Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, April 17, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:The first day of the cease-fire in LebanonProgress in Iran-U.S. talksReturn of those displaced by Israeli attacks to their homesPeople in vehicles hold up photos of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Saida, April 17, 2026. (Credit: Aziz Taher/Reuters) Lebanon and Israel begin a 10-day cease-fire: A 10-day cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel came into effect at midnight.U.S. President Donald Trump announced the imminent halt to hostilities in a social media post yesterday afternoon and followed it up with another claiming he would eventually join President Joseph Aoun with Israeli Prime Minister...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, April 17, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:The first day of the cease-fire in LebanonProgress in Iran-U.S. talksReturn of those displaced by Israeli attacks to their homesPeople in vehicles hold up photos of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Saida, April 17, 2026. (Credit: Aziz Taher/Reuters) Lebanon and Israel begin a 10-day cease-fire: A 10-day cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel came into effect at midnight.U.S. President Donald Trump announced the imminent halt to hostilities in a social media post yesterday afternoon and followed it up with another claiming he would eventually join President Joseph Aoun with Israeli Prime...
