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Radio 4,09 Apr 2026,45 mins

Israel to hold talks with Lebanon but no ceasefire

The World Tonight

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will enter into direct peace talks with Lebanon but that there will be no immediate truce. Donald Trump is reported to have called Netanyahu to encourage him to enter into negotiations. We get the latest from Jerusalem and Beirut. Also on the programme: US First Lady Melania Trump makes a rare public statement on Jeffrey Epstein. And we hear about the hardware Russians are using in covert operations near the UK’s vital undersea cables.

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