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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Delicate Position of Iran’s Jews

Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 19/10 19:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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With around 10,000 members, Iran’s Jewish community is the second largest in the Middle East. Its presence is discreet but tangible in a nation marked by pronounced hostility toward Israel, most recently expressed during 12 days of open conflict last June. The Jewish presence in the lands of present-day Iran dates back to the eighth century ...

Trump Says US to End 'Payments and Subsidies' to Colombia over Drug Production

This is Beirut, 19/10 17:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longstanding US ally, as he accused its president of condoning the production of drugs. Trump said leftist President Gustavo Petro is doing nothing to stop cocaine production despite "large scale payments and subsidies from the USA." "AS ...

US Vice President JD Vance to Visit Israel as Trump Administration Pushes Gaza Ceasefire Implementation

This is Beirut, 18/10 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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US Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Israel on Monday as part of efforts by the Trump administration to accelerate the implementation of the agreement ending the recent Gaza war, Axios reported Friday, citing US and Israeli sources. While US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was initially expected to lead the delegation, the White House ...

Trump Suggests Too soon for Tomahawks in Talks with Zelensky

This is Beirut, 17/10 22:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump suggested Friday it would be premature to give Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, saying as he hosted Volodymyr Zelensky that he hoped to secure peace with Russia first. "Hopefully they won't need it. Hopefully we'll be able to get the war over with without thinking about Tomahawks," Trump told journalists including an AFP ...

Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Offered ‘Everything’ To Ease Tensions

This is Beirut, 17/10 22:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro had offered major concessions to ease tensions with Washington and confirmed a new strike on a drug-smuggling vessel, which reportedly left survivors. Washington accuses Maduro of heading a drug cartel and has deployed significant military assets -- including stealth ...

EU Eyes Helping Disarm Hamas Under Trump Plan

This is Beirut, 17/10 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The EU is looking at providing funding and expertise to help disarm Hamas under US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, a document seen by AFP Friday said. The 27-nation bloc is discussing what role it can play after Europe was left on the sidelines as Trump sealed a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. The agreement has so far seen ...

Republicans Warn US Shutdown Could Force Layoffs of Nuke Workers

This is Beirut, 17/10 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US government shutdown could force the layoffs of most of the employees handling the nation's nuclear weapons, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee warned Friday. "We were just informed last night (that) the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) -- the group that handles and manages our nuclear stockpile -- that the ...

Trump Says to Meet with Xi at South Korea Summit

This is Beirut, 17/10 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Donald Trump will hold talks with China's Xi Jinping during the upcoming APEC summit in South Korea, the US president said in a Fox interview excerpt released Friday. "We're going to meet in a couple of weeks. We're going to meet in South Korea, actually with the President Xi and other people, too," Trump said in an interview with Fox News show ...

Trump to Meet Zelensky after Announcing Putin Summit

This is Beirut, 17/10 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House Friday, seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles even as the US president reaches out to Russia's Vladimir Putin for a fresh summit. Zelensky will be making his third trip to Washington since Trump returned to office, following a disastrous televised shouting match in ...

The Kremlin Says it is Working to Organize a Putin-Trump Summit.

This is Beirut, 16/10 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kremlin said Thursday it is working to arrange a new meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, possibly in Budapest, after a lengthy phone call between the two leaders that Moscow described as “extremely frank and marked by mutual trust.” The conversation, initiated by Russia, took place on the eve of Trump’s scheduled meeting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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