Hegseth speaking as Trump says US will work closely with Iran after two-week ceasefire agreed

Meanwhile Israel carries out new air strikes in southern Lebanon and says the conditional truce "does not include Lebanon".

Iran and US agree two-week conditional ceasefire but Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon

Pakistan says it will host talks between the two sides on Friday. Israel says it supports the ceasefire but it "does not ...

Why the bond market won’t bounce back to pre-war levels

Treasuries and bond markets in Europe, Britain and Australia also rallied strongly. However, yields only fell back to ...