NPR News: 06-21-2026 5PM EDT

Dan Ronan· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Romain. UN peacekeepers say a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah appears to have halted attacks in Lebanon. This for the first time since the war began in March. NPR's Jane Arraf has more from Beirut.

Jane Arraf0:19

This isn't the first ceasefire since the war began on March second, but according to a UNIFIL spokesperson, it is the first day since then without a single apparent strike. That's after US pressure on Israel to stop fighting following Iran's threat to halt talks with the United States if war in Lebanon continued. Tilak Pokharel said UNIFIL recorded four hundred and thirty-one Israeli attacks and twenty strikes by Hezbollah and its allies on Saturday. He said there were still Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace Sunday despite the relative calm, and noted that the presence of Israeli forces within Lebanon was itself a violation of the UN ceasefire accords that UNIFIL monitors. Jane Arraf, NPR News, Beirut.

Dan Ronan· Host1:05

The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to resign, possibly as early as tomorrow. His approval ratings are at an historic low, and last week, the popular mayor of Manchester won a seat in Parliament with the aim of challenging Starmer for his job. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from London.

Lauren Frayer1:25

In a parliamentary system, the head of the party with the most seats in the legislature, in this case, the