US officials were aware that a statement from Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the US-Iran ceasefire that was issued on Tuesday included a truce in Lebanon as part of the deal, according to media reports.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to testify before the US congress in June about his interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers have confirmed.
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Lebanon's health ministry said dozens were killed and hundreds wounded in an early estimate.
President Trump declared in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that the US was going to stop bombing Iran for a period of two weeks as part of a mutual ceasefire deal through Pakistani mediation.
In a rare move amid the escalating war, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a direct message to the American people, bypassing governments and addressing public opinion at a critical moment.
Historically the discussion surrounding the question of ideology has often focused on its capacity to dominate and legitimate. While these qualities attributed to ideology are important themes to consider, they need to be discussed in relation to the problem of elite or ruling-class cohesion. Ideology is not simply about influencing the public. It also provides the ruling class and elites with a narrative that can justify their privileged status and right to rule. Ideology provides the medium for developing a common view of the world. It offers a grammar of meaning and language and rules through which members of the elite can arrive at a shared understanding and communicate with one another.
President Trump has suggested he could walk away from Iran and leave other nations to police the Strait of Hormuz, threatening that America “won’t be there to help you anymore”.
Israel’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European countries and rights groups.
