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Palestinians Return to North Gaza after Breakthrough in Hostage Diplomacy

This is Beirut, 27/01 13:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Palestinians began returning to the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. The breakthrough preserves a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, which has devastated the Gaza Strip and displaced nearly all its residents, paving the way for more ...

Asian stocks drop as tariff fears return, new AI program emerges

This is Beirut, 27/01 13:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Asian markets mostly fell Monday on fresh trade fears after Donald Trump's threat to impose huge tariffs on Colombia in retaliation for its refusal to accept deportation flights from the United States. Traders were also assessing the impact of a new, cheaper Chinese generative AI programme amid claims it can outperform big-name rivals and worries ...

Kremlin Awaiting 'Signals' from US on Possible Putin-Trump Meeting

This is Beirut, 27/01 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kremlin said Monday it was still waiting for "signals" from the United States about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and newly-inaugurated US counterpart Donald Trump. The leaders of both countries said last week they were ready for contact but neither side has indicated when or how. "So far, we have not received ...

Iran Deploys AI-Equipped missiles During Drills in Gulf

This is Beirut, 27/01 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards have deployed missiles featuring artificial intelligence technology during military drills in the Gulf, state media reported Monday. The Guards' naval force "fired Ghaem and Almas missiles equipped with artificial intelligence from advanced Mohajer-6 and Ababil-5 drones", the IRNA state news agency said. The report ...

Colombia Caves on Deportations after Trump Threats

This is Beirut, 27/01 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Colombia on Sunday backed down and agreed to accept deported citizens sent on US military aircraft, hours after President Donald Trump threatened painful tariffs to punish the defiance to his mass deportation plans. Colombia's leftist president, Gustavo Petro, had earlier said he would only take back citizens "with dignity," such as on civilian ...

Palestinians Denounce Trump's Idea Of Displacing Gazans

This is Beirut, 27/01 04:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Both Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday criticised Donald Trump's proposal to move the inhabitants of Gaza to Egypt and Jordan in order, in his words, to ‘clean house’ in the territory, where a fragile truce has entered its second week. Israel and Hamas accused each other on Sunday of violating the terms of the ceasefire, ...

Trump Hints At Unblocking Delivery Of 2,000-Pound Bombs To Israel

This is Beirut, 26/01 17:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a ‘large number of things’ ordered by Israel from the US had now been delivered, in response to press reports that his administration had released a delivery of 2,000 pound (907kg) bombs. ‘A lot of things that were ordered and paid for by Israel, but not sent by Biden, are now on ...

Kristi Noem Confirmed as Trump's Homeland Security Secretary

This is Beirut, 25/01 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US Senate on Saturday confirmed South Dakota governor Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a key agency in President Donald Trump's push to clamp down on illegal immigration. The vote came a day after US lawmakers narrowly confirmed former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth to be Pentagon chief, adding to previous ...

Zelensky Says Allies Should Work on 'Format' for Any Talks with Russia

This is Beirut, 25/01 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said allies should work towards determining a format for potential peace talks with Russia, reiterating that only talks involving Kyiv could bring about a sustainable peace. His comments are the latest to pile on speculation over the possibility of negotiations to end the brutal conflict that ...

Hamas, Israel in New Hostage-Prisoner Swap Under Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 25/01 16:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Palestinian militants and Israel carried out a hostage-prisoner swap on Saturday under a Gaza ceasefire deal, but a last-minute dispute blocked the expected return of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to devastated northern Gaza. As part of the exchange, the second since the truce took effect last Sunday, four freed Israeli women hostages, ...

Trump Threatens Aid Cutoff on US Disaster Zone Visits

This is Beirut, 25/01 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump visited disaster zones in North Carolina and California on Friday, using the first trip since his return to office to turn emergency aid into a political cudgel. Trump said he would sign an order that could scrap the federal disaster agency, stepping up his effort to exert presidential power over the levers of government ...

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