Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
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January 20, 2020
Martin Luther King
On the third Monday of each January, Americans honor the memory of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was a leader in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, advocating social change through non-violent means
June 10, 2019
National Cathedral Pairs Fundraiser With Love...
From funerals of presidents to the final Sunday sermon of a civil rights icon, the country’s most famous church is an American landmark
January 20, 2019
US Civil Rights Road Trip Inspires...
The struggle for social and racial justice continues today. So watch what happened when a group of young South Africans visited the American South to track the history of civil rights