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Middle East
Trump says 'good chance' of deal with Iran on Monday
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes there is a "good chance" of making a deal with Iran on Monday, ahead of his dea...
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Lebanon
4 dead, 39 hurt as Israel hits Jnah building without warning, bombs Dahieh
Israeli strikes on south Beirut and its suburbs killed at least four people on Sunday, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon's main bo...
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Lebanon
'What have we benefited from your war?': Aoun says diplomacy is not surrender
President Joseph Aoun hit back Sunday at those who have criticized the Lebanese state for pursuing diplomacy and negotiations.
"Some have as...
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Middle East
Trump says US airman rescued in Iran in 'miraculous' operation
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that U.S. forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it "one of the most daring ...
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The death toll from a Russian strike in the eastern Ukrainian city of Balakliya has risen to three, the city military administration chief said on Monday.
"According to preliminary information, three people were killed as a result of the night missile strike on the city of Balakliya," Vitali Karabanov said in a post on Telegram, adding that "another 10 people were wounded".
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President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky Monday signed a letter of intent for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other air defense hardware from French companies, the French presidency said.
In a boost for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion, the accord sets out possible future contracts for the acquisition by Ukraine of 100 Rafale fighter jets "with their associated weapons" as well as the new generation SAMP-T air defense system under development, radar systems and drones.
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Israel's military said Monday it had killed a Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon, a region that has witnessed several attacks despite the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
"Yesterday evening (Sunday)... The IDF struck and eliminated Hezbollah terrorist Muhammad Ali Shuweikh in the Mansouri area in southern Lebanon," the military said in a statement.
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The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Israeli soldiers shot at its troops on Sunday in the south of the country, while Israel's military said it mistook blue helmets for "suspects" and fired warning shots.
The Israeli military blamed "poor weather conditions" and said it had not deliberately targeted U.N. troops.
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Lebanon will file a complaint to the United Nations Security Council decrying that Israel is building walls in south Lebanon, an accusation Israel has denied, the Lebanese presidency said.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Friday that the Israeli army had built walls in south Lebanon near the U.N.-demarcated Blue Line, the de facto border.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed that they had seized an oil tanker in the Gulf as it sailed away from a UAE port, a day after security companies determined they were likely responsible.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has renewed his plea for more air-defense systems a day after Russian strikes on Kyiv killed seven people.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has slammed new joint military exercises by the United States and its ally Trinidad and Tobago as "irresponsible," with Washington increasing its armed presence in the Caribbean.
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U.S. President Donald Trump told law enforcement chiefs Friday to investigate links between Jeffrey Epstein and ex-president Bill Clinton, seeking to deflect growing questions about his own ties to the late alleged sex trafficker.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has "sort of" made up his mind about Venezuela, as his escalating military deployment in Latin America has ignited concerns about a wider regional conflict.
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