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

Car Ramming Attack Wounds 13 in Northern Israel
Car Ramming Attack Wounds 13 in Northern Israel

This is Beirut 27/02 23:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israel Car ramming Terror attack

Israeli police said a Palestinian man rammed a car into a bus stop in the north of the country on Thursday, wounding 13 civilians in an incident they were treating as a "terror" attack. "At 16:17 today, Israel Police's emergency dispatch received reports of a ramming attack at Karkur Junction, where a vehicle struck multiple civilians waiting at ...

Syria: SDF Chief Welcomes Ocalan's Call for PKK to Disband
Syria: SDF Chief Welcomes Ocalan's Call for PKK to Disband

This is Beirut 27/02 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

SDF Mazloum Abdi PKK Abdullah Ocalan

The leader of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday welcomed a call by jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan for the Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and disband. "We see this initiative in a positive light because it is about peace here," Mazloum Abdi said. The SDF is dominated by the Kurdish People's ...

Investigation Conclusion: Israeli Army Acknowledges its \
Investigation Conclusion: Israeli Army Acknowledges its "Complete Failure" on October 7

This is Beirut 27/02 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An internal Israeli army investigation into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack released on Thursday acknowledged the military's "complete failure" to prevent the deadly assault, saying that for years it had underestimated the group's capabilities. The attack, which left hundreds of Israelis dead, sparked a devastating war in Gaza, which killed tens ...

Trump Backs Putin on Ukraine Ceasefire as Starmer Seeks Security Guarantees
Trump Backs Putin on Ukraine Ceasefire as Starmer Seeks Security Guarantees

This is Beirut 27/02 21:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump said he trusted Russia's Vladimir Putin to stick to any Ukraine ceasefire Thursday, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to win security guarantees for Kyiv - with the help of a royal invitation to visit Britain. Trump struck a friendly tone as he and Starmer met in Washington and even walked back a comment about Ukrainian ...

Trump to Impose New Tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada as of Next Week
Trump to Impose New Tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada as of Next Week

This is Beirut 27/02 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump Tariffs China Canada Mexico

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would impose an added 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports while moving ahead with levies on Canada and Mexico next week, citing "unacceptable" fentanyl smuggling. Trump had announced – then halted – sweeping 25 percent levies on Canadian and Mexican imports this month over illegal immigration ...

Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, be Dissolved
Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, be Dissolved

This is Beirut 27/02 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday called for his Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and dissolve itself in a landmark declaration read out in Istanbul. "All groups must lay down their arms and PKK must dissolve itself," he said in a declaration drawn up in his cell on Imrali prison island where he has been held in ...

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