This is Beirut 23/05 13:25 - Reading : less than a minute
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a "major" prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia. "A major prisoners swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Congratulations to both sides on this negotiation. This could lead to something big???" he said, without providing further ...
This is Beirut 23/05 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's premier said Friday his pick for the next domestic intelligence chief should be appointed "as soon as possible", but would have no hand in an ongoing investigation into his associates. Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to tap army Major General David Zini to lead the Shin Bet -- which follows months of legal and political wrangling over his ...
This is Beirut 23/05 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a deal that would see it purchased by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners for £500 million ($670 million), the pair announced Friday. RedBird has struck an "in-principle agreement" to purchase The Telegraph Media Group (TMG), which comprises the 170-year-old paper's print and online ...
This is Beirut 23/05 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Arrest Police Fethullah Gulen
Turkey arrested 65 soldiers and police officers early Friday over alleged ties to the late preacher Fethullah Gulen, who was accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup. State news agency Anadolu said 56 active-duty soldiers from the Turkish armed forces had been arrested, with another seven still being sought. Halk TV meanwhile said nine ...
This is Beirut 23/05 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
South Korea's defense ministry said Friday there have been no talks with Washington on pulling US troops from the South, after a Wall Street Journal report claimed Washington was considering a partial withdrawal. Citing US defense officials, the WSJ report said Washington is considering whether to move around 4,500 troops out of South Korea and ...
This is Beirut 23/05 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Washington Shooting
The suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington was charged Thursday with murder, as international tensions over anti-Semitism erupted over the attack. Elias Rodriguez, 31, shouted "Free Palestine" as he was taken away by police after the shooting late Wednesday outside the Capital ...
This is Beirut 23/05 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States California Accident
Several people were killed when a small plane crashed in a California neighborhood before dawn Thursday, destroying a home and setting more than a dozen cars on fire. At least 10 houses were hit by debris and vehicles on both sides of a street went up in flames when the Cessna 550 slammed into the ground, spewing burning jet fuel in a part of San ...
This is Beirut 22/05 23:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran warned it would hold the United States responsible if Israel attacks its nuclear facilities, but President Donald Trump's administration voiced optimism for a peaceful solution Thursday before new talks. Trump spoke about his diplomacy on Iran with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said, in a telephone call ...
This is Beirut 22/05 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump's administration on Thursday revoked Harvard's right to enroll foreign students -- more than a quarter of its annual enrollment -- in a major escalation of the president's fight with one of the world's most storied universities. Trump is furious at Harvard -- which has produced 162 Nobel prize winners -- for rejecting his demand that ...
This is Beirut 22/05 21:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday his pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security agency, despite the attorney general having barred such an appointment. "Prime Minister Netanyahu announced this evening his decision to appoint Major General David Zini as the next head of the Shin Bet," a statement from the ...
This is Beirut 22/05 20:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the deadly attack in Washington, where two employees of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed near the Jewish museum. During the call, Trump expressed his full support for Israel’s objectives in its war against Hamas. According to a ...
Ryan Chaba 22/05 19:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Shortly after 9 PM, gunfire broke out in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. The incident resulted in two victims: Yaron Lischinsky, 28, and his partner Sarah Lynn Milgrim, both employees of the Israeli Embassy in the United States. The assailant was immediately restrained by the museum's security and handed over to the ...