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Otograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Cora Vickleman. There's a ceasefire in effect between Israel and Lebanon, and the international reaction has been mostly positive. NPR's Scott Newman reports from Tel Aviv, it calls for a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. The truce aimed at ending the fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was welcomed by Iran's foreign ministry, which praised the end of what it

calls Israel's aggression against Lebanon. The truce, which went into effect at 4 a.m. local time, was brokered by the U.S. and France. It comes eight weeks after Israeli forces entered southern Lebanon. Egypt expressed hope that the deal would be the start of a broader de-escalation in the region, while Jordan's foreign ministry called the ceasefire an important step, but also said Israel's, quote, aggression in Gaza must be stopped. French President Emmanuel Macron also said he hopes the deal will, quote, open the path for ending the war in Gaza. Scott Newman, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

President-elect Donald Trump has named two more members of his economic team. NPR's Scott Horsley reports both are veterans of Trump's first term in the White House. Trump has chosen Kevin Hassett to lead the National Economic Council, a kind of clearinghouse for economic policy throughout the administration. Hassett led the president's Council of Economic Advisers during Trump's first two years in the White House, and he helped make the case for the 2017 tax cuts. He briefly returned to the administration as a senior advisor during the pandemic. Trump also announced plans to nominate Jameson Greer to serve as U.S. trade representative.

He was chief of staff in that office during Trump's first White House term. If confirmed by the Senate, Greer will be charged with implementing Trump's bare-knuckle trade policies. News of his nomination came one day after the president-elect called for steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Scott Horsley in PR News, Washington. Canadian officials are blasting Trump's plan to impose steep new tariffs. Doug Ford is the premier of Ontario, Canada's most populous province.

He says Canada sends more than two and a half billion dollars in goods and services into the U.S. every day. Ford warns if Trump imposes a 25% tariff, Canada will have to respond. He does put these tariffs on. We will retaliate. We will put tariffs on every box of cereal, every cracker, anything that gets shipped across. And I promise you, it will hurt the U.S. and I don't want that. The Associated Press estimates that about two-thirds of U.S. crude oil imports come from Canada. 85% of U.S. electricity imports are through Canada.

And Canada is the biggest supplier to the U.S. of steel, aluminum, and uranium. The National Weather Service is warning an arctic blast of cold weather will slide into the central United States by Thanksgiving. The system will drop farther south and east by Friday and spread further during the weekend. Areas near the Great Lakes could feel dangerous wind chill temperatures. You're listening to NPR. Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have suspended protests in the capital Islamabad. They were demanding his release from prison. Security forces have arrested hundreds of them.

At least eight people have been killed in the protests. Australia is one step closer to enacting the world's first social media ban for children. As Christina Kukulyak reports, the lower house of Australia's parliament passed the legislation today despite growing concern about how it will be implemented. With support from the opposition coalition, the bill to ban children under the age of 16 from using social media passed the House of Representatives. The Australian government wants to get the law to a Senate vote before the end of the parliamentary year on Thursday.

X Meta and TikTok are among those arguing the law shouldn't be enacted in its current form. Echoing warnings from Australia's Human Rights Commission, freedom of expression advocates and technology experts about its implementation and effectiveness. If passed, companies could face heavy fines for breach its undercharges, the government says will protect children from online harm. For NPI News, I'm Christina Kukalja in Melbourne, Australia. The global police organisation Interpol says it has detained about a thousand people based in Africa who are suspected of cyber crimes.

Interpol worked with the African Union's police agency to target criminals involved in ransomware, online scams, and extortion worth millions of dollars in financial damages. The police agency say they found some 35,000 victims. Many lost money or were trafficked. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.