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Trump Threatens Musk With 'Serious Consequences' in Spending Bill Row

This is Beirut 07/06 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump threatened his former advisor Elon Musk with "serious consequences" Saturday if the tech billionaire seeks to punish Republicans who vote for a controversial spending bill. The comments by Trump to NBC News come after the relationship between the world's most powerful person and the world's richest ...

China Vice Premier to Meet US Delegation for Trade Talks

This is Beirut 07/06 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will meet a US delegation for talks next week in Britain, Beijing announced Saturday amid a fragile truce in the trade dispute between the two powers. He will visit the United Kingdom from June 8 to 13 at the invitation of the British government, China's foreign ministry said in a statement. It said He and ...

UN Welcomes New Libya Safety and Rights Committees

This is Beirut 07/06 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations mission in Libya on Saturday welcomed the formation of two committees by the Libyan presidential council to address safety and human rights after recent deadly clashes in Tripoli. UNSMIL said the committees were "composed of key parties", with one aimed at "strengthening security arrangements to prevent the outbreak of fighting ...

Russia and Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Delaying POW Swap

This is Beirut 07/06 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine -- the only concrete outcome of peace talks -- was thrown into doubt Saturday after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of delaying and thwarting the swap. The hold-up to an exchange that both sides said would take place this weekend came as Moscow's army launched a barrage of ...

Israel Orders Evacuation of Northern Gaza Neighborhoods, 36 Killed in Israeli Fire

This is Beirut 07/06 17:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution center. The Israeli military told AFP that troops had fired "warning shots" at individuals that it said were "advancing in a way that endangered the troops". The shooting ...

Iran Obtained 'Sensitive' Israeli Intelligence

This is Beirut 07/06 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian state television reported on Saturday that Tehran had obtained a trove of "strategic and sensitive" Israeli intelligence, including files related to Israel's nuclear facilities and defense plans. "Iran's intelligence apparatus has obtained a vast quantity of strategic and sensitive information and documents ...

Syrian Authorities Announce Closure of Notorious Desert Camp

This is Beirut 07/06 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A notorious desert refugee camp in Syria has closed after the last remaining families returned to their areas of origin, Syrian authorities said on Saturday. The Rukban camp in Syria's desert was established in 2014, at the height of Syria's civil war, in a de-confliction zone controlled by the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, ...

The UN at 80: Navigating Crisis and Hope in a Divided World

Ryan Chaba 07/06 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On June 26, 1945, just months after World War II ended, 51 nations gathered in San Francisco to sign the UN Charter. By October 24, the organization officially came into force, born from a simple but profound purpose: to prevent another global catastrophe. Envisioned as the cornerstone of a new world order grounded in peace, justice and ...

Russia Launches Major Attack on Ukraine, Killing 5

This is Beirut 07/06 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least five people as it retaliated for a brazen attack by Kyiv on air bases days earlier. The Kremlin has accelerated its attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, as direct negotiations have failed to broker an end to the three-year war or even a ...

Israel Army Announces 4 Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Thousands More Troops Needed

This is Beirut 07/06 11:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's military announced Friday the deaths of four soldiers in Gaza, saying it needed thousands more troops to press its offensive, just as the premier's coalition faces the prospect of collapse over ultra-Orthodox conscription. News of the soldiers' deaths came as Gaza's civil defence agency reported 38 killed Friday in Israeli attacks across ...

Trump Says Fresh US-China Trade Talks in London Next Week

This is Beirut 06/06 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump announced Friday a new round of trade talks with China in London next week, a day after calling Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a bid to end a bitter battle over tariffs. The talks in the British capital on Monday will mark the second round of such negotiations between the world's two biggest economies since Trump ...

Trump Scuppers Idea of Calling Musk After Row, May Ditch Tesla

This is Beirut 06/06 19:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump has no plans to speak to billionaire Elon Musk and may even ditch his red Tesla car, the White House said Friday after a stunning public divorce fraught with risk for both men. Trump's camp insisted that he wanted to move on from the row with the South African-born Musk, with officials telling AFP that the tech tycoon ...