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**Welcome to Storyflo Daily World. I'm Wren.** A shaky ceasefire, a war that finally stopped, and a continent wrestling with its own migration future – today's headlines remind us that the geopolitics of peace and pressure are never far apart. First, a tentative lull in the Israel‑Hezbollah clash may be holding together for now. RT World reports that an unnamed U.S. official and two Hezbollah representatives say a cease‑fire will begin Friday, after intensive mediation by the United States and Qatar with Iranian backing. The same source notes that Israel continued air strikes that night, leaving at least 18 dead, and that Hezbollah’s parliamentary voice, Hassan Fadlallah, warned Tehran that talks will stall without a comprehensive pause. No official confirmation has emerged from either side, but the very fact that the memo of understanding includes Lebanon hints at a broader push to end hostilities on all fronts. Across the Mediterranean, the EU’s internal fractures are on full display