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US, France want mercenaries deployed in south Lebanon: Report
The US and France have reportedly suggested that mercenaries called private contractors should be deployed in south Lebanon.

The US and France have reportedly suggested that mercenaries called private contractors should be deployed in south Lebanon.

China has firmly condemned the sweeping tariffs threatened or imposed by US President Donald Trump on its products, saying they disrupt global trade.
A high-ranking commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that the third retaliatory operation against the Israeli regime will be carried out.
Members of direct-action group Palestine Action have once again targeted the headquarters of the BBC in London.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has delivered a clear message: negotiations with Washington are off the table.
February 18 is the day the Israeli regime troops are supposed to totally leave south Lebanon.
The IOF has completely leveled some parts of the coastal territory to the ground.

Iran's foreign minister has congratulated the Palestinian people and their resistance for their historic victory over Israel in Gaza, saying the regime failed to achieve any of its objectives in the territory.

Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), has censured the closure of a number of UN-run educational centers across the occupied West Bank.
Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales Baroness Sue Carr has censured Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his anti-Palestinian stance.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow and Washington agreed to work together on ending the war in Ukraine .

Ali Akbar Ahmadian has emphasized the need for establishing peace and stability in Sudan, rejecting any foreign interference in the country.

Iran’s energy minister details plans to increase renewables output by 25 times in three years.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories, 17:00 GMT on February 18, 2024.

More than 200 civil society groups worldwide have urged countries involved in the US-led defense firm Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jet program to halt arms transfers to the Israeli regime over fears of humanitarian law violations.

Iran is planning to increase its natural gas production by a fourth in the next five years.
Qatar has said it must be the Palestinians who decide the future of Gaza, not outsiders.

Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy chief of Hamas says the resistance group will hand over the bodies of four Israeli captives on Thursday and release six living captives on Saturday.