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Why disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets
Facing an existential breaking point, Lebanon’s government is attempting to disarm Hezbollah and assert state sovereignty following a fragile, often-violated April ceasefire with Israel. The path forward remains a dangerous gamble.
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In meeting with Pope Leo, Rubio tries to minimize Trump's attacks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday morning, in a visit that was officially about diplomacy but in reality was about cleaning up after President Donald Trump’s latest swipes at the first American pope.
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Mexico trade mission launches in Toronto as businesses seek to expand ties with Canada
A major Mexican trade mission to Canada launched Thursday, involving over 200 Mexican businesses seeking to expand commercial links during the two-day, two-city encounter that will include high-level talks on the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement.
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Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is 'in name only'
Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, escalating attacks and widening incursions are exposing major cracks in an agreement that analysts say was never going to ultimately halt the violence.
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International Olympic Committee supports lifting ban on Belarusian athletes in international sports
In a political shift Thursday, the International Olympic Committee said athletes from Belarus should once again compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status, even as the war in Ukraine continues.