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Oil slipped following three days of gains after Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire if Hezbollah also stops hostilities, which would remove a key sticking point in talks between Washington and Tehran.

Lawmakers vote to block president from carrying out more strikes in Middle East without congressional approval

Israel and Lebanon agree to implementation of ceasefire Reuters

Joint agreement announced by the US state department calls for Hizbollah to stop all attacks

Prime minister says there is ‘an ideological disagreement’ with the United States. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers’ budget bill will face debate and a vote in the House today, and he poses the legislation as a “really simple choice” f

In the 215-208 vote, four Republicans joined Democrats to pass the measure, which had failed in three previous attempts.

Analysis: Why China's defense minister skipped the Shangri-La Dialogue

JCB to launch app for Taiwan credit card members visiting Japan

US-China detente: Taiwan is the pivot

Among some nuclear strategists, military officers, and lawmakers, a belief bordering on the canonical has taken root that the United States is on the short end of a “deterrence gap” with Russia and China. Both countries, and especially Russia, possess theater-range nuclear weapons, whose comparative