Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts – AP News

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  1. Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts  AP News
  2. Israel Complicates Trump’s Push for Peace With Iran  The New York Times
  3. Live updates: Israel says it will begin direct negotiations with Lebanon as US prepares for Iran ceasefire talks  CNN
  4. Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emerges  AP News
  5. Netanyahu announces negotiations with Lebanon after U.S. pressure  Axios
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Smithsonian museum director to move to Guggenheim: ‘a moment of change’

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Melissa Chiu, 54, director of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, led the institution for 12 years

A museum director at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington has announced that she is leaving to take over at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Melissa Chiu has been director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on the National Mall for 12 years. In an interview on Thursday, she insisted that her departure is not related to Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere with the Smithsonian.

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News live: Labor dismisses Tony Abbott’s calls for Australia to join war; Queensland MP Jimmy Sullivan found dead

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Former PM asks ‘What is the point of having armed forces if they’re not to be used to support our allies in a just cause.’ Follow updates live

Head of IMF says Iran war will permanently scar global economy even if peace is reached

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the Iran war will permanently scar the global economy even if a durable peace deal in the Middle East can be reached.

But now, even our most hopeful scenario involves a growth downgrade. Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo.

Penny Wong’s previous statements, whether it’s concerned or gravely concerned, have had no effect.

But cancelling more than a billion dollars in Israeli arms contracts – that would not only respond to the moral situation of the appalling Israeli military attacks, it would also have the benefit of putting a very real material pressure on Israel to pull back from what is a disastrous, illegal, immoral war in Lebanon that is threatening the entire globe’s peace.

We should not be buying weapons that have been tested by Israeli defence manufacturers in conflicts like Gaza and Lebanon, and we should not be contributing any weapons parts.

Right now it also would have the important additional benefit of making it clear to Israel that this comes at a direct and real cost to them.

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Grace Tame’s foundation announces closure over funding difficulties

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Closure comes weeks after former Australian of the Year and advocate for abuse survivors says she lost speaking engagements because of a ‘smear campaign’ against her

Child sexual abuse survivor Grace Tame’s foundation has announced it is closing, citing challenges with long-term funding.

The former Australian of the Year set up the foundation in 2021 – the year she carried the national honour for her advocacy for abuse survivors and for law reform.

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Ecuador hikes tariffs to 100-percent in feud with neighbour Colombia – Al Jazeera

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  1. Ecuador hikes tariffs to 100-percent in feud with neighbour Colombia  Al Jazeera
  2. Ecuador raises tariffs on Colombia to 100% from 50% as tensions escalate  Reuters
  3. Colombia–Ecuador Crisis: Petro Orders Ambassador in Quito to Return  ColombiaOne.com
  4. Ecuador and Colombia Enter Diplomatic Standoff Over Jorge Glas  teleSUR English
  5. Ecuador-Colombia relations dive as Quito recalls ambassador over Petro comments  Latin America Reports
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European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon – The New York Times

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  1. European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon  The New York Times
  2. Iran war live: Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten US-Iran ceasefire talks  Al Jazeera
  3. Middle East crisis live: Iran war ceasefire does not cover Lebanon, Netanyahu says; Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel  The Guardian
  4. Israel's attacks devastate Beirut and threaten U.S.-Iran ceasefire  NBC News
  5. Israeli military says it has killed nephew of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem  Reuters
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Trump’s ceasefire with Iran is tested as world anxiously watches – Politico

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  1. Trump’s ceasefire with Iran is tested as world anxiously watches  Politico
  2. White House struggles to prop up truce marked by confusion, contradictions  The Washington Post
  3. US-Iran ceasefire: Uncertainty over what’s next  Al Jazeera
  4. A Closer Look at Iran’s 10 Demands—and Which the U.S. Might Accept  WSJ
  5. What Is In Iran’s 10-Point Proposal, and How Does It Compare to U.S. Demands?  The New York Times
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Live Updates: U.S. will host talks between Israel and Lebanon, sources say, as fragile Iran ceasefire holds – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: U.S. will host talks between Israel and Lebanon, sources say, as fragile Iran ceasefire holds  CBS News
  2. Live updates: Iran warns of 'strong responses' as Israel's attacks on Lebanon threaten ceasefire  NBC News
  3. US-Iran ceasefire deal shows strain ahead of talks with oil flows squeezed  Reuters
  4. Disagreement Over Lebanon’s Inclusion in Cease-Fire Threatens to Unravel It  The New York Times
  5. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped  The New Yorker
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