Middle East

Israel Strikes Gaza as PM Vows to Bring Hostages Home

This is Beirut 2025-05-27 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to bring back all hostages, "living and dead", as Gaza rescuers said Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the war-battered Palestinian enclave. Netanyahu's remarks came amid confusion about the fate of a proposed 70-day ceasefire that was to see the release of 10 Israeli hostages ...

Trump Attacks Opponents, Judges on Day Honoring US War Dead

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 23:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump marked the annual day for honoring the US war dead Monday by tearing into his "scum" opponents and judges who don't rule in his favor. Trump performed the traditional presidential duty on Memorial Day of visiting Arlington National Cemetery -- the resting place for some 400,000 fallen soldiers and others. And after laying ...

Car Ploughs into Crowd during Liverpool Victory Parade

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 22:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Kingdom Liverpool Car Ramming

A car ploughed into football fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title victory on Monday injuring several people while police said a 53-year-old man had been detained. Witnesses reported people being knocked over as a dark-coloured people carrier swerved through huge crowds among tens of thousands who turned out to see the English ...

Palestinian Official Says Hamas Agrees to Gaza Proposal, Israel Dismisses It

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Conflicting statements emerged Monday after a Palestinian official claimed that Hamas had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal attributed to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff—an assertion later denied by both Israel and Witkoff himself. A Palestinian official close to Hamas told Reuters that the group had agreed to a proposal received through ...

King Charles III Arrives in Canada for Visit amid Tensions with Trump

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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King Charles III arrived in Ottawa Monday for a historic visit to open Canada's parliament, a brief trip seen as part of the pushback against US President Donald Trump's annexation threats. The 76-year-old monarch, who is Canada's head of state as part of the Commonwealth, was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Mark Carney, who ...

May Chidiac Foundation Honors Global Journalistic Excellence in Dubai

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 18:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The May Chidiac Foundation (MCF) hosted the 13th edition of its prestigious annual Media Awards ceremony at Hilton Dubai, Al-Habtoor City, honoring outstanding achievements in journalism and media. Under the blue-and-gold theme, Former Minister and MCF founder May Chidiac opened the event by highlighting the transformative role of Gulf nations ...

Hamas Source Says Group Accepts Mediators' Latest Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza

A Hamas source said the group had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal presented by mediators that reportedly involves the releasing of 10 hostages in two batches and a 70-day truce. The outline of the new potential deal was revealed as Israel ramped up its offensive in the Palestinian territory and follows previous rounds of talks that have failed ...

Syria's Kurd to Insist on Decentralized Government in talks

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's Kurds will insist on a decentralized system of government in upcoming talks with the new authorities in Damascus, a senior Kurdish official said on Monday. The Kurdish-led administration in northeastern Syria signed an agreement with the new Syrian government in March to integrate into Syria's state institutions. The two sides ...

Trump Slams Putin and Zelensky

Alexandre Baz 2025-05-26 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In response to the intensification of Russian strikes in Ukraine over the weekend, Donald Trump expressed his growing exasperation with Vladimir Putin, while also directing harsh criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky. In a message posted Sunday evening on X, the American president condemned what he called a troubling shift in his Russian counterpart: ...

Putin Views Ukraine Talks Offers as 'Sign of Weakness'

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sees proposals for talks to end the fighting in Ukraine as a "sign of weakness," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday. The Kremlin chief has responded to diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to a close by prosecuting the war in Ukraine "harder than before," Merz told public broadcaster WDR. "Putin ...

Gaza Rescuers say 52 Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including 33 in a school

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Palestine Hamas

Rescuers said devastating Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 52 people on Monday, 33 of them in a school turned shelter. The civil defence agency said many of the casualties at the school in Gaza City were children, while the Israeli military said the site was housing "key terrorists". Israel has stepped up a renewed ...

Pro-EU Centrist Nicusor Dan Sworn in as Romania President

This is Beirut 2025-05-26 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan was on Monday sworn in as Romania's president, having pledged to stand against "isolationism and Russian influence". A week ago, Dan won a tense election rerun, seen as key for the direction of the NATO and European Union country bordering war-torn Ukraine. Although EU critic and ...