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Trump says he stopped Beirut raid, Netanyahu says Israel’s stance unchanged
United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered sharply differing accounts of a phone conversation on Monday, June 1, regarding Israel’s military operations in Lebanon. Trump claimed he…
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‘Fatherland over motherland?’ Congress jibes at PM on Israel offensive against Lebanon
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday, June 2, targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being “completely silent” on Israel devastating Lebanon and “sabotaging” the US-Iran agreement, asking whether the “so-called fatherland” meant…
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Israel orders military to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday said in a joint statement that they had ordered the military to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs. According to the…
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Child found injured beside parents killed in drone strike in South Lebanon
Beirut: A child was wounded after an Israeli drone strike reportedly targeted a motorcycle in southern Lebanon, killing both parents, according to reports and footage shared online. The attack took place on…
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US says Hezbollah blocking efforts to secure Israel-Lebanon truce
Washington: The United States has accused Hezbollah of undermining efforts to secure a ceasefire with Israel, saying the Iran-backed group is prolonging the conflict and refusing to halt attacks despite a US-backed…
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Iran seeks changes to draft US deal, says nothing is final
Tehran: Iran will make amendments to the text of a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States after receiving the latest US response, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Reacting…
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Macron urges swift US-Iran deal, calls for reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a rapid agreement between the United States and Iran, urging the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without conditions and in accordance with international…
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US strikes Iranian sites as Kuwait hit by drone, missile fire
Tehran: The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military said Monday, June 1. Iran…
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Israel captures Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle in its deepest incursion in 26 years
Beirut: Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in their deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter century, the military said…
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US holds all the cards, close to a very good deal with Iran: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said the United States and Iran are close to a “very good deal,” but if Washington does not get what it wants, then it will “end it…
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US President Trump weighs Iran deal, no decision yet
Washington: US President Donald Trump held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers on Friday, May 29, but has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with…
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Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon as military talks begin at Pentagon
Beirut: Israeli troops entered a southern Lebanese village early on Friday, pushing deeper into the country as Lebanese and Israeli military officials held direct talks at the Pentagon over the deadly conflict.…
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Trump insists Iran must meet red lines before any peace agreement
On the 92nd day of the American-Israeli war on Iran on Saturday, May 30, US President Donald Trump will only approve a peace agreement with Iran if it satisfies Washington’s conditions, a…
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War in Gaza drives surge in child marriages as families seek safety, support
Gaza Strip: Israel’s military campaign and the mass displacement in Gaza have fuelled an increase in early marriage, according to official data and experts. Desperate parents are marrying off daughters as young…
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Trump says Strait of Hormuz blockade ‘will now be lifted’
US President Donald Trump said on Friday, May 29, that a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz “will now be lifted” and reiterated that Iran must permanently abandon any pursuit of nuclear…
