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Putin, Xi 'Strongly Condemn' Israeli Strikes on Iran, Urge Diplomatic Solution

This is Beirut, 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Iran in a phone call and stressed the need for a diplomatic solution, Moscow and Beijing said. Israel has launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran that prompted Tehran to respond with its own attacks with missiles and ...

Putin says NATO Rearmament Not a 'Threat' to Russia

This is Beirut, 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that NATO's push to ramp up defense spending was not a "threat" to Russia, days before the alliance was set to sign-off on a plan to boost its military capacity across Europe. In a late-night press conference, the Russian leader also said his troops would not stop pushing forward in Ukraine and ...

Russia Pummels Kyiv in Deadly Attack after Putin Retaliation Vow

This is Beirut, 06/06 12:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Moscow launched dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least three people in Kyiv, after President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation for an audacious Ukrainian attack on Russian airbases. AFP journalists heard air raid sirens and explosions ring out in Kyiv throughout the night as Ukrainian air defence ...

Trump Says Putin Plans to Retaliate after Ukraine Drone Strikes

This is Beirut, 04/06 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin warned him "very strongly" in a call Wednesday that he would respond to Ukraine's stunning attack on Russian airfields, adding that any immediate prospect of peace remained far off. Kyiv's daring mass drone strikes on Sunday destroyed several nuclear-capable bombers worth billions of dollars and ...

Aoun Follows Up on Palestinian Arms Agreement

This is Beirut, 04/06 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday met with the Head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, Ambassador Ramzi Dimashkieh, who updated him on ongoing discussions regarding the enforcement of a key security agreement related to Palestinian camps in Lebanon. The talks focused on the implementation of a decision to ensure sole control over ...

Ukraine and Russia Agree Another Prisoner Exchange, but No Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 02/06 18:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine and Russia agreed to another large-scale prisoner exchange at talks in Istanbul on Monday but failed to make a breakthrough on an immediate halt to the fighting. At the second round of direct talks between the warring sides, Ukraine said Moscow had rejected its call for an unconditional ceasefire, offering instead a partial truce of two ...

Two Bridges in Russia Collapse in 'Blasts', 7 Dead

This is Beirut, 01/06 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The overnight collapse of two bridges in Russian regions bordering Ukraine that killed seven people was caused by explosions, Russian officials said Sunday, treating them as "acts of terrorism." In Russia's Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, a blast caused a road bridge to collapse onto a railway line late Saturday, derailing a ...

Trump Says Putin 'Playing with Fire' as Sanctions Pressure Grows

This is Beirut, 28/05 09:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin Tuesday that he was "playing with fire," taking a fresh jab at his Russian counterpart as Washington weighs new sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine war. Trump's latest broadside showed his frustration with stalled ceasefire talks and comes two days after he called the Kremlin ...

Trump Slams 'Crazy' Putin as Russia Pummels Ukraine with Massive Drone Attack

This is Beirut, 26/05 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "crazy" on Sunday after Moscow launched a deadly barrage of drones against Ukraine, even as the warring countries completed a large-scale prisoner exchange. At least 13 people were killed when Russia launched a record number of drones against Ukraine overnight to ...

Trump Gets talks Pledge but no Ukraine Ceasefire from Putin

This is Beirut, 20/05 09:04 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine would "immediately" start peace talks after he spoke with Vladimir Putin on Monday, despite the Russian leader rebuffing the US president's call for an unconditional truce. Trump framed the two-hour conversation as a breakthrough as the Republican seeks an elusive deal to end the conflict that he ...

Zelensky and Vance Discussed Upcoming Trump-Putin Call in Rome

This is Beirut, 18/05 17:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the upcoming telephone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a brief meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in Rome on Sunday, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Zelensky and Vance discussed "the situation on the front, preparations for the ...

Trump says will speak to Putin to end Ukraine 'bloodbath'

This is Beirut, 17/05 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the "bloodbath" in Ukraine, a day after the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years. Trump, who has been pressing Russia to agree a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, said he would speak with ...

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