The official described the move as “a gesture of goodwill” toward the Lebanese government. Israel has denied the report, while the IDF stresses: We were not instructed to withdraw.

Turkey was marked out as a potential dark horse before the World Cup, but it will go into the final round of group-stage matches with no chance of advancing. The stars are under fire, the coach is taking heat, but he has the backing of the federation. In Turkey, the demand is simple: Do not finish with zero points and zero goals. 

From Iran’s perspective, military pressure is not meant to defeat the enemy, but to influence the terms of the agreement reached through negotiations. Lebanon has become leverage over Washington and a means of increasing friction between the US and Israel. This is precisely the point that the Israeli government is struggling to internalize, or refuses to understand.

The US said it would send search and rescue teams, medical equipment and humanitarian aid to Venezuela after a powerful earthquake struck the country overnight. Trump: "Early reports are not good."