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Trump, Xi Report "Progress" on TikTok and Plan Meeting

This is Beirut 19/09 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump hailed Friday what he called progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping, including on selling blockbuster app TikTok, and said he would visit the Asian power, which offered a more cautious assessment of their talks. The leaders of the world's two largest economies spoke by telephone for the second time since the return ...

VideosEU Proposes Ban of Russian LNG Fuel in Latest Sanctions Package

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The European Union proposed Friday to bring forward by a year a ban on Russian gas imports as part of new sanctions to sap Moscow's war chest and please US President Donald Trump. The 19th package of EU sanctions targeting Moscow since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine also seeks to hit firms as well as banks and traders in China, India, and other ...

UN Security Council Rejects Bid to Stop Iran Sanctions “Snapback”

This is Beirut 19/09 17:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The U.N. Security Council on Friday voted down a resolution that sought to prevent the automatic reimposition of sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program, just days before world leaders gather for the annual U.N. summit. The draft, introduced by South Korea, fell short of the nine votes needed. Only China, Russia, Pakistan, and Algeria backed ...

Notre-Dame’s Twin Towers Reopen: A New Chapter in Parisian Heritage

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reopened the two great medieval towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris for public visits, one of the final steps in its immense reconstruction following a devastating fire. The inauguration of the restored towers by Macron, who has spearheaded reconstruction efforts since the April 15, 2019 fire, ...

UN Security Council Votes on Reimposing Iran Nuclear Sanctions

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The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday on reimposing deep economic sanctions on Iran over its resurgent nuclear program. Britain, France and Germany -- signatories to a 2015 deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) intended to stop Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons -- allege that Iran has broken its ...

VideosNotre-Dame’s Towers Reopen to the Public

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On Friday morning, Emmanuel Macron will inaugurate the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which have been fully restored after the fire that ravaged the cathedral in 2019. Beginning Saturday, the general public will once again be able to climb to the top during Heritage Days.

Russian FM Lavrov to Meet Rubio at UN Next Week

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet US counterpart Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, Russian state media cited Moscow's UN envoy as saying Friday. US President Donald Trump has expressed mounting frustration at Moscow, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in particular, for not having struck ...

France Halts Counter-Terror Ties with Mali, Expels Diplomats

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Paris has suspended counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two Malian diplomats to leave after the arrest of a French envoy in Bamako, a French diplomatic source told AFP on Friday. Authorities in the West African nation said last month that a French national had been arrested on suspicion of working for Paris's intelligence ...

Iran Withdraws Draft Resolution to Ban Attacks on Nuclear Facilities

This is Beirut 19/09 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran late Thursday withdrew a draft resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog that called to ban attacks against nuclear facilities after its war with Israel, citing reported US pressure for the last-minute change. In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on ...

Palestinian Authorities Arrest Suspect Over 1982 Antisemitic Paris attack: French prosecutors

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Palestinian authorities have arrested a key suspect in an antisemitic attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris which left six people dead in Paris in 1982, French prosecutors said on Friday. The announcement comes as France gears up to formally recognise Palestine's statehood at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. The office of the ...

Israel Army says will Use 'Unprecedented force' in Gaza City

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The Israeli military warned on Friday it will operate with "unprecedented force" in Gaza City, urging residents to flee southwards while announcing the closure of a temporary evacuation route opened 48 hours earlier. Israel's bid to capture Gaza City has sparked international outrage, with the territory already devastated by nearly two years of ...

Gaza, Palestinian Future to Dominate UN Gathering

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More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated this year by the future of the Palestinians and Gaza. One world leader who will miss the gathering is Mahmud Abbas, the Palestinian president who Washington denied US visas to attend, along with his ...