Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least 16 people, including two children, hours after reports emerged of a ceasefire agreement.

Tehran and Washington were due to hold talks in Switzerland on Friday, after signing a memorandum of understanding ending the war in the Middle East, but the latest negotiations have been postponed with no new date announced.

Speaking in a podcast called 'Interesting Times with Ross Douthat', US Vice President JD Vance said that although the US wanted to release the agreement on June 15, they could only do so two days later.

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Israel and Hezbollah agreed to the ceasefire on Friday following an escalation in hostilities in Lebanon, according to a US official.

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One person died and dozens were injured, 11 of them "very seriously", after two passenger trains collided near London on Friday.

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Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire agreement, a US official announced on Friday after an escalation in fighting in Lebanon threatened the chances of an interim agreement on ending the war in Iran.

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew their ceasefire, according to a US official, after fresh violence in Lebanon put the fragile arrangement under pressure.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said common sense dictated the need for such contacts because of the "enormous number" of complex issues on the agenda, but he said the Europeans needed to change their approach to Russia.

A total of 25 commercial vessels crossed the newly reopened strait on Thursday, the highest number since mid-April, according to data from tracking firm AXSMarine.

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The Iranian maritime authority's statement comes despite the Strait of Hormuz reopening after a US-Iran agreement to end the war.

Tehran and Washington signed a memorandum of understanding this week ending a regional war that erupted on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

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Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire set to begin at 4 pm local time on Friday, a senior US official told Reuters.

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