LiveLive Updates June 16, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJune 16, 2026UpdatesHezbollah: Iran will not sign final deal with U.S. without Israeli withdrawal from LebanonHezbollah believes ‌Iran will not sign a nuclear ⁠deal with Washington unless ⁠Israel pulls its troops from southern Lebanon, and told Reuters it understands that Tehran will push ‌for Israel's withdrawal in its ‌next phase of talks with Washington.Hezbollah's media office said such a withdrawal would be the result of, and not a precondition for, the next set of talks between ⁠Iran and the U.S., set to begin after ‌the two ⁠formally sign their memorandum ‌of understanding this coming Friday.The media office said the ⁠group has received Iranian assurances that any Israeli breach of the Lebanon ceasefire would ‌affect its upcoming negotiations with the U.S.Belarus's Lukashenko tells Saudi channel Israel committed 'holocaust' in Gaza Belarus's President Aleksandr Lukashenko accused Israel on Monday of committing a "holocaust" in the Gaza Strip, drawing criticism from Israel's Foreign Ministry for antisemitism.Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Astana, Kazakhstan, May. Credit: Alexander Kazakov,AP Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Astana, Kazakhstan, May. Credit: Alexander Kazakov,AP In an interview with Saudi state-owned channel Al Arabiya, Lukashenko said that Israel "already [has] a bad reputation in the world because of the bombing of Gaza." It is a holocaust. Why do we speak about the Holocaust suffered by the Israelis while they themselves have killed so many people, women and above all, children?""Gaza is a HOLOCAUST."