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Trump and Putin Hold Phone Call Ahead of Zelensky's Visit to Washington

This is Beirut 16/10 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin began a «long» phone conversation Thursday, according to the U.S. president. «I am currently in conversation with President Putin. The conversation is ongoing, it is long, and I will report on it, just like President Putin, at the end,» Trump wrote on his Truth Social network. The call ...

Yemen's Houthis Say Military Chief Killed in Israeli Attack

This is Beirut 16/10 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The military chief of Yemen's Houthi rebels has been killed in an Israeli attack, the Iran-backed group said on Thursday, threatening revenge. Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari died in "honourable battle against the Israeli enemy", a military statement said, without giving further details. His death was announced days into a ...

Putin Says Russia a Top Oil Producer Despite 'Unfair' Pressure

This is Beirut 16/10 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country was still among the world's top oil producers, despite what he called "unfair" anti-competitive practices used against it. Addressing a conference on Russian energy in Moscow, Putin said European countries had hurt their own economies by cutting sales of Russian gas and ...

French PM Survives Two Confidence Votes Days After Reappointment

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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two confidence motions Thursday, just days after appointing his new government and making a key political concession to stay in power. The votes followed Lecornu's decision Tuesday to back suspending a divisive 2023 pension reform, in a bid to keep his cabinet afloat long enough to pass a ...

Between Moscow and Washington, India Charts Its Energy Course

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US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had committed to “cease purchasing Russian oil” within a “short timeframe,” while imposing 50% tariffs on Indian exports to the United States, with additional penalties for transactions involving Moscow. However, New Delhi stressed that its “top ...

EU Says Drone Defenses Not 'Optional' in Push to Face Russia

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The EU had no choice but to build up anti-drone defenses against Russia, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Thursday, as Brussels unveiled a "roadmap" to prepare for potential conflict by 2030. The initiative is one of several flagship projects in the EU's "readiness roadmap" aimed at preparing the bloc for a possible attack from ...

Israel's Netanyahu says Determined to Secure Return of all Hostages

This is Beirut 16/10 14:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he was determined to ensure that Hamas hands back the remains of hostages still in Gaza, adding that the fight "is not over yet". Under a ceasefire agreement spearheaded by US President Donald Trump, Hamas returned the last 20 surviving hostages to Israel, and said it ...

VideosIn Gaza, the Ceasefire Struggles to Hold

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Israel accuses Hamas of failing to return all the bodies of the hostages. Of the 28 presumed dead, only 9 bodies have been handed over. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has threatened to resume fighting if the ceasefire agreement is not upheld.

Israel says Date for Opening Gaza's Rafah Crossing to be Announced at Later Stage

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Israel said Thursday that the date for the opening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt would be announced at a later stage and that it would only be open for the movement of people. "The date for the opening of the Rafah crossing for the movement of people only will be announced at a later stage, once the Israeli side, together with ...

Syria Bus Blast Kills Five Defense Ministry Personnel

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A blast targeting a bus in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor on Thursday killed at least five defense ministry personnel, an official from the ministry told AFP. "An explosive device detonated as a bus carrying oil facility guards affiliated with the defense ministry passed by, killing five of them and wounding 13 others, including civilian ...

Bangladesh Prosecution Demands Death Penalty for ex-PM Hasina

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Bangladeshi prosecution lawyers demanded on Thursday that fugitive ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina receive the death penalty in her trial for crimes against humanity. Hasina has defied court orders to return from India, where she fled last year, to face charges of ordering a deadly crackdown in a failed attempt to crush a student-led ...

Israel Hostage Forum Urges Govt to Delay Next Stages of Truce if Hamas Fails to Return Bodies

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An Israeli group campaigning for the return of all hostages held in Gaza on Thursday demanded that the government delay implementing the next stages of the truce if Hamas fails to return the remaining captives' bodies. In a statement, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum urged the Israeli government to "immediately halt the implementation of ...