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20.04.2026 08:10 The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with General Electric Company to resolve 116 violations of the Arms Export Control Act , 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations , 22 C.F.R. parts 120-130.

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20.04.2026 08:10 A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday local time , following an earlier announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump.

20.04.2026 08:10 Hezbollah says its fighters still have their "hand on the trigger" and are monitoring any enemy sabotage after the announcement of a 10-day ceasefire, as the Lebanese group reviewed 45 days of resistance against Israeli forces.

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20.04.2026 08:10 Since the Middle East war started on 28 February, several sites of major cultural significance have come under attack in Israel, Iran and Lebanon. Ensuring their protection is the task of the UN agency for education, science and culture, UNESCO.

20.04.2026 08:10 While aid cargo is entering Gaza, restrictions on "dual-use" items, including equipment to dispose of unexploded ordnance, continue to constrain the relief response, UN humanitarians said Thursday.

20.04.2026 08:10 US President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington is actively prohibiting Israel from carrying out additional attacks on Lebanon as a nascent ceasefire takes hold, according to Anadolu Agency.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran has warmly welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon, underlining that the halt to aggression against the country forms an integral part of the broader ceasefire understanding reached between the Islamic Republic and the United States, with constructive mediation by Pakistan.

20.04.2026 08:10 European leaders on Thursday called for the full implementation of the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and urged efforts toward a lasting peace.

20.04.2026 08:10 'I fully support the ceasefire in Lebanon as announced by President Trump. This is an important and much needed step towards de-escalation of the current crisis in the region. I commend the USA for facilitating the conversations leading to this announcement, as well as the governments of Lebanon and Israel for seeking a diplomatic solution to the conflict', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

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20.04.2026 08:10 On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners' Day, which falls on 17 April every year, the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation expressed deep concern over the deteriorating conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons, numbering more than 9500 prisoners, including 73 female prisoners and 350 children, in addition to detainees from the Gaza Strip, whose number is unknown

20.04.2026 08:10 A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect on Friday, following an announcement earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump.