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Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe's leaders close ranks
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (893+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump's attacks on Italy's premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy's reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni's side, thawing what had been…...
Aoun says will not yield 'a single inch' of territory to Israel
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (188+ words) Naharnet Aoun says will not yield 'a single inch' of territory to Israel President Joseph Aoun defended on Thursday negotiations with Israel, saying they were not a betrayal and he would not surrender "a single inch of Lebanon's territory", according…...
Syrian top diplomat reassures Lebanese leaders on Beirut visit
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (525+ words) Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told Lebanon's president on Thursday that Damascus had no intention of intervening militarily in his country, despite U. S. pressure to do so, according to the Lebanese presidency. Shaibani, who also invited President Joseph Aoun to Syria,…...
Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Hormuz or face 'forceful response"
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (425+ words) Iran's joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a "forceful response," again ratcheting up tensions over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies. The strait,…...
Beijing says China-EU trade talks set in the fall, to be held regularly each year
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (310+ words) China and the European Union will hold ministerial-level trade talks once or twice a year, China's Commerce Ministry said Thursday, as the two sides work to increase and rebalance trade. The EU faces growing pressure to reduce its trade deficit…...
Jumblat says won't be part of coalition against framework agreement
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (319+ words) Druze leader Walid Jumblat declared in an interview with L'Orient-Le Jour that he "will not be part of a coalition to bring down the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel." "We will not support it (the agreement), and I do…...
Berri 'surprised' by pilot zones in framework deal after agreeing with Aoun on districts
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (285+ words) Naharnet Berri 'surprised' by pilot zones in framework deal after agreeing with Aoun on districts Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he is ready to reach a settlement if the other side shows a similar willingness, while describing a proposed framework…...
Geagea: Framework agreement has shattered Hezbollah's narrative
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (633+ words) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed Thursday that the framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel "opens the door to restoring a functioning state and ending the chronic conflict that has drained Lebanon for decades." "It also establishes a clear…...
As Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (1728+ words) It was the deadliest reported strike in the U. S. -Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children. In almost any other conflict, these haunting truths would be seared into national memory. Yet more than 120 days since at least one…...
Syrian FM in Lebanon says 'open to meet Hezbollah' if needed
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (180+ words) Naharnet Syrian FM in Lebanon says 'open to meet Hezbollah' if needed Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani met Thursday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut. Shaibani said his discussions with Berri focused on ways…...