Headlines- In a statement aired on television on Thursday, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem condemned the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, stating that "as long as the occupation exists, the resistance will continue."
- There has been "no tangible progress" in talks to put an end to the Middle East conflict, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday.
- During a meeting with Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah of Kuwait, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed support for the Gulf country.
- On Thursday, the United States imposed new economic penalties on members of the Castro family, the president of Cuba, and some of his close relatives.
- John Bolton, who served as President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, agreed to plead a guilty plea to one count of retaining national security information.
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