Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump saysReutersThe leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefire from from 17:00 EST (21:00 GMT; midnight local time), US President Donald Trump has said.For the past six weeks, Israel and Hezbollah - an Iran-backed armed group - have been fighting in southern Lebanon.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Israel's...

Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The world that exists underwater is almost entirely different from our own. In Raja Ampat, a collection...

National People's Congress: What is China's Two Sessions and why does it matter?What to know about the 'two sessions', China's biggest political meetingKelly NgandStephen McDonell,China correspondent, BeijingGetty ImagesChina's biggest political meetings will take place this week in Beijing The stage is set for China's biggest political gathering - carefully choreographed annual meetings of...

Andrew gives up lease on another Crown Estate propertySean CoughlanRoyal correspondentGoogleEast Lodge is about five miles from Andrew's previous home at Royal LodgeAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor is giving up the lease on another Crown Estate property, the BBC understands.Mountbatten-Windsor has asked to end his lease on East Lodge, near his former home at Sunninghill Park in Berkshire, with...

After failed peace talks, President Trump threatens to blockade the Strait of HormuzAfter failed peace talks, President Trump threatens to blockade the Strait of Hormuz Less than a day after peace talks between the US and Iran failed, President Trump said that he will blockade the Strait of Hormuz. World After failed peace talks, President Trump...