LIVEZelenskyy open letter to PutinZelenskyy requests a direct meeting and ceasefire in an open letter, while Putin states Trump's proposals can serve as a basis for an agreement.

Ghassan Salamé

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Israeli forces seize Crusader-era Beaufort Castle in deepest Lebanon push since 2000, triggering UN Security Council emergency session
Israeli troops captured the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, marking their deepest incursion into the country since withdrawing in 2000 and prompting France to call an emergency UN Security Council meeting.

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215 votes and coal smoke

Trump absorbs war-powers rebuke as Lebanon truce frays and Washington revives coal

Washington spent the night arguing over how much war a president can wage without Congress, while a Lebanon ceasefire began looking fragile almost immediately. Elsewhere, a damaged Dreamliner embarrassed Lufthansa, Germany tried to cut its care bill, Anthropic asked rivals to slow down, and Marjane Satrapi's death drew tributes across Europe.

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Zelenskyy requests a direct meeting and ceasefire in an open letter, while Putin states Trump's proposals can serve as a basis for an agreement.

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Israeli forces seize Crusader-era Beaufort Castle in deepest Lebanon push since 2000, triggering UN Security Council emergency session