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Iranian President Says Israel's Syria Attack 'Will Not Go Unanswered'

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raissi condemned on Tuesday a deadly air strike blamed on Israel against his country's consular annex in Damascus, saying the "cowardly crime will not go unanswered." "After repeated defeats and failures against the faith and will of the Resistance Front fighters, the Zionist regime has put blind assassinations on its ...

Biden and Xi Hold Phone Call to Manage Tensions

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 21:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping engaged in discussions on Tuesday as part of a renewed effort to manage tensions between the United States and China, according to officials. Top US officials are expected to travel to Beijing soon as part of these efforts. President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping spoke Tuesday in a new bid to manage tensions between ...

Deadly Russian Drone Strike in Kharkiv

par This Is Beirut, 06/04 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, on Friday night left seven people dead and at least ten injured, according to authorities. A Russian night-time attack on Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, killed seven people and wounded almost a dozen, Kyiv said Saturday. The northeastern city — 30 kilometers (18 miles) ...

Sergei Lavrov in China to Discuss Ukraine and Asia-Pacific

par This Is Beirut, 08/04 12:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China for an official visit on Monday, his ministry said, as the two countries look to strengthen diplomatic ties as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on. The Foreign Ministry announced that Lavrov had touched down in Beijing in a post on X on Monday morning. He will spend two days in the ...

Russia and China Agree to Strengthen Strategic Cooperation

par This Is Beirut, 09/04 13:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Beijing will strengthen its strategic cooperation with Russia, said a top diplomat on Tuesday during Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's most recent visit to China. China's top diplomat said on Tuesday that Beijing would strengthen its strategic cooperation with Moscow and that the two must stand on the side of "fairness and justice" as he ...

Russia Initiates 'Financing Terrorism' Probe Implicating Western Countries

par This Is Beirut, 09/04 21:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia on Tuesday opened a probe into "financing terrorism" that implicates Western countries, saying funds received by US firms in Ukraine, including one that employed Joe Biden's son, were used for "terrorism acts" in Russia. The announcement came with Moscow continuing to blame the West and Ukraine for the attack on a concert hall last month ...

Russia Launches One of Its Largest Aerial Attacks on Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 11/04 12:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia launched one of the largest missile and drone attacks of the Ukraine war, on Thursday, while the Ukrainian parliament approved a new controversial mobilization bill. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia fired more than 40 missiles and 40 drones at Ukraine overnight, again hitting the city of Kharkiv and ...

Putin Aims to Demilitarize Ukraine with Energy Strikes

par This Is Beirut, 11/04 23:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that recent airstrikes on Ukraine's energy grid, which have caused huge blackouts, are part of the Kremlin's "demilitarization" of its neighbor. His comments came after Moscow launched a barrage of aerial attacks on Thursday, targeting energy facilities across Ukraine. "We assume that in this way ...

Ukraine: Situation on Eastern Front "Deteriorated Significantly"

par This Is Beirut, 13/04 11:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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"The situation on the eastern front has deteriorated significantly in recent days" in the face of a heightened Russian offensive, Ukraine's commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Saturday. Syrsky, who took over as commander-in-chief in February after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his popular predecessor, Valery Zaluzhny, said ...

Germany Send its Third Patriot Air Defense System to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 13/04 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany will send an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian aerial attacks, Berlin said Saturday. "Russian terror against Ukrainian cities and the country's infrastructure is causing immeasurable suffering," said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, ...

Scholz Seeks Role for China in Ukraine Peace

par This Is Beirut, 16/04 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Scholz is in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss China's role in "a just peace in Ukraine." Meeting with Xi at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Tuesday, Scholz told the Chinese leader that he hoped to discuss "how we can contribute more to a just peace in Ukraine." While China says that it is a neutral party in the Ukraine ...

Russia Strikes Historic Ukrainian City, Inflicting Dozens of Casualties

par This Is Beirut, 17/04 19:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian missiles struck Chernigiv on Wednesday, a historic city in Ukraine, inflicting many casualties. Ukrainian authorities have been urgently appealing to western allies, namely the United States, for additional military support, as the US Congress is set to discuss the aid bill to Ukraine on Saturday. Three Russian missiles crashed into ...

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