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Zelensky Says 'No Response' from US After Putin Rejected Truce

This is Beirut 06/04 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed disappointment on Sunday over the lack of a "response" from the United States to Russian President Vladimir Putin's "refusal" to agree to a full and unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, following new deadly strikes, particularly in Kyiv. The United States had proposed a 30-day ceasefire in March, ...

Macron Calls for 'Strong Action' If Russia Continues to 'Refuse Peace'

This is Beirut 06/04 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for "strong action" if Russia continued "to refuse peace," days after a Russian ballistic missile killed nine children in Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown. Despite US and European efforts to secure peace in Ukraine, Russia continued "to murder children and civilians," Macron ...

Israel: Document Reveals Iran's Support for October 7 Attack

This is Beirut 06/04 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz disclosed on Sunday a communication between Iran and Mohammed Al-Deif, the General Commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, as well as Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, confirming "Iran's support for the October 7, 2023, plan." During a visit to the intelligence unit in the "Amshot" division on Sunday, ...

Khamenei Threatens Neighboring Countries Aiding U.S. Strikes

This is Beirut 06/04 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran has defied US demands for direct negotiations regarding its nuclear program, which come with the threat of military action, and has cautioned neighboring countries hosting US bases that they could become targets if they participate in any military action, as stated by a senior Iranian official cited by Reuters. Despite rejecting US President ...

Israel's Netanyahu Ends Hungary Visit, Heads to US

This is Beirut 06/04 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Budapest on Sunday to head to the US to talk tariffs and Iran with President Donald Trump after wrapping up a multi-day visit to Hungary. Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted his long-standing Israeli ally in Hungary this week, despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest ...

Iran Top Diplomat Rejects Direct Negotiations With US

This is Beirut 06/04 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear program. Trump sent a letter to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last month calling for negotiations but warning of military ...

Zelensky Says Number of Russian Air Attacks on Ukraine 'Increasing'

This is Beirut 06/04 15:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday that Moscow is increasing its aerial bombardment after Russia mounted a "massive" missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, killing two people and wounding at least seven. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that "the number of Russian air attacks is increasing," which ...

Russian Envoy Says Next Russia-US Contact Could be 'Next Week'

This is Beirut 06/04 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A senior Russian official involved in negotiations with Washington said on Sunday that Russia and the United States could reach out to each other again as early as next week. Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin's international economy envoy, told Channel One television in an interview that the next contact between the two sides could happen ...

Recovering Pope Makes Surprise Appearance with Crowd at Vatican Square

This is Beirut 06/04 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Pope Francis, who is recovering after a serious case of pneumonia, made a surprise public appearance Sunday as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving the hospital. "A good Sunday to all. Thank you very much", the 88-year-old Pope said as he was wheeled through Saint Peter's Square in his wheelchair after ...

Anti-Trump Rallies Draw Thousands Across The US

This is Beirut 05/04 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Thousands of people descended Saturday on Washington's National Mall and rallied in other cities across the United States and abroad in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency. A big "HANDS OFF!" banner stretched across the stage of an outdoor theater just a few blocks ...

Macron to Hold Gaza Summit With Egyptian, Jordanian Leaders

This is Beirut 05/04 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would hold a trilateral summit on the situation in Gaza with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II. Israel has pushed to seize territory in Gaza since the collapse of a short-lived truce in its war with Hamas, in what it has called a strategy to force the ...

Great Writers, Gentle Neuroses, Small Literary Miracles (2/2)

Bélinda Ibrahim 05/04 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Literature loves outsiders. But what it cherishes most are organized outsiders—those who turn their strangeness into a narrative engine, their questionable lifestyles into bursts of staggering productivity. This second part focuses on writers who today might be considered, depending on one’s perspective, either misunderstood geniuses or ...