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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.

Andy Burnham is expected to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer after winning a seat in Parliament in a special election he hailed as a "turning point" for UK politics.

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.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is not a minister who keeps an open calendar for ambassadorial visits or foreign delegations. His engagement with foreign envoys is deliberate, rare, and almost always calibrated to a specific security imperative.

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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.

Experts are also studying Jonathan's DNA because his cells do not appear to mutate in the same way as human cells.

Ukraine's latest drone campaign is focused on disrupting the flow of fuel, equipment and personnel behind Russian lines.

It further claimed that all pre-identified targets were successfully struck and described the operation as a "precise response" to ongoing threats originating beyond its borders.

According to the embassy, more than 12,000 bodies remain trapped beneath rubble across Gaza, while damage to cemeteries has left human remains exposed in several areas.

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After winning a seat in parliament for his local area of Makerfield, Burnham, 56, hopes to ride a level of popularity rarely enjoyed by politicians to become Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade.

Burnham has said he would run in any leadership race, and is the frontrunner to replace Starmer. But some of his supporters are divided over how, and when, to challenge the prime minister.

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Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had warned that any breach of the agreement will be met with a strong response.

The Punjab teenager was on his first trip to the United States when the accident occurred.

An unprecedented Ukrainian drone strike on a major Moscow oil refinery has caused a bizarre environmental crisis, with oily "black rain" falling over parts of the Russian capital.

Firefighters rescued one teacher and several schoolchildren out of the building, with non-life-threatening injuries, the department said.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported at least 16 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes, which the Israeli military said were ongoing.