Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman.
In a late-night online post, President Trump suggested that the leaders of Lebanon and Israel
may speak for the first time in decades.
It's not clear this will happen.
Israel has invaded and bombed southern Lebanon, it says, to fight Iran's proxy militia, Hezbollah.
Today, Israel renewed evacuation orders for Lebanese civilians to flee.
Pakistan's army chief has arrived in Iran.
Pakistan is continuing its mediation efforts between Iran and the U.S. Betsy Joll's reports from Islamabad.
President Trump has suggested a second round of peace talks could be held in Pakistan.
The timing of possible talks remains uncertain,
however, as three of Pakistan's key mediators were outside of the country on Wednesday.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Ismail Bakai told Iranian state media that exchanges with the U.S.
Have continued through Pakistan after an initial round of talks in Islamabad last weekend ended without a deal.
For NPR News, I'm Betsy Joles in Islamabad.
U.S. Catholic bishops have taken the extraordinary step of issuing a statement clarifying the Church's teaching
on the philosophy known as the Just War.
NPR's Jason DeRose reports this comes after Vice President Vance advised Pope Leo to,
quote, be careful when giving his opinion on matters of theology.
In the midst of a days-long back-and-forth over Iran, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops writes,
For over a thousand years, the Catholic Church has taught just war theory,