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Netanyahu says Trump meeting could “advance” Gaza deal ahead of Doha talks

This is Beirut 06/07 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he hoped an upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump could "help advance" a Gaza ceasefire deal, after sending negotiators to Doha for indirect talks with Hamas. Under mounting pressure to end the war, now approaching its 22nd month, the Israeli premier is scheduled to sit ...

Israel: Ultra-Orthodox conscription threatens Netanyahu’s coalition

This is Beirut 06/07 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army announced Sunday that it would begin sending draft notices to 54,000 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who were previously exempt from military service, a move that threatens to split the governing coalition. "The army will begin this week issuing summons to complete the enlistment process for ultra-Orthodox men whose status as ...

US Tariffs to Take Effect August 1 Without Trade Deals, Says Treasury Secretary

This is Beirut 06/07 18:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. The rates will "boomerang back" to the sometimes very high levels that President Donald Trump had announced on April 2, before he suspended the levies to allow for ...

Gunmen and Drones Strike Cargo Ship off Yemen’s Coast Near Hodeida

This is Beirut 06/07 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gunmen on small boats fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms at a commercial vessel in the Red Sea off Yemen on Sunday, monitors said, in the latest attack on the vital shipping lane. The incident occurred 51 nautical miles (94 kilometers) southwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeida, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade ...

Syria Battles Wildfires for Fourth Day as Jordan and Turkey Send Help

This is Beirut 06/07 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian authorities said some 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) of forest had "turned to ash" in wildfires as firefighters from neighboring Jordan arrived Sunday to battle a fourth day of blazes in the province of Latakia. Syrian emergency workers have faced tough conditions, including high temperatures, strong winds, rugged mountainous ...

Mass Influx of Afghans Expelled from Iran Before the July Deadline

This is Beirut 06/07 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an "emergency" situation at border points. In late May, Iran said undocumented Afghans must leave the country by July 6, potentially impacting four million people out of the six million ...

When AI Develops an Attitude of Its Own

Lyne Sammouri 06/07 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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You ask your AI assistant or chatbot to do something, and instead of just doing what you told it to do, it dodges your request, deceives you or backtalks like a stubborn taxi driver who refuses to put the meter on. It might find an exception, or even lie to get what it's trying to do. Frustrating, isn't it? This might have surprised you. But in ...

Israel and Hamas Resume Indirect Talks in Doha as Netanyahu Heads to Washington

This is Beirut 06/07 13:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to resume Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. Netanyahu had earlier announced he was sending a team to Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, though he said Hamas's response to a draft US-backed ...

Switzerland Reopens its Embassy in Tehran

This is Beirut 06/07 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Switzerland said on Sunday it was reopening its embassy in Tehran, which was closed last month amid an air war with Israel, and will resume representing US interests in the country. As of Sunday, the embassy is "again open, having temporarily been closed on June 20 owing to the instability of the situation in the country," the Swiss ...

Texas Flood Kills 50, Dozens of Children Still Missing After River Camp Disaster

This is Beirut 06/07 13:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Rescuers searched through the night early Sunday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in Texas after torrential rains caused devastating floods that killed at least 50 people in the US state. Multiple flash flood warnings remained in place across central Texas after water surged through communities, with the Guadalupe River rising by ...

Two Iranian Soldiers Killed While Defusing Explosives Left Behind by Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut 06/07 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed Sunday while attempting to defuse explosives in an area of the country's west hit by Israeli strikes last month, Iranian media reported. Israel and Iran fought a 12-day war sparked by an Israeli bombing campaign on June 13. The strikes, according to Israel, were aimed at preventing ...

Behind Closed Doors: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Reign of Fear and Death

Soumia Benmerzoug 06/07 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Nothing has fundamentally changed in Iran since the June 2025 war. The regime didn’t suddenly tip into totalitarianism — it was already there. What the war did trigger, however, was a brutal acceleration of repression in a system that had long relied solely on fear. Security obsession has morphed into full-blown paranoia, and Iran’s ...