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Israeli military publishes map of south Lebanon territory under its control

JERUSALEM, April 19 (Reuters) – The Israeli military published for the first time a map of its new deployment line inside Lebanon on Sunday, bringing dozens of mostly abandoned Lebanese villages under its control, ​days after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect. There was no immediate comment from Lebanese officials or ‌from Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israel and Lebanon agreed on Thursday to a U.S.-backed ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The deal, which followed the first direct talks in decades between Israel and Lebanon on April 14, is meant to enable broader U.S.-Iran negotiations ​but with Israeli forces maintaining positions deep inside southern Lebanon. Stretching east

CBI arrests Bharat Mathur, a senior executive in a drone company in alleged trap case: Officials

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Bharat Mathur, a Senior Vice President at a large corporate conglomerate, as well as a Deputy Director General associated with the civil aviation has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case that has rocked otherwise procedural handles of the aviation governance. The charge? There was an alleged inducement of 2.5 lakh which was reportedly expected to enable induction of drones to a different business in the state. This was a planned operation that was carried out with mathematical precision on a Saturday resulting in the arrest of Mathur who is also a member of an

Trump says US negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran, raising hopes of extending a fragile ceasefire set to expire by Wednesday even as Washington and Tehran remain in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran did not immediately confirm the talks but its chief negotiator, parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, said in an interview aired on state television late Saturday that “there will be no retreat in the field of diplomacy,” while acknowledging a wide gap remained between the sides. The White House said Vice President JD Vance, who led the first

What consumers can do as the Iran war critically impacts the cost and availability of flights?

As the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, consumers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips. The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that European countries could run low on jet fuel within weeks, forcing the continent’s airlines and carriers that fly to Europe to significantly reduce flights. Many airlines have already raised checked bag fees or added fuel surcharges as the global price of jet fuel increased from about $99 per barrel at the end of February to as high as $209 a barrel

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