Global National: April 9, 2026 | Israel agrees to direct talks with Lebanon, but no ceasefire yet

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now agreeing to hold direct peace talks with Lebanon. At the same time, he’s vowing to keep up his country’s attacks in the meantime. Redmond Shannon reports on how Lebanon’s status in the wider Middle East conflict is undermining the ceasefire in the Iran war.

The federal Liberals are on the brink of securing a majority government after MP Marilyn Gladu’s defection from the Conservatives Wednesday. Gladu, however, has a history of taking positions on some issues that don’t fit with Liberal values. Mackenzie Gray looks at Gladu’s politics, what Prime Minister Mark Carney is saying about her views and what to expect from the Liberals’ party convention in Montreal.

Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic says its new AI model is so powerful that it is only being released to some of the biggest tech companies and won’t be available to the general public. Eric Sorensen explains what Claude Mythos is and what to make of Anthropic’s decision.

Plus, the Artemis II crew is speeding back to Earth after their record-breaking trip around the moon, but their return home will be the most dangerous part of their mission. Reporting from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Mike Armstrong looks at what to expect from the astronauts’ wild ride home.

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