Islamabad emerged as a key diplomatic hub as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived for crucial consultations amid a fragile ceasefire with the United States. With US envoys also landing in Pakistan, the developments signal renewed but uncertain efforts to revive negotiations. PICS/AFP

Israel's military said it struck a missile launcher in Lebanon that had fired into Israel on Thursday in an attack that Israeli air defences intercepted. Hezbollah claimed the attack. (Pics/AFP)