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"If You Hold Hostages, You Are DEAD!" Says Trump "To the People of Gaza"

This is Beirut 06/03 00:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the people of Gaza to give up hostages or face "HELL" and told the Hamas militant group's leadership to flee the territory. "To the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD! Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR ...

Macron Proposes French Nuclear Extension, Ukraine Troop Deployment

This is Beirut 05/03 22:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced he would discuss extending France's nuclear deterrent to European partners and raised the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine to enforce a peace deal, as Europe scrambles to respond to Donald Trump's upending of the transatlantic alliance. In an address to the nation, Macron ...

US Confirms Direct Talks with Hamas as Israel Renews Threats to Gaza

This is Beirut 05/03 22:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States on Wednesday confirmed unprecedented direct talks with Hamas on hostages, as Israel threatened to renew its military campaign in Gaza despite a fragile ceasefire. The White House said that President Donald Trump's envoy on hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, held the talks which focused on Americans among the remaining hostages ...

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Freeze $2 bn in Foreign Aid

This is Beirut 05/03 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A divided US Supreme Court handed a legal defeat to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, rejecting his bid to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid payments. The top court, in its first significant ruling on a legal challenge to the Trump administration, voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court order requiring that payments be made on aid contracts that ...

Ukraine Plans New Talks with US After Intelligence Sharing Ends

This is Beirut 05/03 20:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine said Wednesday it planned to hold new talks with the United States after Washington suspended its intelligence sharing, delivering a fresh blow to Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been scrambling to contain the fallout from his explosive meeting with Donald Trump last week, in which the ...

Germany Set for Massive Rearmament as Divide with US Widens

This is Beirut 05/03 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Germany is set to ramp up defense spending with the incoming government saying it wants to invest hundreds of billions of euros to bolster Europe's security as US guarantees look increasingly fragile. Likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday he planned to reform the country's strict constitutional "debt brake" to pump up defense ...

ExplainerThe Arab League: Striving for Unity Amidst De Facto Divisions

Malo Pinatel 05/03 19:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Countering the plans of Trump and Israel regarding the future of the Gaza Strip was the backdrop for the Arab League leaders’ gathering on Tuesday at the organization's headquarters in Cairo. At the end of the summit, they adopted a new reconstruction plan for the enclave, presented by Egypt, valued at $53 billion. This marked a rare moment of ...

Syria Monitor Reports 11 Killed in Ex-Assad Bastion, Clashes in South

This is Beirut 05/03 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A Syria war monitor said Wednesday that four civilians had been killed in a security operation in a former pro-government bastion this week, while clashes in the south had left at least seven security personnel and gunmen dead. Restoring and maintaining security across Syria remains one of the most pressing challenges for the country's new ...

Mexico Warns US It Is Ready to Seek Other Trade Partners

This is Beirut 05/03 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Mexico will look for other trading partners if needed in the face of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum warned Wednesday. Mexico has to take "important decisions for the future of the country" and "if necessary, other trading partners will be sought," she said at her morning news ...

VideosHighlights from the Cairo Summit on Gaza

Élie-Joe Kamel 05/03 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Arab leaders endorsed a plan on Tuesday to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority.

S.Africa Accuses Israel of Using 'Starvation' in Gaza

This is Beirut 05/03 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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South Africa on Wednesday denounced Israel's restriction of aid into war-ravaged Gaza since the weekend, saying it amounted to using starvation as a weapon of war. A fragile ceasefire since January saw an influx of humanitarian aid into Gaza, before Israel on Sunday announced it was blocking deliveries until Hamas accepted its terms for an ...

Ailing Pope 'Rested Well' but Misses Start of Lent

This is Beirut 05/03 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pope Francis's condition was stable on Wednesday as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church has suffered a worrying series of respiratory attacks since his admission to the Gemelli in Rome on ...