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Trump Says 'You'll See Things Happen' If Unhappy with Putin Response

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump hinted Wednesday at fresh Russia sanctions if it fails to end its Ukraine war, saying "you'll see things happen" if he's dissatisfied with President Vladimir Putin's response. Trump will also speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, a White House official told AFP, after Zelensky and European ...

Israel Says It Intercepted Two Missiles Fired from Yemen

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said Wednesday it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen, where Houthis have vowed to avenge their prime minister, killed last week in an Israeli strike on Sanaa. "Following sirens that sounded earlier in several areas of the country, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the army said in a statement. According ...

Trump Says Could Deploy More US Troops to Poland

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 19:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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President Donald Trump said the United States could deploy more troops to Poland, which borders both Ukraine and Russia, he told reporters at the White House Wednesday during a visit with Polish President Karol Nawrocki. "We'll put more there if they want," Trump said when a reporter asked if he was considering reducing the US troop presence in ...

Israel Security Agency Says Foiled Hamas Plot to Kill Far-Right Minister

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's internal security service said on Wednesday it had foiled a plot by Palestinian militant group Hamas to kill far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. In a statement, the Shin Bet security service said the planned attack would have involved "explosive drones." It said that in a joint operation with the army in recent weeks, ...

Iran Has Accelerated Production of Highly Enriched Uranium

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran boosted its sensitive stockpile of highly enriched uranium just before a 12-day war with Israel broke out, a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seen by AFP on Wednesday showed. The UN nuclear watchdog's quarterly report said that Iran has an estimated 440.9 kilograms enriched to up to 60 percent as of 13 ...

Israel Says Expecting One Million Gazans to Flee New Offensive

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Israeli military official said on Wednesday that authorities estimated that an imminent offensive in the Gaza Strip would displace one million Palestinians, planning a new "humanitarian area" for them. The vast majority of Gaza's more than two million people have been displaced at least once during nearly two years of war. The Israeli ...

SpotlightRejuvenating from Within: The Bold Promise of Regenerative Medicine

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-09-03 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Just a few decades ago, regrowing a lost limb or fully rejuvenating tissues seemed almost impossible, like something out of a fairy tale. Today, biomedical research is moving fast, and two recent studies published in Nature are changing the landscape. One team has uncovered new insights into how human blood stem cells age, while another has ...

SpotlightOfek 19, the New Israeli Spy Satellite

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Wednesday that it had launched a new spy satellite into orbit, called Ofek 19. According to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, “This is also a message to all our enemies, wherever they may be: we are watching you constantly and under all circumstances.” For his part, Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that “Israel ...

At Least 21,000 Children Disabled in Gaza War

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday. Around 40,500 children have suffered "new war-related injuries" in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the ...

Syria Kurds say they Thwarted Escape Bid from Camp for IS Families

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syrian Kurdish forces said Wednesday they thwarted an escape attempt by more than 50 inmates of Al-Hol camp, which holds people suspected of ties to the Islamic State (IS) group. Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria have run camps hosting thousands of suspected jihadists and their families since the jihadist group lost its last territory in ...

Israel Intercepts Houthi Missile Fired From Yemen

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen after Houthis vowed to avenge the killing of their prime minister in an Israeli strike last week. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted," an Israeli military statement ...

Trump Slams Beijing-Moscow-Pyongyang Alliance

Paul Guillot 2025-09-03 13:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Once again, Donald Trump has demonstrated his sharp diplomatic instincts and vigilance in the face of threats to the United States and the free world. In a forceful message posted on Truth Social, the American president pointed to a reality many refuse to see: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un are openly conspiring against America and ...