geopolitics

Israel hosted Somaliland's President on a landmark visit to Jerusalem after recognising it as an independent state.

U.K. seizes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in first solo operation

British armed forces intercepted an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s sanctioned shadow fleet.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Israeli strikes on Beirut "should not have happened" as he vowed a regional peace deal was at hand, though he did not confirm his earlier claim it would be signed during the day. France 24's Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more.

Trump has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop hitting Lebanon hard while a deal is near, but the prime minister has defied him.

Nysos claimed his spot is one of the elite runners in Thoroughbred racing with a win in the Met Mile on Belmont Stakes Day. The Breeders Cup is his year end goal.

Israeli affairs analyst Dan Perry explains how the US, Israel and Iran may react as they get closer to an agreement.

Al Jazeera reports from the site of an Israeli attack on a residential building in southern Beirut.

An initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz was expected to be signed this week.

Israel says it targeted the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, as Tehran warns this could derail a US-Iran deal to end the fighting.