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Trump Scuppers Idea of Calling Musk After Row, May Ditch Tesla

This is Beirut 06/06 19:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump has no plans to speak to billionaire Elon Musk and may even ditch his red Tesla car, the White House said Friday after a stunning public divorce fraught with risk for both men. Trump's camp insisted that he wanted to move on from the row with the South African-born Musk, with officials telling AFP that the tech tycoon ...

Trump Has No Plans to Call Musk, White House Says After Feud

This is Beirut 06/06 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The White House squashed speculation that Donald Trump and Elon Musk would patch up their stunning public feud, saying the US president had no plans to call his billionaire former aide Friday. Trump lobbed fresh insults at the South African-born Musk a day after the fiery implosion of their unlikely political marriage, saying the tech tycoon had ...

SpotlightThe Scars of Acting: 10 Actors Shattered by Their Performances

Bélinda Ibrahim 06/06 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Cinema captivates by pushing the boundaries of fiction. Yet behind some of its most iconic works lies a steep human cost—borne by actors who lost themselves in the characters they brought to life. From isolation and depression to physical pain and lasting trauma, these ten performers discovered just how thin the line can be between playing a ...

VideosEid al-Adha Unites Muslims All Over the World

This is Beirut 06/06 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Eid al-Adha brings Muslims from around the world together in a shared spirit of faith and generosity.

EU 'Deeply Regrets' US Sanctions on ICC judges

This is Beirut 06/06 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU "deeply regrets" the US sanctions imposed on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the European Commission said Friday, voicing full support for the Hague-based court. "The ICC holds perpetrators of the world's gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice," Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen posted on X. "It must ...

France Opens 'Complicity in Genocide' Probe over Blocked Gaza Aid

This is Beirut 06/06 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French anti-terror prosecutors have opened a probe into "complicity in genocide" and "incitement to genocide" over French-Israelis suspected of having blocked aid intended for war-torn Gaza, a source close to the case said Friday. The investigation comes after the Jewish French Union for Peace (UFJP) and a French-Palestinian victim filed a legal ...

Iran FM warns European Powers against 'Strategic Mistake' at Nuclear Watchdog

This is Beirut 06/06 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran warned European powers on Friday against backing a draft resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency next week accusing Tehran of non-compliance, calling it a "strategic mistake". "Instead of engaging in good faith, the E3 is opting for malign action against Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said ...

Netanyahu Admits Israel Supporting Anti-Hamas Armed Group in Gaza

This is Beirut 06/06 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas, following comments by a former minister that Israel had transferred weapons to it. Israeli and Palestinian media have reported that the group Israel has been working with is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser ...

Russia Pummels Kyiv in Deadly Attack after Putin Retaliation Vow

This is Beirut 06/06 12:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Moscow launched dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least three people in Kyiv, after President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for an audacious Ukrainian attack on Russian airbases. AFP journalists heard air raid sirens and explosions ring out in Kyiv throughout the night as Ukrainian air defence ...

ExclusiveHale to This Is Beirut: Lebanon Should Seize the Opportunity of Peace

Tylia El Helou 06/06 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and former US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale spoke to This is Beirut about the possibility of brokering peace with Israel and the repercussions of the US-Iranian nuclear deal, as well as the situation in Syria.

Trump, Xi Hold Long-Awaited phone Call on Trade War

This is Beirut 06/06 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke Thursday, with both sides agreeing to talks to prevent an all-out trade war over tariffs and global rare earth supplies. Trump said the call reached a "very positive conclusion" and that they agreed to meet in person -- but Beijing issued a more muted readout saying that Xi spoke of a ...

Court Blocks Trump's New Ban on Foreign Students at Harvard

This is Beirut 06/06 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A court on Thursday put a temporary stay on Donald Trump's latest effort to stop foreign students from enrolling at Harvard, as the US president's battle with one of the world's most prestigious universities intensified. A proclamation issued by the White House late Wednesday sought to bar most new international students at Harvard from entering ...