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The War in Ukraine: Where Things Stand Today

Mario Chartouni 19/08 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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More than three years after Russia’s invasion, two recent meetings between US President Donald Trump and his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, have opened the door to the first serious attempt at a settlement. Washington is pushing to revive diplomacy while Moscow continues to hold nearly one-fifth of ...

Russia Returns Bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian Troops

This is Beirut 19/08 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia on Tuesday returned the bodies of what it said were 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, five of whom died while in captivity, a Ukrainian government agency said. Ukraine returned the bodies of 19 Russian soldiers in exchange, a Russian official said. Tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed on both sides since Russia invaded its neighbor in ...

VideosKiruna Church on the Move

Rayan Chami 19/08 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings began its slow move from its home in the Arctic town of Kiruna on Tuesday to allow the expansion of Europe's biggest underground mine. Kiruna's entire town center is being moved because of the giant LKAB iron ore mine that dominates ...

Ukraine Allies Meet with Hopes of Peace Talks Breakthrough

This is Beirut 19/08 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine's allies were meeting on Tuesday to discuss the outcome of fast-moving talks to end the war with Russia, after indications that Volodymyr Zelensky could sit down with Vladimir Putin for a peace summit. Hopes of a breakthrough rose when the Ukrainian president and European leaders met US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, who ...

Mediators Await Israeli Response to New Truce Offer

This is Beirut 19/08 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the proposal and signalled its readiness for a new round of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war. The foes have held on-and-off indirect negotiations throughout the war resulting in two short truces and the releases of Israeli ...

Wildfires Scorch 30,000 More Hectares in Spain

This is Beirut 19/08 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Raging wildfires tore through an additional 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of western Spain in less than 24 hours, satellite data showed Tuesday, but cooler temperatures have raised hopes of containment. Some 373,000 hectares (922,000 acres) have been scorched in Spain this year as of 0700 GMT Tuesday, according to the European Forest Fire ...

Macron Suggests Geneva Hosts Putin-Zelensky Summit

This is Beirut 19/08 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Geneva could play host to a peace summit between Russian and Ukrainian leaders Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, who look set to meet after separate talks with US President Donald Trump. Speaking after he and other European leaders joined the Ukrainian president for high-stakes meetings at the White ...

Putin and Zelensky Set for Peace Summit After Trump Talks

This is Beirut 19/08 10:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv. Hopes of a breakthrough rose after Trump said he had spoken by phone with Russian counterpart Putin ...

Republican-Led States Sending Hundreds of Troops to US Capital

This is Beirut 19/08 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Mississippi will send some 200 National Guard personnel to Washington, its governor said Monday, where they will join hundreds more from other Republican-led states to double the number of troops in the US capital. US President Donald Trump last week ordered the deployment of National Guard forces in Washington as part of what he has billed as a ...

Syria Commission Says More Than 300,000 May Have Gone Missing Since 1970s

This is Beirut 18/08 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of Syria's commission for missing persons said Monday the number of people who went missing during decades of Assad family rule and the civil war may have exceeded 300,000. Mohammed Reda Jalkhi, head of the commission created in May, said the body's mandate ranged from 1970, the year Hafez al-Assad took power, to the present day and had ...

Trump Floats Ukraine Security Pledges in Talks with Zelensky and Europeans

This is Beirut 18/08 23:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday that Russia would accept security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace deal, as he hosted Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in an extraordinary show of unity at the White House. Trump expressed optimism over the chances of ending Russia's invasion and said he was ready to hold a three-way ...

Egypt Charges Rights Lawyer with Spreading False News

This is Beirut 18/08 23:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Egyptian authorities charged prominent human rights lawyer and activist Mahienour El-Massry with spreading false news in social media posts about Gaza and prison conditions in Egypt, one of her lawyers said Monday. El-Massry, 39, was summoned Monday to the offices of state security prosecutors, where she was questioned for hours before being ...