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    Issued on: 16\/05\/2026 – 07:01Modified: 16\/05\/2026 – 09:02<\/p>\n

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    File photo of displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit outside shelter tents in Beirut, April 24, 2026. \u00a9 Bilal Hussein, AP <\/p>\n

    \n Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire, which was set to expire Sunday, and to hold expanded talks on a political settlement, the US announced after two days of talks in Washington. The April 17 ceasefire, which did not end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, will be extended for 45 days, said the US. Follow our live coverage for all the latest updates. <\/p>\n

    16\/05\/2026 – 09:02FIFA officials to meet Iranian FA to discuss World Cup, report says<\/p>\n

    \u00a0FIFA \u2060Secretary-General Mattias \u200bGrafstrom will meet \u200bIranian FA (FFIRI) officials in Istanbul later Saturday \u200band \u200coffer “reassurance” over \u2060Iran’s participation in the \u200cWorld Cup, a source \u2060familiar with the talks has told \u200bReuters.<\/p>\n

    Iran is scheduled \u200cto play all three World Cup \u200cgroup matches in the \u200bUnited States but the team’s participation in the \u200bJune 11 to \u200bJuly 19 \u200btournament has been in question \u200bsince the US and Israel launched the Iran war.<\/p>\n

    16\/05\/2026 – 08:28Israeli strikes on Tyre wounds several Lebanese, including hospital personnel <\/p>\n

    Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend a ceasefire and hold expanded talks on a political settlement, the US announced days before the April 17 ceasefire was set to expire. <\/p>\n

    The announcement came even as Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it insists are not subject to the truce. Israel has been pounding Lebanon and invaded its south in response to fire from Hezbollah since early March.<\/p>\n

    16\/05\/2026 – 07:49US accuses Iraqi man of helping Iran-backed militia’s plans for attacks in US, Europe\u200b<\/p>\n

    An Iraqi national accused of involvement in multiple attacks against US interests in Europe has been arrested and brought to the US to face six terrorism-related counts, the US Justice Department \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n

    Prosecutors \u200csaid the suspect, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, was a senior \u2060member of the Iran-backed militia Kata\u2019ib Hezbollah and accused him of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

    Al-Saadi is \u200caccused of coordinating or supporting nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe \u2060and the US , “including his efforts to kill on US soil,” said US Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York in a statement.<\/p>\n

    The US \u200bgovernment and independent experts say Kata\u2019ib Hezbollah operates at the direction \u200cof Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n

    The charges come amid heightened US scrutiny of Iran-backed militias accused of targeting American personnel and allies across multiple regions amid the ongoing US and Israeli war against \u200cIran.<\/p>\n

    16\/05\/2026 – 06:50UAE says all of its actions came under defensive measures <\/p>\n

    The \u2060United Arab \u200bEmirates said \u200bon Saturday that all actions taken by the Gulf \u200bcountry \u200ccame within its \u2060framework of defensive \u200cmeasures aimed at protecting its sovereignty, \u2060civilians, and vital infrastructure, according to \u200ba statement by \u200cits foreign ministry.<\/p>\n

    The statement came after the \u200cWall Street Journal published \u200ba story on Monday saying that the UAE carried \u200bout military operations \u200bon Iran in \u200bearly April.<\/p>\n

    The statement by \u200bthe UAE foreign ministry did not refer explicitly to the reported \u2060strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n

    \n 16\/05\/2026 – 06:45\n <\/p>\n

    16\/05\/2026 – 06:45Israel, Lebanon say extending ceasefire despite new strikes<\/p>\n

    Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend a ceasefire and hold expanded talks on a political settlement, the US announced late Friday, even as Israel carried out new strikes that it insists are not subject to the truce.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0Envoys from Israel and Lebanon’s government, which has struggled to restrain Hezbollah, met for two days in Washington and said they would extend the ceasefire that was set to expire Sunday.<\/p>\n

    The cessation of hostilities “will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said.<\/p>\n

    He said that the State Department would hold negotiations aimed at reaching a permanent political agreement on June 2 and 3 and that the Pentagon would bring together delegations from the countries’ militaries on May 29.<\/p>\n

    Lebanon’s delegation said in a statement that the ceasefire extension and opening of military talks would offer “critical breathing room for our citizens” with a goal of “lasting stability.”<\/p>\n

    16\/05\/2026 – 06:44 <\/p>\n

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

    (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)<\/p>\n

    Yesterday\u2019s developments <\/p>\n