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Netanyahu Set for Defiant UN Speech as Trump Warns on Annexation

This is Beirut 2025-09-26 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to deliver a defiant message to the UN on Friday against a Palestinian state, but faces rare pressure from US President Donald Trump, who seeks a deal on Gaza. Netanyahu will address the United Nations General Assembly days after France, Britain, and several other Western powers took the ...

Ancient Chinese Skull Challenges Human Evolution Timeline

This is Beirut 2025-09-26 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study said Friday. The findings are based on a reconstruction of a crushed skull discovered in China in 1990, and have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in ...

UN Sanctions Poised to Snap Back on Iran Despite Last-Minute Push by China and Russia

This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Sweeping UN sanctions look likely to return on Iran despite a last-ditch effort on Friday by China and Russia for a delay to allow further talks, diplomats say. European powers were urging Iran to reverse a series of steps it took after Israel and the United States bombed its nuclear sites in June. Complaining that Iran has not complied with a ...

VideosiPhone 17: Thinner, More Powerful... But Not Perfect

Rayan Chami 2025-09-26 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Apple has unveiled the iPhone 17. Light, thin, powerful... it's already creating buzz, but some users are quick to criticize. And as with every launch, Samsung didn’t waste any time throwing jabs. Here's the breakdown.

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Denmark Shuts Airport Amid Suspected Drone "Hybrid Attacks" Blamed on Russia

This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A sighting of a suspected drone briefly shuttered a Danish airport on Friday for the second time in a few hours, after the country's prime minister said the flights were part of "hybrid attacks" that may be linked to Russia. Drones have been seen flying over several Danish airports since Wednesday, causing one of them to close for ...

Turkish Airlines Orders Up to 225 Boeing Jets After Erdogan’s White House Visit

This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish Airlines announced on Friday a deal to buy up to 225 Boeing jets, one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first White House visit since 2019. The order includes 150 confirmed aircraft to be delivered between 2029 and 2034, with an option for 75 more, the company said in a statement, without giving a figure of the ...

Canada and Indonesia Seal Landmark Free Trade Agreement

This is Beirut 2025-09-26 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa's exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia. Several experts told AFP the strategic agreement is being made in the context of global economic turmoil, exacerbated by the protectionist policies of the ...

Trump Announces Steep New Tariffs, Reviving Trade War

This is Beirut 2025-09-26 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump announced Thursday punishing tariffs on pharmaceuticals, big-rig trucks, home renovation fixtures and furniture, reviving his global trade war. The late evening announcement is the harshest trade policy by the president since last April's shock unveiling of reciprocal tariffs on virtually every US trading partner ...

Saudi Arabia launches international fund for the Palestinian Authority

This is Beirut 2025-09-25 23:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan announced Thursday the launch of an international coalition to finance the Palestinian Authority, stressing that Saudi Arabia will contribute $90 million. At a press conference, he noted that the Kingdom is actively engaged with the United States to end the war in Gaza. The minister also said that Arab and ...

Israel Approves David Zini, Netanyahu's Pick, for Domestic Security Chief

This is Beirut 2025-09-25 22:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli panel confirmed on Thursday the nomination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security service, a government statement said. Netanyahu named David Zini as his pick to lead the Shin Bet in May, after months of legal and political wrangling over his bid to dismiss the agency's ...

Israeli Army Strikes Houthi Targets in Sanaa

This is Beirut 2025-09-25 22:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli air strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa killed at least eight people and wounded 142 others on Thursday, the Houthis said, a day after a drone attack hit an Israeli resort. Israeli forces struck several Houthi-linked targets in the capital, Israeli officials said, warning of more attacks to come. AFP correspondents in Sanaa heard ...

Netanyahu Meets US Envoy Witkoff in New York to Discuss Gaza

This is Beirut 2025-09-25 22:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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According to The Times of Israel, citing Channel 13, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Strategic Affairs Adviser Ron Dermer met today at their hotel in New York with US special envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of hostages. Trump’s team is ...