Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire, as more Lebanon strikes reported
6/19/202647 min
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire, a US official says, following intense Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon that the government said killed 47 people.
Also on the programme, the US government says it will stop funding programmes in South Africa intended to tackle the spread of HIV and AIDS, there's been a furious reaction in Italy after President Trump claimed the prime minister Georgia Meloni begged him for a photo at the G7 summit; and the ballet dancer, Carlos Acosta, on taking his Cuban dance group on tour.
(Photo: Smoke rises over southern Lebanon after Israeli strikes, Metula, Israel - 19 Jun 2026. ATEF SAFADI/EPA/Shutterstock)
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Who's actually won the Iran war? I'm Tristan Redmond.
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And I'm Asma Khalid, and together we host The Global Story podcast from the BBC. The US and Iran say they've struck a deal to end the war.
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But a key question is what's actually been achieved by nearly four months of fighting, and is the situation better, worse, or the same for the region and Iran?
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Celia Hatton· Host1:04
[upbeat music] Hello, I'm Celia Hatton, coming to you live from our studio in central London. Welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service. Two leaders signed the framework agreement between the US and Iran this week, Donald Trump and Iran's Massoud Pezeshkiyan. But it's increasingly clear that two other entities are a key to the success of that deal: