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Man Convicted of Attempting to Kill Trump at Florida Golf Course

This is Beirut, 23/09 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year was convicted by a federal jury on all counts Tuesday. Ryan Routh, 59, of Hawaii, appeared to try to stab himself in the neck with a pen after the guilty verdict was read in court, and court marshals had to restrain him, Fox News and NBC ...

Macron Says Trump Can Only Win Nobel If Gaza Conflict Stopped

This is Beirut, 23/09 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump could only win the Nobel Peace Prize if he stopped the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians over Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. Macron told BFMTV in an interview from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York that "there is only one person who could do something in the ...

Trump Attacks UN and Europe in Blistering Comeback

This is Beirut, 23/09 19:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump relentlessly mocked the United Nations on Tuesday in his first address since his White House comeback, blasting it for failing to bring peace and claiming the world body encourages illegal migration. In his return to the UN General Assembly podium, Trump accused the UN of fostering an "assault" through migration on ...

Israel Is Not Lebanon’s Problem

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 23/09 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s pursuit of its national interests is obstructed by a complex array of domestic and regional actors, with Hezbollah at the forefront, alongside some Arab capitals and the “Palestinian issue.” Lebanon must snap out of its shyness and stand up for its national interests, making it clear that it has bigger fish to fry than the ...

NATO Warns Russia 'Must Stop' Air Violations on Eastern Flank

This is Beirut, 23/09 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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NATO on Tuesday warned Russia to stop an "escalatory" pattern of airspace violations along its eastern flank, after the alliance held urgent talks about a jet incursion over Estonia last week. "Russia bears full responsibility for these actions, which are escalatory, risk miscalculation and endanger lives. They must stop," NATO's 32 member states ...

US Restricts Movement of Iranian Delegation at UNGA

This is Beirut, 23/09 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States announced new measures on Tuesday to restrict the movement of the Iranian regime’s delegation attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, reinforcing its maximum pressure strategy on Tehran. The State Department said the restrictions will prevent Iranian officials from accessing wholesale clubs, luxury ...

Trump Ties Autism Risk to Tylenol as Scientists Urge Caution

This is Beirut, 23/09 05:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Monday vehemently insisted that pregnant people should "tough it out" and avoid Tylenol over an unproven link to autism, and urged major changes to the standard vaccines administered to babies. The Republican leader's announcement rife with sweeping yet unsubstantiated advice came as the White House has ...

Trump to Criticize “Globalist” Organizations and Palestine Recognition at UN

This is Beirut, 22/09 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Donald Trump will use his address to the United Nations on Tuesday to attack “globalist organizations” that he says have “undermined the world order,” as well as countries that have chosen to recognize the State of Palestine, his spokesperson said Monday. The U.S. president, who has reshaped American alliances with his transactional ...

Iran’s Top General Warns of “Strategic Surprises” Amid Sacred Defense Week

This is Beirut, 22/09 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, issued a stern warning on Monday, asserting that the country is prepared to deliver “strategic surprises” in response to any attack. In a message marking the commencement of Sacred Defense Week, he emphasized Iran’s growing deterrent capabilities and stated ...

Russia Offers to Extend Nuclear Arms Limits with US by One Year

This is Beirut, 22/09 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia offered Monday to keep abiding by the nuclear warhead limits in a key treaty with the United States once it expires in February, but only for one year and if Washington did the same. The New START treaty, signed in 2010, is the last remaining nuclear arms reduction agreement between the world's top two atomic powers and limits the number ...

Apocalypticism and War Ending 

Charles Chartouni, 22/09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The paradoxes of the Islamic summit are blatant and quite equivocal. One wonders what elicited this mobilization after two years of apathy and diplomatic inaction. An early summit could have spared Gaza and its population the tragedies brought about by the apocalyptic vision of Hamas, the cynicism of its handlers and leaders and their ruinous ...

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