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US Airstrikes Hit Over 30 Houthi Targets in Yemen's Hodeidah

This is Beirut, 17/03 22:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a decisive military move, the United States conducted a series of airstrikes on Monday on more than 30 Houthi targets, including a ballistic missile reassembly workshop, an iron factory, and critical training and command centers, in the Bajil and Al-Salif districts of Hodeidah in Yemen. The facility, reportedly repurposed by Houthi militias for ...

Trump Warns Will Hold Tehran Responsible for Any Houthi Attacks

This is Beirut, 17/03 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump declared on Monday that he will hold Iran directly responsible for any future attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, who have targeted multiple US and other foreign ships in the Red Sea. "Every shot fired by the Houthis will be considered, from this point forward, as a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, ...

Trump and Putin Set to Discuss Ukraine by Phone on Tuesday

This is Beirut, 17/03 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump will speak by phone on Tuesday, as a US official expressed hope that the two leaders could agree on a Ukraine ceasefire within weeks. Trump stated earlier that "a lot of work" had been done between the United States and Russia to resolve the three-year conflict in Ukraine, and he ...

WHO Chief Warns US Aid Cuts Could Lead to Millions of Lives Lost

This is Beirut, 17/03 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged Washington to "reconsider" its sharp cuts to global health aid, warning that the sudden halt threatened millions of lives. "We ask the US to reconsider its support for global health," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, explaining that disruptions to global HIV programs alone "could undo ...

OECD Lowers Global Growth Projections Over 'Trade Barriers' and 'Uncertainty'

This is Beirut, 17/03 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Monday lowered its projections for global growth in 2025 due to "trade barriers" and "uncertainty". Trade tensions that have erupted since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House are in part responsible for the dampened growth perspectives, the OECD said. The OECD ...

US Deports Over 200 Gang Members to El Salvador Despite Court Block

This is Beirut, 17/03 05:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States flew over 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele said Sunday, after US counterpart Donald Trump controversially invoked wartime legislation to expel them. The deportations took place despite a US federal judge granting a temporary suspension of the expulsions order, ...

Yemen's Houthis Say Targeted US Aircraft Carrier Twice in Red Sea

This is Beirut, 16/03 20:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed on Monday to have twice attacked an American aircraft carrier group within 24 hours, calling it retaliation for deadly US strikes. The Houthis initially said they launched 18 missiles and a drone at the "aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and its accompanying warships" in the Red Sea, before ...

Trump and Putin to Have 'Discussion' on Ukraine this Week

This is Beirut, 16/03 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, officials said on Sunday, as Washington and Kyiv's European allies press Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the three-year war. The United States this week proposed a halt in fighting in the war after talks in Saudi Arabia, with Kyiv accepting the ...

Witkoff Reveals Key Diplomatic Breakthroughs on Ukraine Peace Talks, Issues Warning to Hamas

This is Beirut, 16/03 16:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week, an American envoy said Sunday, as Washington presses for Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, who met for several hours with Putin days ago, told CNN in a televised interview that he thinks "the two ...

US and Russia Discuss Next Step on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 16/03 05:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke on Saturday to discuss the next stage in talks on ending Moscow's war against Ukraine. According to State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, the top diplomats "agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and ...

US Congress Averts Government Shutdown

This is Beirut, 15/03 04:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump's radical federal spending cuts voted to keep the lights on through September. Facing a midnight deadline to fund the government or allow it to start winding down, Democrats dropped plans for a blockade on a ...

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