Ceasefire

• Israel seeks direct talks with Lebanon to smooth Iran ceasefire efforts

  Hours after the ceasefire was announced — amid disagreement over whether it included a pause in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah — Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes.

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  Apr 9
  
• Edmonton Iranian community not confident in U.S., Iran ceasefire

  Local Iranians say the temporary pause in fighting doesn't change much for them. They believe a leadership change is the only way to soothe fears.

  Canada

  Apr 8
  
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• Iran ceasefire in jeopardy after U.S., Israel accused of violating truce

  Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded that the channel be reopened and sought to keep peace talks on track.

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  Apr 8
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• Wall Street surges, oil prices plunge on ‘fragile truce’ of Iran ceasefire

  Oil prices plunged below US$95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to destroy Iran.

  World

  Apr 8
• Israel launches air strikes, artillery on Gaza testing shaky ceasefire

  Israel's attacks on Sunday in Gaza were the most serious test of an already fragile ceasefire with Hamas, which took effect on October 11.

  World

  Oct 19, 2025
• Israel says Gaza’s Rafah crossing will remain closed, adding pressure over hostages’ remains

  The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed, Israel said, after the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said the sole gateway would reopen Monday.

  World

  Oct 18, 2025
• Israel says body released by Hamas is not a hostage, receives more remains

  The military said that after the "examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages."

  World

  Oct 15, 2025
• Trump urges leaders to put ‘old feuds’ aside at Gaza peace summit

  'We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us,' Trump said during a global summit on Gaza's future.

  World

  Oct 13, 2025
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• Carney calls hostages release under Gaza peace deal ‘moment of profound relief’

  In the statement, Carney praised Trump's leadership in advancing the peace plan and called on all parties to implement the terms of the ceasefire.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2025
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• World leaders gathering in Egypt for Gaza ‘Summit for Peace’

  The summit comes as Hamas released 20 remaining living Israeli hostages and Israel started to free hundreds of Palestinians from its prisons.

  World

  Oct 13, 2025