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Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for three weeks, Trump says after diplomats’ WH meeting

President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Vice President JD Vance listen in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following a meeting in the White House, President Trump announced Thursday from the Oval Office.

U.S. intercepts another Iranian oil tanker as Trump threatens to sink ships laying mines

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

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The U.S. Navy interdicted another Iranian-linked oil tanker on Thursday, as the U.S. and Iran continued to trade ship seizures, both near the Strait of Hormuz and in the Indo-Pacific region.

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

U.S. intercepts another Iranian oil tanker as Trump threatens to sink ships laying mines

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Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election on the campus of Howard University in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Bill Burke says he was struck by a car driven by James Alex Fields Jr., in a crash that killed counterprotester Heather Heyer, during the August 2017 rally in Charlottesville. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP) ** FILE **

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Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles poses on the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Commanders add linebacker Styles with No. 7 draft pick

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Trump rules out using nuclear weapons against Iran

By Tom Howell Jr., Jeff Mordock and Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Vice President JD Vance listen in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for three weeks, Trump says after diplomats’ WH meeting

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A banner shows a graphic depicting Iranian-built drones with a sign in Farsi that reads: "Arash drone is the nightmare for Iran's enemies," as an Iranian flag waves at left, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) **FILE**

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More Democrats, fewer Republicans, to address college graduates as anti-Trump tensions grow

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