastrophic “people, army, and resistance” trilogy has ended. The Iranian regime, through its local proxy, forcibly dragging Lebanon into the Gaza “support war” has drawn the contours of this agenda: the legitimate authorities must monopolize “violence,” thereby restoring its status as the sole reference point, and with it restoring the state capable of protecting its people and its land.
Thursday, June 11, 2026
There are bad ideas in Middle East policy, and then there are ideas so reckless that they manage to revive every historical trauma at once. The suggestion that Syria could somehow be recruited into a military role against Hezbollah in Lebanon belongs firmly in the second category.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Portugal defeated Spain in penalty kicks 5- 3 to win the UEFA Nations League final late on Sunday after both sides failed to score in extra time following a showdown that ended 2-2.
Monday, June 9, 2025
Carlos Alcaraz mounted an extraordinary comeback to win the men’s final at Roland Garros on Sunday, defeating world No. 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).
Monday, June 9, 2025
Monday 21 November 2022 10:35:05
Kanye West has returned to Twitter with the Hebrew word "shalom" after his account was previously blocked for antisemitic posts.
He posted the word - often translated as "peace" but also used as a greeting or farewell - with a smiling emoji on Sunday evening.
A few hours before, he tweeted: "Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked" - with new Twitter owner Elon Musk replying: "Don't kill what ye hate. Save what ye love".
West's Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted in October after he posted he was going "death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE".
He was apparently reinstated on Twitter a few weeks later - just before the Twitter sale was finalised, Musk said at the time.
Shalom : )
— ye (@kanyewest) November 20, 2022
Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked
— ye (@kanyewest) November 20, 2022
But after a few tweets at the start of November, West said he was taking a "verbal fast" for 30 days as well as abstaining from alcohol, "adultfilms" and sex.
His last post before Sunday was on 4 November.
Fans of West - also known as Ye - seemed happy to see him back after his short absence and his "testing" tweet notched up 678,000 likes in five hours.
The rapper was dropped by many businesses after his antisemitic posts, most notably by Adidas which ended its lucrative Yeezy trainer deal.
As that controversy played out last month, West announced he was buying fringe social network Parler - a platform popular with conservatives.
Ye's latest tweets come as Donald Trump's Twitter account was reinstated at the weekend after nearly two years.
He was allowed back after Musk held an online poll of users - which the former president narrowly won.
Mr Trump was banned in January 2021 in the wake of the siege at the US Capitol building.
However, the former president has suggested he won't be posting anytime soon having set up his own social network, Truth Social.

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