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Israel and Lebanon to hold first direct talks in decades

NPR | By Kat Lonsdorf and Michel Martin

Published Apr 14, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC

Diplomats from Israel and Lebanon will meet in Washington for rare direct talks.

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026.

UAE denies Netanyahu secretly visited the country during the Iran war

By The Associated Press

May 14, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026.

Russia hits Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, killing 1 and injuring 31

By The Associated Press

May 14, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC

Denise Powell, candidate for the Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second district, right, hugs pollster Madeline Conway during an election night watch party Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district

By Jason Breslow

May 14, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC

U.S. and Moroccan military forces take part in the 20th edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, on May 31, 2024.

Remains of 2nd U.S. soldier who went missing in Morocco have been recovered

By The Associated Press

May 14, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC