Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire, House Votes Against Iran War, More
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There are hopes this morning that talks between the US and Iran could get back on track. That's after the White House announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire. However, an end to hostilities remains contingent on Hezbollah halting all attacks. As yet, there's been no immediate indication that the Iran-backed militia group has accepted the deal. The Israeli ambassador to the US, Yackel Leiter, says under the agreement, Hezbollah fighters will have to leave the border area near Israel.
Hezbollah is going to understand that there is now an agreement between Israel and Lebanon backed by the United States. The pilot zone project will be guided by the United States.
What are the latest updates on the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire?
Special units in the Lebanese army will take control of various areas and gradually spread out throughout the south so we don't go into another pattern where Israel leaves, Hezbollah comes back, and we go through the same thing for the past 40 years.
Akhil Leiter speaking there. Following US-mediated talks with Lebanon, Iran has demanded that Israel stop striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon as part of any agreement with the US. The two sides have exchanged limited strikes in recent days in what has been their most serious flare-up since a fragile ceasefire took effect in April.
In Washington, the Republican-led House of Representatives has voted to halt the US war with Iran in a break with President Donald Trump. The 215-208 decision won't actually end US military attacks on Iran. To do that, the Senate would still have to pass the resolution and even then President Trump could also veto the vote. House Foreign Affairs Ranking Democrat Gregory Meeks spoke to reporters after the vote.
The Constitution says only Congress can determine when we go to war. This Congress, this House of Representatives today spoke for the American people.
Gregory Meeks speaking there as four Republicans joined all Democrats present to pass the resolution. It was the fourth time this year that Democrats forced a vote on the war and the first time that they attracted enough Republican support to prevail.
Germany, France and the UK are working with Ukraine on plans to engage Russia's President Vladimir Putin in negotiations to end the war. Bloomberg understands officials from the three allies see a shift in momentum for Ukraine as Russian forces suffer mounting losses and economic challenges. NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte was speaking alongside Vladimir Zelensky after the first ever NATO-Ukraine Council meeting held in Kiev.
We know Russia's economy is under serious strain. Even with some temporary relaxing of sanctions due to oil shortages, Russia cannot compensate for the toll their war is taking on their battered finances. The pressures meant to bring Russia to the negotiating table, to end this terrible war that they started over four years ago.
NATO Secretary General speaking during a visit to Kiev. The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to speak to Germany's Friedrich Merz and France's Emmanuel Macron in the coming days. Critics of the idea to engage with Putin say the Russian president has shown no sign of being serious about peace talks and continues to harbour maximalist demands.
The US and its Five Eyes intelligence partners have issued a warning about attempts by Chinese spies to recruit assets via websites, including LinkedIn. A joint statement from the FBI, MI5 and the intelligence agencies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand say that China's military intelligence services are using a widening array of professional networking sites and online job platforms to to target Five Eyes personnel. Bloomberg's Freddie Fulston has more.
According to the agencies, Chinese spies are posing as employees of private consultancies, think tanks and HR firms. Their strategy is to post online job adverts for foreign policy and defence analysts. Targets are said to include Five Eyes nationals with security clearance, but academics, journalists and think tank employees are also being approached.
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