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Israel begins striking south Lebanon after evacuation warning for 7 towns

Lebanese official media said Israel's military began striking the country's south on Sunday after issuing an evacuation warning for seven locations, despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah.

"Israeli warplanes launched a strike" in Kfar Tibnit -- one of the locations included in the warning -- the state-run National News Agency said, adding that there were reports of casualties.

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Araghchi expected back in Pakistan despite US cancellation

Iran's foreign minister was due to return to Pakistan on Sunday as international mediators try to keep peace talks on track despite U.S. President Donald Trump calling off his envoys' planned trip.

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Trump says shooting won't 'deter' him from Iran war

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner would not deter him from the Iran war, although he believed the incident was unlikely linked to the conflict.

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Trump cancels Pakistan talks trip, says Iran war on hold

International efforts to mediate between the United States and Iran were in the balance on Sunday, after President Donald Trump canceled his envoys' planned trip to Pakistan for talks.

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Trump evacuated as shooter opens fire at Washington gala

U.S. Secret Service agents bundled Donald Trump from the stage as shots rang out Saturday evening at a media gala, in what the president later described as an attack by a "would-be assassin."

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What we know about the Trump press gala shooting

U.S. President Donald Trump and other attendees at a glitzy media gala in Washington made a hasty exit Saturday night after gunshots were fired.

As details continue to emerge and investigations are underway, here is what we know about the shooting:

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Israel strikes buildings in south Lebanon after Netanyahu orders attacks on Hezbollah

Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern towns of Haddatha, Zibqine, al-Sultaniyeh and Kherbet Selm, as the Israeli army said it hit "buildings used by Hezbollah for military purposes."

The strikes came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to strike Hezbollah hard after what the army said was a string of ceasefire violations.

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Trump says cancelled envoys' Pakistan trip, but war not resuming

U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had cancelled his envoys' planned trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday, but said that did not mean an immediate resumption of the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

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South Lebanese distrustful of truce, reject peace with Israel

In a government shelter in the coastal city of Sidon, Mohammed al-Zein saw little to celebrate in the extension of a truce between Lebanon and Israel, saying he was still barred from returning to his southern hometown.

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Iran defense ministry says US seeks 'face-saving' way out of war

Iran's defense ministry on Saturday said the United States was seeking a "face-saving" way to exit the war, as U.S. envoys travelled to Pakistan for peace negotiations.

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