Lebanon reports deadly strikes as Israel says responded to gunfire
by AFP Staff Writers
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 16, 2025
Israel’s defence minister said the military responded to stray gunfire from Lebanon Sunday, after Lebanese…
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Lebanon reports deadly strikes as Israel says responded to gunfire
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Lebanon appoints new army chief
Lebanon appoints new army chief
by AFP Staff Writers
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 13, 2025
Lebanon named a new head of the armed forces Thursday to succeed Joseph Aoun, who was appointed president earlier this year.
“Brigadier…
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More arrests reported in Israeli West Bank raids
More arrests reported in Israeli West Bank raids
by AFP Staff Writers
West Bank, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
Israeli forces reported fresh arrests as they kept up raids in the northern occupied West Bank on…
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Russia and Ukraine trade fire after Putin agrees to limited ceasefire
Zelenskyy said Putin had effectively “rejected” an partial ceasefire proposal hours after it was agreed.
Russia and Ukraine launched drone attacks on each other’s territory, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin…
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Trump proposes U.S. take ownership of Ukrainian nuclear plants in phone call with Zelensky — Meduza
During their roughly one-hour phone call on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that “American ownership” of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants would be “the best protection” for them, White…
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Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of infrastructure attacks
Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Wednesday of launching air attacks that sparked fires and damaged infrastructure just hours after their leaders agreed to a limited ceasefire to halt attacks on energy infrastructure.
Russian President…
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three technical reasons for political cooperation
How much would it really cost the European Union to defend itself against aggression? In the immediate term, that question, of course makes us think of Russia, but we can no longer exclude multiple other possibilities, including the…
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Europe has learned from the failed 2015 Minsk accords with Putin. Trump has not
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has agreed to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days following a phone call with his American counterpart, Donald Trump. On social media, Trump said the call was “very good and…
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Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners on the formula “175 to 175”
The Russian Defence Ministry has reported the return of 175 Russian servicemen from the Ukrainian-controlled territories in exchange for the same number of AFU prisoners of war.
“On 19 March, as a result of the…
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Russia and Ukraine carry out attacks after Putin-Trump call
Russia and Ukraine have launched air attacks that damaged each other’s infrastructure, hours after Vladimir Putin said Russia would stop targeting Ukrainian energy sites.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s targets included…
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