Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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Iran targets U.S. airbase as both sides exchange periodic strikes
Iran targeted a U.S. airbase on Thursday after the U.S. military struck one of its drone operations near the Strait of Hormuz, an escalation in hostilities that dampened hopes for a peace deal and sent oil prices surging again.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-war-day-90-9.7214747?cmp=rss
Iran targets U.S. airbase as both sides exchange periodic strikes
Iran targeted a U.S. airbase on Thursday after the U.S. military struck one of its drone operations near the Strait of Hormuz, an escalation in hostilities that dampened hopes for a peace deal and sent oil prices surging again.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-war-day-90-9.7214747?cmp=rss

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„Before heading to strike sites in war-torn Lebanon, rescue workers and paramedics often say goodbye to one another – a ritual captured in widely shared videos reflecting the growing dangers faced by aid workers since hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel erupted on 2 March.“

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167556

Flak jackets and final goodbyes: Lebanon’s first responders under fire

Before heading to strike sites in war-torn Lebanon, rescue workers and paramedics often say goodbye to one another – a ritual captured in widely shared videos reflecting the growing dangers faced by aid workers since hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel erupted on 2 March.

UN News
Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to 3-day ceasefire for Victory Day weekend
Trump added in his social media announcement that such a halt to hostilities could be the 'beginning of the end' of the long war between Russia and Ukraine.
#USNews #World #DonaldTrump #Russia
https://globalnews.ca/news/11841082/ukraine-russia-3-day-ceasefire-trump/
Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to 3-day ceasefire for Victory Day weekend
Trump added in his social media announcement that such a halt to hostilities could be the 'beginning of the end' of the long war between Russia and Ukraine.
#USNews #World #DonaldTrump #Russia
https://globalnews.ca/news/11841082/ukraine-russia-3-day-ceasefire-trump/
Israel launches deadly strikes in Lebanon, warns residents beyond 'buffer zone' to flee
Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave ‌seven towns beyond the "buffer zone" it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-lebanon-strike-evacuation-buffer-zone-9.7178015?cmp=rss
Israel launches deadly strikes in Lebanon, warns residents beyond 'buffer zone' to flee
Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave ‌seven towns beyond the "buffer zone" it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-lebanon-strike-evacuation-buffer-zone-9.7178015?cmp=rss

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„Ambassadors are set to meet in Washington on Thursday as President Aoun hopes to ‘save Lebanon’ amid a fragile ceasefire.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that planned talks with Israel aim to end #hostilities and the #occupation in southern Lebanon, even as Hezbollah and its supporters rejected the #negotiations.“

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3350795/lebanons-president-aoun-says-aiming-end-hostilities-israel-talks?utm_source=rss_feed

Defying Hezbollah, Lebanon’s president seeks end to hostilities with Israel talks

Ambassadors are set to meet in Washington on Thursday as President Aoun hopes to ‘save Lebanon’ amid a fragile ceasefire.

South China Morning Post
Talks ongoing as U.S. blockade of Iranian ports continues
Though last week’s ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the region-wide war’s economic fallout.
#USNews #World #DonaldTrump #Iran
https://globalnews.ca/news/11800509/us-iran-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz/