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Trump and Putin to Have 'Discussion' on Ukraine this Week

This is Beirut 16/03 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, officials said on Sunday, as Washington and Kyiv's European allies press Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the three-year war. The United States this week proposed a halt in fighting in the war after talks in Saudi Arabia, with Kyiv accepting the ...

Witkoff Reveals Key Diplomatic Breakthroughs on Ukraine Peace Talks, Issues Warning to Hamas

This is Beirut 16/03 16:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week, an American envoy said Sunday, as Washington presses for Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, who met for several hours with Putin days ago, told CNN in a televised interview that he thinks "the two ...

Pope Francis Prays for Peace, Highlighting Lebanon Amid Health Struggles

This is Beirut 16/03 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a message of gratitude to the faithful broadcast on Sunday from the hospital in Rome, where he has been receiving treatment for double pneumonia for over a month, Pope Francis expressed his thanks for the prayers and support he has received. "I am facing a trial and join many brothers and sisters who, like me, are sick and fragile at this ...

North Macedonia Nightclub Fire Kills 59

This is Beirut 16/03 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

North Macedonia Fire Incident

A fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks set the place ablaze, the country's interior minister said. More than 100 people were wounded in the fire in the "Club Pulse" in the eastern town of Kocani, Interior Minister Pance Toskovsk said. The establishment had been ...

SpaceX Crew Dragon Opens Hatch with ISS to Reach Stranded Astronauts

This is Beirut 16/03 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A pair of astronauts stranded for more than nine months on the International Space Station were a step closer to returning home Sunday after a replacement crew docked with the orbital outpost. The astronauts were shown on live TV embracing and hugging their counterparts in zero gravity on the space station shortly after their SpaceX Crew Dragon ...

US and Russia Discuss Next Step on Ukraine

This is Beirut 16/03 05:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke on Saturday to discuss the next stage in talks on ending Moscow's war against Ukraine. According to State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, the top diplomats "agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and ...

Deadly Israeli Strikes Mar Fragile Gaza Truce

This is Beirut 15/03 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, attacks which could further endanger the fragile truce in the Palestinian territory. Following the reported strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire took hold on January 19, Hamas accused Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce ...

White House Says 'Multiple' Houthi Leaders Killed, Iran 'on Notice'

This is Beirut 15/03 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. airstrikes on Saturday killed several Houthi leaders in Yemen, the White House reported on Sunday. The strikes also served as a warning to Iran, urging the country to stop supporting the Houthi rebel group and its attacks on Red Sea shipping. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz confirmed that the airstrikes specifically targeted and ...

UXO Blast in Syria City Kills Four, Injures Nine

This is Beirut 15/03 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A blast in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia killed at least four people on Saturday, state media reported, adding that it was triggered by a scrap dealer mishandling unexploded ordnance. "Four civilians were killed and nine injured in an explosion in a hardware store inside a four-storey building" in the city's Al-Rimal neighbourhood, state ...

Syrians Commemorate Uprising Anniversary for First time since Assad's Fall

This is Beirut 15/03 18:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syrians gathered on Saturday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of their uprising in public demonstrations in Damascus for the first time since president Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The demonstration in Damascus's Umayyad Square is the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of ...

Story'Líbano: a flor do mundo' — Brazilian Artists Bring Lebanese Hope Back to Life

Bélinda Ibrahim 15/03 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In the history of international cultural relations, some connections transcend geographical distances. The bond between Lebanon and Brazil is one of them — deep and shaped by decades of migration and exchange. With over eight million people of Lebanese descent, Brazil is home to one of the largest Lebanese diasporas in the world. This ...

Putin will Have to 'Come to Table,' UK PM says Hosting Coalition Call

This is Beirut 15/03 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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UK premier Keir Starmer said Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin would "sooner or later" have to "come to the table" as he opened a virtual summit to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine. The British prime minister told some 25 fellow leaders as they joined a virtual call hosted by Downing ...