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US Envoy Witkoff Discusses Possible Direct Ukraine-Russia Talks With Putin

This is Beirut 25/04 19:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the "possibility" of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting in Moscow, the Kremlin said Friday. Donald Trump is pushing for a ceasefire in the three-year conflict but has so far been unable to extract any meaningful concessions from Putin. Witkoff held a ...

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IMF Calls on US, EU to "Negotiate a Deal"

This is Beirut 25/04 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States and the European Union need to "de-escalate" and "negotiate a deal" to help boost lackluster growth on the continent, the International Monetary Fund's Europe director said Friday. "In our discussions with European leaders, I don't sense any difference of views with regard to the importance of that relationship," IMF Europe ...

All Gaza Food Stocks Depleted, Says World Food Programme

This is Beirut 25/04 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The UN's World Food Program said Friday it had depleted its food stocks in war-ravaged Gaza, where Israel has blocked all aid for more than seven weeks. After 18 months of war, the situation in Gaza "is probably the worst" now, the United Nations' humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday. WFP, one of the main providers of food ...

Syria: 11 Alawite Civilians Killed in Homs

This is Beirut 25/04 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A monitor of Syria's conflict said Friday that 11 civilians from the Alawite minority had been killed in security raids in the center of the country over the past 24 hours. The killings follow a wave of sectarian bloodshed last month, the worst since Islamist-led forces overthrew longtime president Bashar al-Assad, with massacres taking place ...

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Trump: Saudi Normalization With Israel "Will Happen"

This is Beirut 25/04 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said he was confident Saudi Arabia will normalize ties with Israel, according to an interview published Friday by Time Magazine. "Saudi Arabia will go into the Abraham Accords," Trump said, referencing the historic agreement struck at the end of his first term in 2020, which saw Muslim-majority United Arab Emirates, ...

Araghchi Arrived in Oman Ahead of Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut 25/04 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi arrived in Oman on Friday ahead of fresh nuclear talks with the United States, after both sides said progress had been made in previous rounds. The local Mehr news agency reported Araghchi had arrived in the Omani capital, Muscat, for Saturday's negotiations, releasing a brief video showing the foreign minister ...

VideosA Farewell in Faith: Qaraqosh Mourns the Pope

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In Iraq’s Christian heartland, Easter Mass at al-Tahera Church became a poignant tribute to Pope Francis. Church bells echoed through Qaraqosh and Mosul, honoring the man whose 2021 visit brought solace after years of war and displacement. He is now mourned as a spiritual father by those he never forgot.

China's BYD Reports Strong Q1 Profit Amid EV Sales Boom

This is Beirut 25/04 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD reported strong first-quarter profits on Friday, propelled by surging sales as US rival Tesla struggles to maintain pace. China's EV market is the largest in the world, and BYD has emerged in recent years as the clear leader of the highly competitive sector, outperforming Tesla in annual revenue last year. The ...

US Defense Secretary's Chief of Staff Leaving his Job

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff is leaving his job, a senior defense official said Thursday, in the latest shakeup to hit the upper echelons of the Pentagon's leadership. "Joe Kasper will continue to serve President Trump as a Special Government Employee (SGE) handling special projects at the Department of Defense," the ...

Russian General Killed by Car Bomb Near Moscow

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An explosive device ripped through a parked car near Moscow on Friday killing a senior Russian general, the Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes said, adding it had launched a murder probe. Authorities named General-lieutenant Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy head of the main operational directorate of the military's General Staff, as the ...

UN Voices Concern Over Latest S.Sudan Clashes as Civilians Flee

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The United Nations said Friday it was "deeply concerned" by clashes between South Sudan's military and opposition forces in a southern state, where displaced civilians told AFP they had been left without food. The world's youngest nation, which is deeply impoverished, has long been troubled by insecurity and instability. But recent fighting ...

Russia Probes Car Blast Reportedly Targeting Military Figure

This is Beirut 25/04 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia's Investigative Committee said Friday it had opened a criminal probe after an explosion set fire to a car in the Moscow region, with unconfirmed reports that a senior military figure was targeted. The Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it had opened a criminal case over "an explosion in a car in the town of ...