In a secluded 'Western bubble,' Ivan, 11, and his younger brother Vova, 7, reportedly the sons of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, are being raised by private European tutors under extraordinary restrictions, according to a Radio Svoboda investigation

As the US weighs a possible halt to the fighting, Israeli forces are pressing deeper into Lebanon, crossing the Litani River and launching an operation north of it; the military says it has secured the area and established river crossings, while Lebanese reports say Israeli troops have also reached the Beaufort area

Trump said the US is 'very close to a good deal' with Iran but warned military action remains an option if talks fail, while insisting politics will not influence his decisions; CENTCOM said it disabled a vessel that tried to breach the US blockade with a Hellfire missile

Military says Golani, Givati, 7th Brigade and other forces crossed the Litani in a broad operation targeting Hezbollah infrastructure around the strategic ridge

The 21-year-old Givati Reconnaissance soldier, an only child who immigrated 6 years ago from Ukraine with his mother to Ashkelon, is the 13th soldier killed since the Lebanon ceasefire took effect

Video shared online shows staff arguing with the woman and saying they have a problem with Zionists, while calls of ‘free Palestine’ are heard in the background

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin became the latest soldier killed since the ceasefire took effect, as the north remains under fire despite the official truce