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AI is Learning to Lie, Scheme, and Threaten its Creators

This is Beirut, 29/06 09:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The world's most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors - lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals. In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic's latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital ...

Trump Says ‘Not Going To Stand’ for Netanyahu’s Continued Prosecution

This is Beirut, 29/06 05:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was "not going to stand" for the continued prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges. "The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to ...

Iran Holds State Funeral for Top Brass Slain in War With Israel

This is Beirut, 28/06 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran began a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after Tehran's top diplomat condemned Donald Trump's comments on supreme leader Ali Khamenei as "unacceptable". The proceedings started at 8:00 am local time (0430 GMT) in the capital Tehran as government offices and ...

Trump Claims to Have "Spared" Khamenei, Vows to Support Lebanon

This is Beirut, 27/06 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons. In an extraordinary outburst on his Truth Social platform, Trump blasted Tehran for claiming to have won ...

Trump Celebrates Landmark Decision Limiting Nationwide Judicial Blocks

This is Beirut, 27/06 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he can now push through a raft of controversial policies after the Supreme Court handed him a "giant win" by curbing the ability of lone judges to block his powers nationwide. In a 6-3 ruling stemming from Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship, the court said nationwide injunctions issued by individual ...

Iran Denies Existence of Any Plan To Resume Talks With Washington

This is Beirut, 27/06 05:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran on Thursday denied it is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, and accused Washington of exaggerating the impact of US strikes. The most serious conflict yet between Israel and Iran derailed nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, but President Donald Trump said Washington ...

Elon Musk Expresses Interest in Investing in Lebanon’s Tech Sector

This is Beirut, 26/06 18:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has voiced interest in establishing a presence for his companies in Lebanon, according to a statement released on Thursday by the Lebanese Presidency. In a phone conversation with President Joseph Aoun, Musk reportedly expressed his willingness to engage in Lebanon’s telecommunications and internet sectors. The ...

Jumblatt Urges Disarmament Under State Authority

This is Beirut, 26/06 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a firm call for national sovereignty, former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt urged that all weapons in Lebanon be placed solely under the control of the state, stressing that the region is entering a “new page” in its history. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Jumblatt called on all parties in ...

The Day the Middle East Reset Itself

Salam El Zaatari, 26/06 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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On the morning of June 22, 2025, the world woke up to the smoldering ruins of Iran’s most fortified nuclear facilities – Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The strikes, led by Israel and backed silently but unmistakably by the United States, were not a surprise to those watching closely. This wasn’t a spontaneous act of self-defense. It was the ...

US Hits Back at Accounts Iran Moved Uranium

This is Beirut, 26/06 06:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump's administration hit back Wednesday at accounts Iran may have moved enriched uranium before US bombing, as a row grew on how much the strikes set back Tehran's nuclear program. Trump, seeking credit for ordering military action and then quickly announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, has lashed out angrily ...

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