Pakistan mediator in Tehran pushes for new round of US-Iran negotiations
At least 2,167 people have been killed and more than 7,000 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2.

At least 2,167 people have been killed and more than 7,000 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2.


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Iran wants the US to release its frozen assets as part of talks. The money could help it rebuild its battered economy.

Israel’s ambassador held talks with his Lebanese counterpart. But critics say Yechiel Leiter is a problematic negotiator
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The killings mark the fourth US deadly strike in the past four days on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

After the first direct talks in decades, Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin negotiations.