Damascus Extends Cease-fire By 48 Hours

WASHINGTON — U. S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months. Hopes are lagging for a cease-fire in Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza that would calm attacks by Hezbollah and other Iranian-allied militias.

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A new portrait of King Charles III has been unveiled in honor of Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 29, in the U. K. The portrait, a photograph taken by Hugo Burnand in Windsor Castle in November 2023, shows the King in full military regalia, composed of various medals, swords and decorations—a tribute to service members in both his ceremonial position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Services, and his position as Field Marshal, the highest rank in the British Army. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The holiday commemorates the service of men and women in the British Armed Forces, falling on the final Saturday of June.

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