The people of 5 June

Axios reports that U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have traveled to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, to talk with nuclear experts who might take part in future negotiations with Iran regarding their nuclear program.

Conflict · 5 Jun · with Steve Witkoff

Russian president Vladimir Putin rejects Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal for a face-to-face meeting, stating that he sees "no point" and "the only point is for the Ukrainian side to halt the advance of our armed forces".

Conflict · 5 Jun · with Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun and prime minister Nawaf Salam criticize Iran for the rejection of the ceasefire deal with Israel, stating that Lebanon should not be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations between the United States and Iran.

Conflict · 5 Jun · with Nawaf Salam

Mohsen Rezaee, the Iranian military advisor to the Supreme Leader, says that negotiations are in a "deadlock" and that it is up to the United States to end it.

Conflict · 5 Jun

Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri rejects the ceasefire deal with Israel, saying it is not a complete ceasefire and does not require an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon at the same time as Hezbollah.

Conflict · 5 Jun

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar says that Israel will open its first embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia, after its new prime minister Janez Janša ordered the Palestine flag at the main government building to be removed within an hour after taking office.

World · 5 Jun · with Janez Janša

Iraqi national footballer Ayman Hussein is detained and questioned by US Customs and Border Protection at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago for seven hours before he is finally allowed to enter United States, but the team's photographer is barred from entering the country.

Sport · 5 Jun