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When asked about the IDF’s occupation in Lebanon, a former Israeli general was blunt: “Is it going to last 10 years or more? I don’t know.”

Iran’s military has announced that ‌its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire in April is over, although it has threatened to resume the strikes if Israel continued attacks on Lebanon.

Monday’s latest missile attacks marked the most serious crossfire since the increasingly tenuous April 8 ceasefire was reached as Yemen’s Houthi rebels also re-entered the fray.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in ​North Korea for talks with ​leader Kim Jong-un, ​as Beijing tries to draw Pyongyang ‌back into its orbit.

Iran has reportedly launched missiles at Israel for the first time since an April ceasefire, raising fears of a wider regional conflict and jeopardising efforts to revive peace talks.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The last time China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, travelled to North Korea, that country’s dictator, Kim Jong Un, was reeling from sanctions and failed nuclear talks with the United States.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement comes a day after North Korea unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels. 

The Iranian-backed militants rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Lebanon’s government, describing it as ‘surrender, defeat and achieving the enemy’s goals’.

The agreement depends on the co-operation of the Iranian-backed militia. The ceasefire could remove a significant obstacle in the talks between the US and Iran.

The US Government has announced a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been brokered, with new pilot zones to be created for the Lebanese Armed Forces to control. 

China has barred four New Zealand politicians from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau for a year after they visited Taiwan in May.

The body tasked with preserving White House records is yet to find a single Twitter direct message from Donald Trump, despite the President tweeting more than 25,000 times in his first term.

Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal and naval base in St Petersburg hours before President Vladimir Putin's showcase economic forum gets under way.

WASHINGTON POST: Jill Biden recalls awkward moments with Melania Trump and the road to defeat.