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US President Donald Trump said that AI developers should be responsible for ensuring the safety of their products.

UN peacekeeping chief in Lebanon says smooth transition is critical before pull-out

Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy describes Israel’s demolitions as “another violation” of UN Security Council resolutions on Lebanon.

Paris hosts military leaders to weigh post-UN mission in Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as he arrives for a bilateral meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

Lebanese in Israeli-occupied south fear bleak future once UN peacekeepers withdraw

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy travels on the road near areas occupied by Israeli forces towards Rmeich, southern Lebanon, September 12, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

Israel and Lebanon to meet in Rome in October, US State Department official says

Lebanon’s president visits south after Israel blows up strategic Hezbollah site

The Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Sept 7 (left) and the aftermath of an Israeli demolition on Sept 10 which triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor.

Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome delayed to October: US official

A resident assesses the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, Lebanon, on May 26.

Israel says ready for more strikes on Hezbollah after tunnel detonation

This screen grab taken from a video shared by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on X on September 10, 2026 shows the moment of an explosion that Israel says destroyed key underground infrastructure built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group on the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in south Lebanon. Israel said September 10 it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. "This is strategic terrorist infrastructure that was built over two decades, with Iranian funding and planning," said a joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz, adding that its destruction "completes the achievement of operational control over the Ali al-Taher ridge -- above and below ground". (Photo by X / @ISRAEL_KATZ / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / X / @ISRAEL_KATZ" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah underground complex at Lebanon's Ali al-Taher

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanese town kill 13 as fears of escalation mount

Heavy machinery operates at the site of an Israeli strike, in Kfar Rumman, Lebanon, September 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

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