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U.S. and Iran Sign a Framework Deal, Leaving Major Issues for Future Talks
ByZolan Kanno-Youngs, Erica L. Green, Max Bearak and Lara Jakes June 15, 2026June 16, 2026

U.S. and Iranian officials said the deal included a 60-day cease-fire to pave the way for negotiations toward a final peace agreement and talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

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Trump declares US-Iran peace deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders battle to tie up loose ends
ByPatrick Wintour in Évian, Andrew Roth in Washington and Jason Burke in Jerusalem June 15, 2026

US president says strait of Hormuz will be open from Friday but questions remain over waterway fees and Israeli breaches of ceasefire in LebanonTallying the global cost of the US-Israel war against IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has …

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Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 12, 2026

Paris meeting draws up proposals and calls for urgent diplomacy towards two-state solution at summit next weekPalestinian and Israeli civil society groups meeting in Paris on Friday have urged G7 leaders to act at their summit in the French spa town of…

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6 Countries Announce Sanctions Targeting Israeli Settler Networks
ByLynsey Chutel June 9, 2026

The measures aim to “disrupt the flows of finance” supporting attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, said the British government, which coordinated them with France and other nations.

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Marjane Satrapi, Artist and Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
ByAmelia Nierenberg and Ségolène Le Stradic June 4, 2026June 5, 2026

Her popular graphic novel series, published in the early 2000s, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War.

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Even After a Strait of Hormuz Deal, Moving 1,500 Ships Won’t Be Easy
ByJenny Gross May 25, 2026May 25, 2026

An agreement to reopen the waterway would be followed by a complicated process of navigating a backlog of vessels stranded for nearly three months.

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France Bans Israeli Minister Over Treatment of Detained Flotilla Activists
ByAaron Boxerman May 23, 2026May 23, 2026

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, has long drawn criticism for his hard-line statements and harsh policies against Palestinian prisoners.

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Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention
ByReuters in Rome and Jerusalem May 22, 2026

Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse, including beatings, during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to Palestinians• Ben-Gvir’s template of televised abuse was honed on PalestiniansActivists released from Israeli custody after being de…

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In France, pro-Palestinian solidarity is being silenced and criminalised | Rokhaya Diallo
ByRokhaya Diallo May 22, 2026

The government’s deeply illiberal ‘Yadan bill’ may be dead. But the threat to legitimate protest certainly is notTensions in France over how to respond to a rise in antisemitism have been running high. A government-backed bill that aimed to deal with t…

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Israeli settler to go on trial over attack on French nun in Jerusalem
ByAgence France-Press in Jerusalem May 7, 2026

Yona Simcha Schreiber from settlement in West Bank faces charge of assault motivated by hostility towards religious groupAn Israeli settler suspected of kicking and wounding a French Catholic nun in Jerusalem will go on trial for assault motivated by h…

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