WASHINGTON -- Israel and Lebanon laid out different expectations on a peace deal during talks here on Tuesday, with Israel insisting on Hezbollah's disarmament and Lebanon calling for a ceasefire and concrete measures to ease the severe humanitarian crisis resulting from the ongoing conflict, according to a statement from the U.S. State Department.
All sides agreed to launch direct negotiations at a mutually agreed time and venue, said the statement.
The meeting marked the first major high-level engagement between the governments of Israel and Lebanon since 1993, it said. (US-Israel-Lebanon-Talks)
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GENEVA -- About 250 people are missing after a boat carrying refugees capsized in the Andaman Sea, according to a joint statement released Tuesday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) offices in Bangladesh.
The statement said the trawler departed from southern Bangladesh and was bound for Malaysia when it capsized and sank after encountering strong winds and rough seas, with overcrowding worsening conditions. Women and children were among those on board.
The statement did not specify when the incident occurred. Media reports said the vessel was carrying around 280 people and had left Bangladesh on April 4. (UN-Refugee-Boat)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that talks with Iran could resume in Pakistan within the next two days, according to media reports.
"Something could be happening over the next two days, and we're more inclined to go there (Pakistan)," Trump told a New York Post reporter.
"It's more likely, you know why? Because the field marshal is doing a great job," Trump said, referring to Pakistani Field Marshal General Asim Munir, the country's chief of army staff, who attended the previous talks between the U.S. and Iranian negotiators on Saturday. (US-Trump-Iran)
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LA PAZ -- At least six people were killed and another 14 injured on Tuesday when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in the mountainous region of La Paz department in western Bolivia, authorities said.
The accident occurred in the Tolapampa district of Apolo municipality along a stretch of road worn away by seasonal rains. The direct causes of the accident are still under investigation, according to local media.
Apolo Mayor Rully Jimenez said local residents helped take care of the injured, several of whom remain in serious condition at city medical centers. (Bolivia-Bus Accident) Enditem
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