A ceasefire announcement triggered immediate movement across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, with residents flooding roads in celebration as they began returning to homes many had abandoned during the conflict. Convoys of cars moved south, with people waving flags and gathering in the streets in scenes that spread rapidly across social media. The return followed weeks of displacement that had emptied large portions of the region. The ceasefire's durability and the physical condition of homes and infrastructure in the south will determine how many returnees can actually resettle rather than face a second displacement. Monitoring of compliance by parties to the agreement will be the critical variable in the days immediately ahead.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
