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Trump Says No Reason to Meet Xi, Threatens 'Massive' China Tariffs

This is Beirut 10/10 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he no longer feels a summit is necessary with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this month, slamming Beijing for hostile trade practices and threatening "massive" tariffs. "Some very strange things are happening in China! They are becoming very hostile," Trump said in a long post on Truth Social that railed ...

Foreign Press Group Urges Immediate Access to Gaza After Ceasefire

This is Beirut 10/10 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An organization representing international media in Israel and the Palestinian territories on Friday urged Israel to grant journalists immediate, independent access to Gaza following the declaration of a ceasefire. Since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023, Israeli authorities have prevented foreign journalists from entering the devastated ...

Israel Ceases Fire and Gazans Start Returning Home

This is Beirut 10/10 17:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza and began to pull back its forces on Friday, as tens of thousands of exhausted Palestinians made their way back to their devastated homes. After two years of brutal war, the families of Israel's remaining hostages in the territory were also hoping the truce -- pushed by US President Donald Trump -- would ...

ExplainerInternational Sanctions: Mechanisms, Loopholes and Limits

Élie-Joe Kamel 10/10 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Despite a major military setback suffered by the Iran-aligned axis in its war against Israel and the sanctions imposed on it, Hezbollah reportedly continues to receive $60 million per month in transfers from Iran. That is according to US envoy Thomas Barrack, who made the claim on September 22 in an interview with Sky News. In this context, a ...

Six Killed as Major Quake Strikes Southern Philippines

This is Beirut 10/10 15:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering tsunami warnings. The biggest of the quakes, with a magnitude of 7.4, hit about 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Manay town in the Mindanao region just before 10 am (0100 GMT), according to the United States Geological ...

White House says Nobel Trump Snub was 'Politics Over Peace'

This is Beirut 10/10 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The White House lashed out at the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday after it awarded the peace prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and overlooked US President Donald Trump. "The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace," White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung said on ...

China says to Impose 'Special Port Fees' on US-Linked Ships

This is Beirut 10/10 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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China said on Friday it would impose "special port fees" on ships operated by and built in the United States after Washington announced charges for Chinese-linked ships in April. Incremental fees on American ships will be collected at Chinese ports from October 14, Beijing's transport ministry said in a statement. The US shipbuilding industry ...

Venezuela Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

This is Beirut 10/10 12:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Machado was honoured "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship ...

'Massive Attack' Cuts Power in Ukrainian Capital

This is Beirut 10/10 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early Friday by what the air force called a "massive attack", as Russia pummeled Kyiv's infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies. The Kremlin has escalated aerial attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and rail systems over recent weeks, mirroring similar campaigns launched over the ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted on Federal Charges

This is Beirut 10/10 09:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted on Thursday. James, 66, a Democrat, was indicted by a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, on one count of bank fraud and a second one of making false statements to a financial institution. The charges against James were brought one day after former FBI director James Comey, pleaded not guilty ...

France's Macron to Name PM to End Political Crisis

This is Beirut 10/10 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now. French politics have been deadlocked ever since Macron took the gamble last year of snap polls that he hoped would consolidate power -- but ended instead in a hung ...

Team of 200 US Troops to 'Oversee' Gaza Truce

This is Beirut 10/10 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A US military team of 200 people will be deployed in the Middle East to "oversee" the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after a peace deal brokered by President Donald Trump, senior US officials said Thursday. Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of the US military's Central Command, "will initially have 200 people on the ground. His role will be ...