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Ukraine: Putin Says He Is Ready to Negotiate but Rules Out Zelensky

This is Beirut, 28/01 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that talks with Ukraine were possible but not with its President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he deemed "illegitimate". US President Donald Trump has put pressure on both sides to end the nearly three-year conflict, saying last week that Zelensky wanted to negotiate a "deal" to stop the fighting. "If ...

Netanyahu to Meet Trump on February 4

This is Beirut, 28/01 20:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a meeting at the White House on Tuesday on February 4, the Israeli premier's office said. "Prime Minister Netanyahu is the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House during US President Trump's second term," the statement said. The Trump-Netanyahu ...

US Stocks, Nvidia Shares Steady After Chinese AI Shock

This is Beirut, 28/01 19:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US stocks and shares in chip-making giant Nvidia on Tuesday clawed back some of their losses following a sell-off triggered by the sudden success of Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek. US tech shares tanked Monday, with Nvidia tumbling 17 percent, after China's DeepSeek unveiled its R1 chatbot, which can apparently match the capacity ...

Qatar Reaffirms Two-state Solution Following Trump Call to Move Gazans

This is Beirut, 28/01 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Qatar reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump repeated his call to move Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt or Jordan. Foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari did not reveal details of conversations with US officials, but said Qatar often didn't see "eye to eye" with its allies. "Our position has ...

Iran's Khamenei Says Gaza Brought Israel 'to its Knees'

This is Beirut, 28/01 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Gaza had brought Israel "to its knees", in a reference to the recent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Iran's arch-enemy Israel and the Tehran-backed militant group Hamas went into effect just over a week ago, aiming to put an end ...

DeepSeek: Chinese AI Firm Sending shock Waves Through US Tech

This is Beirut, 28/01 09:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Chinese firm DeepSeek's artificial intelligence chatbot has soared to the top of the Apple Store's download charts, stunning industry insiders and analysts with its ability to match its US competitors. The program has shaken up the tech industry and hit US titans including Nvidia, the AI chip juggernaut that saw  nearly $600 billion of its ...

Trump Orders Planning for 'Iron Dome' Missile Shield for US

This is Beirut, 28/01 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system for the United States, like the one that Israel has used to intercept thousands of rockets. Trump ordered the defense secretary to submit within 60 days an implementation plan for the "next-generation missile defense shield" designed ...

Trump Reiterates Wish to Move Gazans to Egypt, Jordan

This is Beirut, 28/01 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his desire to move Palestinians from Gaza to "safer" locations such as Egypt or Jordan, and said he would meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington "very soon." The president on Saturday floated the idea to "clean out" Gaza after more than 15 months of war between Israel and ...

Houthis Branded as "Terrorists": A Turning Point for Yemen?

This is Beirut, 27/01 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump's decision to re-designate Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation could have deep implications for aid and the peace process in the war-shattered country. Already the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country before the war broke out a decade ago,Yemen is now suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with ...

Pentagon: The U.S. Military Will Maintain Its Support for "Mass Expulsions"

This is Beirut, 27/01 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the military will keep assisting President Donald Trump's "mass" migrant deportations, as he arrived for his first formal day of work at the Pentagon. Hegseth -- confirmed by Republicans despite concerns over his inexperience, and alleged record of heavy drinking and domestic violence -- is one of ...

Nvidia Loses $500 bn in Value as Chinese AI Firm Jolts Tech Shares

This is Beirut, 27/01 20:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US chip-maker Nvidia led a rout in tech stocks Monday after the emergence of a low-cost Chinese generative AI model that could threaten US dominance in the fast-growing industry. The chatbot developed by DeepSeek, a startup based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, has apparently shown the ability to match the capacity of US AI pace-setters ...

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