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1. Why disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets

   

   Facing an existential breaking point, Lebanon’s government is attempting to disarm Hezbollah and assert state sovereignty following a fragile, often-violated April ceasefire with Israel. The path forward remains a dangerous gamble.

2. Mexico trade mission launches in Toronto as businesses seek to expand ties with Canada

   

   A major Mexican trade mission to Canada launched Thursday, involving over 200 Mexican businesses seeking to expand commercial links during the two-day, two-city encounter that will include high-level talks on the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement.

3. Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is 'in name only'

   

   Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, escalating attacks and widening incursions are exposing major cracks in an agreement that analysts say was never going to ultimately halt the violence.

4. Purported Epstein suicide note unsealed by New York judge

   

   A suicide note purportedly written by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before his death has been unsealed by a federal judge in New York City after five years away from public view.

5. Tehran evaluating U.S. proposal to end war, but Iranian lawmaker calls it 'American wish list'