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US, China Resume Talks on Safe Military Interactions

par This Is Beirut, 05/04 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States and China held talks this week on safety in interactions between their armed forces for the first time in more than two years, the US military said on Friday. The resumption of the talks came after US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed at a summit in November to restore military-to-military ...

US Sends to Ukraine Seized Iranian Weapons

par This Is Beirut, 09/04 19:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being sent from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed insurgents in Yemen, the US military said on Tuesday. The transfer last week came as Ukraine suffers from significant shortages of ammunition and US Republican lawmakers block new aid, but it does not address Kyiv's need ...

UNSC: Israel and Iran Accuse Each Other of Threatening Peace

par This Is Beirut, 15/04 02:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy. "The mask is off. Iran, the number one global sponsor of terror, has exposed its true face as the destabilizer of the region and the world," Israel's ...

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 ...

G7 Hears Calls for 'Critical' Ukraine Aid

par This Is Beirut, 18/04 23:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a G7 meeting Thursday that Ukraine had an "urgent, critical need for more air defense", as Kyiv's foreign minister pressed allies for more Patriot systems. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven developed nations, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, are gathering on the Italian island of ...

Deadly Blast at Hashed Al-Shaabi Military Base in Iraq

par This Is Beirut, 20/04 10:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing Hashed al-Shaabi, a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday. The explosion hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province south of Baghdad, where Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi, is stationed. It ...

Trump Accused of 'Criminal Conspiracy and Cover-up'

par This Is Beirut, 22/04 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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During the opening arguments on Monday in the historic first criminal trial of a former US president, prosecutors leveled accusations against Donald Trump, alleging involvement in "criminal conspiracy and a cover-up." Prosecutors accused Donald Trump of engaging in "criminal conspiracy and a cover-up" as opening arguments began on Monday in the ...

Prosecutors Accuse Trump of 'Willful' Violations of Gag Order

par This Is Beirut, 23/04 20:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Former President Donald Trump was accused by prosecutors on Tuesday of violating a gag order issued by a judge in order to prevent him from intimidating witnesses in his past trial. Prosecutors accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of brazenly violating a gag order imposed by the judge presiding over his "hush money" trial to prevent him from ...

Blinken Calls for US and China to Manage Differences

par This Is Beirut, 25/04 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a visit to Shanghai ahead of crucial talks with Chinese officials, emphasized the need for "direct and sustained" dialogue between the two countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a visit to Shanghai ahead of crucial talks with Chinese officials, emphasized the need for "direct and sustained" ...

Iran Says to Free Crew of Seized Portugal-Flagged Ship

par This Is Beirut, 27/04 13:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran said Saturday it would release the crew members of a Portuguese-flagged ship that its forces seized this month in the Gulf. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took over the MSC Aries with 25 crew members on board near the Strait of Hormuz on April 13. Tehran later said the ship belonged to its arch-foe Israel and was being investigated ...

Pentagon Chief Calls for Additional Patriot Systems for Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 30/04 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that he has been encouraging countries with Patriot missile systems to donate them to Ukraine, which appealed for more of the air defense batteries. "There are countries that have Patriots, and so what we're doing is continuing to engage those countries," Austin told a House Armed Services ...

US Sanctions Suppliers in Russia, China over Ukraine War

par This Is Beirut, 01/05 21:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United States officials on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions aimed at crippling Russia's military and industrial capabilities, punishing companies in China and elsewhere that help Moscow acquire weapons for its war in Ukraine. In a sweeping package announced by the US Treasury Department, Washington targeted nearly 300 entities in Russia, ...

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