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N.Korea’s Kim Offers Russia Full Support on Ukraine in Lavrov Talks

This is Beirut 13/07 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered Moscow his full support on the war in Ukraine during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, state media in Pyongyang said early Sunday. Lavrov's visit to North Korea was the latest in a series of high-profile trips by top Moscow officials as both countries deepen military and political ties ...

Mysterious Death of Khamenei’s Representative at 'Thar Allah Headquarters'

This is Beirut 13/07 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Official Iranian media outlets, including Iran International, reported the death of Ali Taeb, the personal representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the “Thar Allah Headquarters,” without disclosing the circumstances of his death. This lack of detail sparked numerous questions regarding the conditions surrounding his passing, according ...

EU Chief Delays Retaliation for US Tariffs in Search of Deal

This is Beirut 13/07 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday Brussels will keep holding off on hitting back at US steel and aluminium tariffs, as it seeks a deal to ward off broader 30-percent levies. US President Donald Trump on Saturday threw months of painstaking negotiations into disarray by announcing he would hammer the 27-nation bloc with sweeping 30-percent ...

New Gaza-Bound Aid Boat Leaves Italy

This is Beirut 13/07 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Gaza-bound boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid left Sicily on Sunday, over a month after Israel detained and deported people aboard a previous vessel. The Handala, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, left the port of Syracuse shortly after 12:00 pm (1000 GMT), an AFP journalist saw, carrying about fifteen ...

Syria says Wildfires Contained After 10 Days

This is Beirut 13/07 14:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's civil defence agency on Sunday said wildfires in the country's west, which have burned vast tracts of forest and farmland and forced evacuations, had been brought under control after 10 days. In a statement on Facebook, the agency said that "with the spread of the fires halted and the fire hotspots brought under control on all fronts" on ...

Israel Launches Communications Satellite from Florida

This is Beirut 13/07 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel on Sunday said it had launched a new national communications satellite on board a SpaceX rocket from the United States. The Dror 1 satellite was blasted into orbit on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral in Florida, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the foreign ministry said. "This $200 million 'smartphone in space' will power ...

NCaledonia Politicians Agree on Statehood While Remaining French

This is Beirut 12/07 23:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France on Saturday announced a "historic" accord with New Caledonia in which the overseas territory, rocked by deadly separatist violence last year, would remain French but be declared a new state. "A State of New Caledonia within the Republic: it's a bet on trust," French President Emmanuel Macron posted on X, hailing a "historic" ...

Six Killed in Massive Russian Drone, Missile Attack Across Ukraine

This is Beirut 12/07 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight, killing at least six people in the latest wave of strikes, Ukraine said Saturday, adding that it was close to an agreement to receive more Patriot air-defense systems. "The Russians continue to use their specific tactics of terror against our country, striking concentrated blows ...

Macron Declares July 12 Annual Dreyfus Commemoration Day

This is Beirut 12/07 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday declared July 12 a French day of national commemoration for Alfred Dreyfus, a French army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894 in a notorious act of antisemitism. "From now on, there will be a commemoration ceremony every July 12 for Dreyfus, for the victory of justice and the truth ...

Iran says Cooperation with UN Nuclear Watchdog will Take 'New Form'

This is Beirut 12/07 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran said Saturday its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency "will take on a new form", expressing a desire for a diplomatic solution to resolve concerns over its nuclear program. Iran's 12-day war with Israel last month, sparked by an Israeli bombing campaign that hit military and nuclear sites as well as ...

Syrian and Israeli Officials Hold Meeting in Baku

This is Beirut 12/07 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A meeting between Syrian and Israeli officials took place on Saturday in Baku, on the sidelines of interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Shareh’s visit to Azerbaijan, a diplomatic source in Damascus familiar with the talks between the two neighboring countries said. In May, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that, following his meeting with the ...

Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on EU and Mexican Imports

This is Beirut 12/07 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump announced on Saturday the imposition of 30% tariffs on products imported into the United States from the European Union and Mexico, a new escalation amid ongoing negotiations ahead of the August 1 deadline, which has raised alarm across Europe. The U.S. president justified the decision in a new letter published on his Truth Social ...