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Kallas: EU Ready to Lead Ukraine Support 'if US Not willing'

This is Beirut, 09/01 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The EU's foreign policy chief on Thursday said that she hopes the United States will keep supporting Ukraine after president-elect Donald Trump takes office and that if not, the EU was ready to take the lead. "I'm really sure that all the other members, and hopefully also the United States, are ready to continue with the support to Ukraine," Kaja ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Children Among 12 Killed in Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut, 09/01 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces pounded the Palestinian territory on Thursday, killing at least 12 people including three girls, 15 months into the war. The latest strikes came as Qatar, Egypt, and the United States mediate negotiations in Doha between Israel and Hamas militants for a deal to end the fighting in Gaza and secure ...

Trump's Greenland Comment Spark EU 'Incomprehension'

This is Beirut, 08/01 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that EU leaders were baffled after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military action to take Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. "In my discussions with our European partners, there has been a notable incomprehension when it comes to current statements from the USA ...

Former US President Carter Lies in State After Somber Washington Procession

This is Beirut, 08/01 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The body of late US president Jimmy Carter was transferred Tuesday in a grand and solemn military ceremony to the US Capitol, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week. Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, served a single term from 1977-1981 and was widely praised for his post-presidential humanitarian ...

Blinken in Paris to Discuss Mideast

This is Beirut, 08/01 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday began a visit to Paris in which he will receive France's highest honor and seek further coordination on the turbulent Middle East. The top US diplomat arrived early on Wednesday in Paris after stops in Japan and South Korea on what is expected to be his final trip before he is slated to ...

Iran Rejects Macron's Remarks on its Role in Region as 'Baseless'

This is Beirut, 08/01 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran on Wednesday rejected as "baseless" French President Emmanuel Macron's claim that Tehran was the main strategic and security challenge in the Middle East. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the comments as "baseless, contradictory, and speculative," and called for France "to reconsider its non-constructive approaches to ...

Wildfire Sparks Panicked Evacuations in Los Angeles Suburb

This is Beirut, 08/01 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations Tuesday, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the almost 3,000-acre (1,200-hectare) blaze engulfing ...

Freewheeling Trump Sets Out US Territorial Ambitions

This is Beirut, 07/01 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighboring Canada, in a meandering press conference Tuesday a day after Congress certified his election victory. The Republican president-elect had gathered reporters at his home in southern Florida to announce a $20 billion Emirati investment in US ...

Blinken Says US-Japan Ties Rock Solid Despite Rift Over Steel Deal

This is Beirut, 07/01 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted during a visit to Tokyo on Tuesday that ties with Japan were stronger than ever, days after President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel. Business groups say the decision could have a chilling effect on Japan's standing as the biggest foreign investor in the United States, just as ...

Congress Certifies Trump Win, Four Years After Capitol Riot

This is Beirut, 06/01 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump capped a historic political comeback on Monday as Congress certified his election victory, in a remarkable turn from four years ago, when a mob he had summoned to Washington ransacked the US Capitol. The president-elect spent much of his campaign facing prosecution over the 2021 insurrection, when his supporters -- fueled by his ...

Gaza: List of Hostages Set for Release; Blinken Expresses Confidence in Future Ceasefire Agreement

This is Beirut, 06/01 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence Monday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza would come together, but possibly after President Joe Biden leaves office on January 20. Blinken, who tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully last year to broker a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, said that the Biden administration "will work every ...

Blinken Says Ukraine Position in Kursk 'Important' for Negotiations

This is Beirut, 06/01 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Ukraine's position in Russia's Kursk was critical to any future negotiations, as Moscow said Kyiv launched a counterattack in the border region. Blinken said that the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden, which has given Kyiv billions of dollars in security assistance since Russia's ...

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