PKK Declares Ceasefire with Turkey after 40 Years of Armed Struggle

Paul Guillot 01/03 17:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle. It was the first reaction from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) after Ocalan this week called for the dissolution of the group ...

Switzerland to Host Conference on Occupied Palestinian Territories

This is Beirut 01/03 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Switzerland said it will host an international conference on March 7 on the protection of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, as called for in a United Nations vote. The 196 signatories to the Geneva Convention will be invited to the meeting, which will be attended by ambassadors, a spokesperson for the Swiss foreign ministry ...

Zelensky Thinks His Relationship With Trump Can Still Be Saved

This is Beirut 01/03 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that his relations with the United States can still be repaired, after President Donald Trump shouted at him in an angry White House meltdown accusing the Ukrainian leader of refusing to make peace with Russia. "Of course," Zelensky said when asked in a Fox News interview if the relationship with Trump ...

Could the Agreement on Ukrainian Minerals Be Behind the Trump-Zelensky Clash?

Rémi Amalvy 01/03 02:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“You're gambling with World War III and what you're doing is very disrespectful to this country (the United States) [...] We gave you through this stupid president (Joe Biden) 350 billion dollars. We gave you military equipment [...] You're either going to make a deal (with Russia) or we're out." On Friday, February 28, Donald Trump and JD ...

Trump Kicks Zelensky Out of White House after Shouting Match

This is Beirut 28/02 23:29 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump erupted at Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, angrily sending the Ukrainian leader out of the White House after an extraordinary Oval Office meltdown because he was "not ready" for peace with Russia. The abrupt exit, cutting short what was meant to be a day of Ukraine-US diplomacy, meant Zelensky left without a ...

EditorialTrump-Zelensky: When "Diplomacy" Takes on a Whole New Meaning

Marc Saikali 28/02 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Seven minutes that will leave a lasting mark on diplomatic history. Live, before the world’s cameras, Donald Trump tore into his guest, Volodymyr Zelensky. "You don’t have the cards in your hands." "Without our support, your fate would have been sealed in two weeks." "You’re playing at World War III." Faced with an utterly unfazed American ...

Ailing Pope Suffers Breathing 'Crisis', Vatican

This is Beirut 28/02 21:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" on Friday which caused him to vomit but he was given air and responded well, the Vatican said. The episode came just hours after a Vatican source said the 88-year-old pontiff's condition was no longer considered critical, following a series of incremental ...

Trump, Zelensky, and Vance Engage in Extraordinary Shouting Match

This is Beirut 28/02 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in an extraordinary shouting match in the Oval Office, leaving efforts to end the war with Russia hanging in the balance.  "With respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media", said US Vice ...

France-Algeria: Paris Escalates, Algiers Vows Retaliation

This is Beirut 28/02 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Relations between Paris and Algiers have reached a boiling point. Recent statements from the French government have reignited tensions, particularly regarding visas, expulsions, and the 1968 agreements that govern the presence of Algerians in France.  In response, Algeria has condemned the mounting pressure and vowed to implement reciprocal ...

Trump to Order English as Official Language in US

This is Beirut 28/02 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump is set to make English the official language of the United States in a bid to bring "cohesion" to a country characterized by immigration from all over the world, according to a White House document seen Friday. "It is long past time English is recognized as the official language of the United States," the document, provided ...

Macron Announces EU Plans for 'Reciprocal' Tariffs on US Steel and Aluminium

This is Beirut 28/02 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The EU will impose "reciprocal" tariffs on US steel and aluminum if President Donald Trump moves ahead with threatened 25 percent duties on European imports, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. If the tariffs are confirmed, "Europeans will respond and therefore there will be reciprocal tariffs. Because we must ...

Ukraine says Russian forces storming border from Kursk

This is Beirut 28/02 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Moscow is using infantry to storm the Ukrainian border from the Russian region of Kursk, which is partially controlled by Ukrainian forces, Kyiv said Friday. Ukraine launched a surprise offensive into the Kursk region in August last year hoping the territory it captured could eventually be swapped for Ukrainian territory under Russian ...