Was Donald Trump 'blocked' from using the nuclear codes against Iran?

President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States would indefinitely extend its ceasefire with Iran, easing fears that a fragile pause in fighting could collapse as stalled peace talks remain in limbo. The move comes amid mounting diplomatic pressure, with Pakistan scrambling to bring both sides back to the negotiating table and warnings from Washington and Tehran that hostilities could quickly resume without a deal.

Lebanon's disaster management unit raises death toll from weeks of Israeli attacks to 2,454, with 7,658 people injured.

Barbara Slavin says Trump’s decision to extend a ceasefire with Iran is a relief, but a diplomatic solution is far off.

Discussions reportedly come after Trump’s decision to stop initiative that allowed group to apply to resettle in the US The Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send up to 1,100 Afghans who helped US forces during the war in Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a non-profit confirmed on Tuesday. The resettlement talks, first reported by the New York Times, come after Donald Trump’s decision to stop an initiative that allowed Afghans who assisted US war efforts