Hamas and Israel Open talks in Egypt Under Trump's Gaza Peace Plan

This is Beirut 07/10 08:56 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday began indirect talks in Egypt on ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, with US President Donald Trump judging that the Palestinian militant group was ready to compromise over his proposals for a deal. Al-Qahera News, which is linked to Egyptian state intelligence, said the first round of talks ended ...

Trump Says May Invoke Insurrection Act To Deploy More Troops in US

This is Beirut 07/10 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump threatened Monday to use emergency powers against rebellion to deploy more troops into Democratic-led US cities, intensifying his rhetoric as his attempts to mobilize the military face legal challenges. The Republican leader openly mulled use of the Insurrection Act after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily halted a ...

Few Women, Minorities Win Seats in Syria Parliament Ballot

This is Beirut 06/10 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Syria Syrian Parliament Parliamentary Elections

Women and minorities were underrepresented in a weekend ballot for members of Syria's transitional parliament, results announced Monday showed, for the first assembly to form since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. In a process criticized as undemocratic, several thousand members of local committees cast their ballots Sunday to elect ...

US Government Shutdown Enters Second Week

This is Beirut 06/10 22:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Donald Trump Government Shutdown

The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis. Democrats are refusing to provide the handful of votes the ruling Republicans need to reopen federal departments unless the two sides can agree on extending expiring "Obamacare" health ...

Trump Says to Meet Lula 'Both in Brazil and the United States'

This is Beirut 06/10 19:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump hailed a "very good" phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday, after months of tensions, saying they would meet in both their countries. "We discussed many things, but it was mostly focused on the economy and trade," Trump said on his Truth Social network after ...

EU Wants to Be Part of Gaza Transitional Body

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The European Union is seeking a role in US President Donald Trump's transitional authority for the Gaza Strip, its top diplomat Kaja Kallas told reporters on Monday. "Yes, we feel that Europe has a great role, and we should also be on board with this," Kallas said when asked if the EU wanted to take part in Trump's "Board of Peace." The EU is a ...

Denmark to Beef Up Checks against Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'

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Denmark will step up environmental checks on oil tankers in a key shipping lane linking the Baltic and North Seas to crack down on Russia's "shadow fleet," Copenhagen said on Monday. More than 60,000 ships sail past Skagen in northern Denmark each year, of which dozens are suspected to belong to a flotilla of rickety ships used by Moscow to ...

ICRC Ready to Facilitate Hostage Release and Aid Access in Gaza

This is Beirut 06/10 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Red Cross said Monday it stood ready to help bring hostages held in Gaza back to their families in Israel and deliver aid into the Gaza Strip. Delegations from Hamas, Israel, and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on Monday aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Both Hamas and Israel have responded positively ...

Caracas Says It Foiled Bomb Plot against US Embassy

This is Beirut 06/10 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuela said Monday it had detected a plan by "extremists" to place explosives in the US embassy in Caracas at a time of spiraling tension between the two countries. Caracas has warned the United States of what it described as a "false flag operation" by right-wing extremists, Jorge Rodriguez, president of the National ...

TestimoniesSudanese Struggle to Survive in Cities Starved Under Siege

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Sudan Conflict

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese civilians trapped in cities under paramilitary siege are struggling to survive, eating leaves with no aid allowed in more than two years into their country's war. AFP spoke to people in three besieged cities still nominally under army control, but which are surrounded by paramilitary forces: North Darfur ...

HighlightUS-Japanese Trio Win Medicine Nobel for Immune System Research

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United States Japan Nobel Medicine Health

Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States and Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for research into how the immune system is kept in check, the Nobel jury said. Their discoveries have been decisive for understanding how the immune system functions and why we do not all develop serious autoimmune ...

VideosParis Fashion Week: Where Paris Lives and Dreams Fashion

This is Beirut 06/10 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Since September 29, Paris has been buzzing to the rhythm of Fashion Week. The world’s top designers are showcasing their new collections, blending audacity, elegance, and innovation. Until October 7, the French capital remains the beating heart of global fashion.