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Hi, Natasha Belling with you and welcome to the afternoon edition of The Briefing.

Coming up in our deep dive, another sensational chapter in the Carl and Jackie O controversy.

Lawyers for both radio stars have headed to the federal court today with more bombshell allegations.

We'll chat with the top employment lawyer for all the latest and find out whether the pair will ever return on air.

But first, let's check the afternoon headlines this Friday, the 24th of April.

The US president has announced a three-week ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.

President Trump making the announcement via a truth social post which he put on his social media website shortly after a meeting at the White House with diplomats from both countries.

Meantime, President Trump has also told a journalist, quote, don't rush me on making a deal with Iran.

During a news conference, the reporter was asking the US president how long he was willing to wait for a response from Iran.

And the president had this to say.

Meantime, CNN had a report earlier today that the US military is developing plans to target Iran's capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping laneway that has become the focal point of naval blockades since the ceasefire was announced just over two weeks ago.

A US soldier has been charged after he made hundreds of thousands of dollars on a betting market by allegedly using secret information about the planned capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

The soldier was involved in the planning and execution of the mission to snatch the leader from Venezuela, which was carried out in early January.

In December, the soldier opened an account on Polymarket and made a long-shot bet of US$32,000 that Maduro would be out soon.

When he was captured, the soldier then made around US$400,000 in profits or around Australian dollars.

The soldier will face five criminal charges for stealing and misusing confidential government information, theft and fraud.