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U.S., Iran could restart talks within days while Israel and Lebanon hold rare meeting over Hezbollah
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Pressure mounted on the U.S. and Iran to resume peace talks, while officials from Israel and Lebanon held parallel negotiations Tuesday in Washington about dealing with Tehran-backed militants in Hezbollah.
Israel, Lebanon set more talks after 'productive' session in Washington
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold further direct negotiations after "productive discussions" between ambassadors in Washington on Tuesday, as both nations work to build a framework for a peace agreement to end Israel's war with Hezbollah.
Heavy rains in northwestern Haiti kill 12 people and damage hundreds of homes
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Authorities say heavy rains in northwestern Haiti killed at least 12 people, flooded farmland and damaged hundreds of homes
Israeli ambassador to Germany condemns Bezalel Smotrich’s tirade against chancellor
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Ron Prosor says verbal attack on Friedrich Merz referencing Nazi regime ‘erodes the memory of the Holocaust’Israel’s envoy to Germany has criticised a far-right Israeli cabinet member who made historically charged accusations against the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying the attack “[eroded] the memory of the Holocaust”.In a rare rebuke of a top Israeli official by an active ambassador, Ron Prosor said he wished to “unequivocally condemn” Bezalel Smotrich’s tirade against Merz, in which he made reference to the Nazi regime and said: “You will not force us into ghettos again.” Continue reading...
Carney says it’s Canada’s ‘time to come together’ after Liberals secure majority
Apr 14, 2026 - World 
Byelection wins and defections push Canada’s Liberals into majority government under the prime ministerMark Carney has said he will govern with “humility, determination and a clear understanding of what this moment demands” after his Liberals swept three byelections Monday evening, forging a parliamentary majority just more than a year after he took power.Carney has achieved only the third majority government in two decades – and has done so in a highly unusual fashion, cobbling together both ballot box wins and defections from rival parties. Continue reading...
