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EU Could Target 72 Bn Euros of US Goods If Tariff Talks Fail

This is Beirut 14/07 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Commission on Monday said it was putting forward a new list of US goods worth 72 billion euros ($84 billion) that could be targeted by EU levies if tariff talks with Washington fail. The bloc's trade chief, Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, announced the proposal, "accounting for some 72 billion euros' worth of US ...

VideosCarnac’s Megaliths Earn Global Spotlight

Rayan Chami 14/07 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Megaliths Brittany UNESCO Carnac

Brittany’s iconic stone alignments have been officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, marking a historic first for the region.

SOHR: 89 Killed as Clashes Rage in Southern Syria

This is Beirut 14/07 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters raged for a second day Monday, a monitor said. As the violence escalated, Israel, which had previously warned that it would intervene in Syria to protect the Druze, said it struck "several tanks" in Sweida, without ...

Zelensky Talks Air Defense in 'Productive' Meeting with US Envoy

This is Beirut 14/07 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Volodymyr Zelensky met Monday with US special envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv and discussed air defense and sanctions on Russia during a "productive" conversation, the Ukrainian leader said. Kellogg's visit -- more than three years into the Kremlin's invasion -- comes as Russian forces killed three civilians in eastern Ukraine and launched ...

Israel Strikes Tanks in Syria's Sweida, Scene of Bedouin-Druze Clashes

This is Beirut 14/07 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Israel Syria Sweida

Israel's military said it struck on Monday several tanks in the Sweida province of southern Syria, where dozens have been killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters. The military struck "several tanks a short while ago in the area of Sami village (in the Sweida region) in southern Syria. To be continued," the military's ...

Explosion in Iranian Residential Building Injures Seven

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Iran Qom Explosion

Seven people were injured in an explosion that occurred on Monday in a residential building in the Pardisan neighborhood of Qom, central Iran, according to a report by Iran's semi-official Fars news agency cited by Reuters. The incident caused damage to four housing units. The head of the local fire department said the blast appeared to have been ...

Israeli, Palestinian Foreign Ministers to Attend EU Meeting

This is Beirut 14/07 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers were due at a meeting in Brussels between the EU and its southern neighbors on Monday, but the Palestinian Authority denied the two would meet. It would be the first time since the Gaza war began in October 2023 that Israeli and Palestinian ministers attended a high-level meeting in the same room. The ...

Trump Says US Will Send Ukraine Patriot Air Defense Systems

This is Beirut 14/07 11:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump is hosting the NATO chief in Washington on Monday after teasing a "major statement" on Russia's war in Ukraine, with senior Republicans preparing an arsenal of sanctions against Moscow. Trump, seeking to negotiate an end to the three-year war, has expressed growing impatience with the Kremlin leader, and ...

AnalysisThe Unfinished Wars

Charles Chartouni 14/07 10:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The regional political scene is quite treacherous, as it conveys misleading signals regarding the outcomes of the ongoing wars in the greater Middle East. American diplomacy remains evasive regarding these wars and their prospects. This uncertainty complicates international relations and makes it challenging for global powers to formulate coherent ...

Drone Downed Near Iraq Airport Hosting US Troops: Kurd Forces

This is Beirut 14/07 10:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A drone packed with explosives was shot down Monday near Erbil airport, which hosts US troops from the international anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said. "At 02:20 (1120 GMT) an explosive-laden drone was downed near Erbil International Airport, without causing casualties or damage," said the ...

EU Ministers Weigh Response to Latest Trump Tariff Threat

This is Beirut 14/07 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. The US leader Trump threw months of painstaking negotiations into disarray on Saturday by announcing he would hammer the bloc with sweeping 30-percent tariffs if ...

Trump's State Visit to Britain Set for September 17 to 19

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US President Donald Trump's second state visit to the United Kingdom will be between September 17 to 19, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. Trump and his wife Melania will be welcomed by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor castle. Trump was invited by a personal letter from Charles, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed to him last ...