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Pageantry over policy: Takeaways from Trump's China trip
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (940+ words) (Fixes garble in headline) WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) " U. S. President Donald Trump's two-day state visit to Beijing featured wide-ranging talks on Taiwan, Iran and trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping but yielded few concrete outcomes on the issues dividing the world's two…...
Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire by 45 days as Washington talks conclude
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (409+ words) WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) " Israel and Lebanon agreed to a45-day extension of a ceasefire that has tamped down the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as two days of talks facilitated by Washington concluded on Friday with an…...
It's Father Ted, Raphael or Gaza documentaries for Eurovision's boycotters
20+ hour, 22+ min ago (603+ words) By Charlie Devereux, Padraic Halpin and Charlotte Van Campenhout MADRID/DUBLIN/AMSTERDAM, May 15 (Reuters) " Broadcasters boycotting Saturday's Eurovision final over Israel's participation will instead offer their viewers a rerun of the sitcom "Father Ted, an alternative music show featuring Spanish…...
Lebanon to press Israel to cease fire at Washington talks, Lebanese official says
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (658+ words) BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) " Lebanon will demand Israel cease fire at face-to-face talks in Washington on Thursday, a senior Lebanese official said, as Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel continued to trade blows despite a U. S. -backed truce declared last month. The talks between…...
Evolving drone war in southern Lebanon clouds Iran peace prospects
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1328+ words) (Corrects day to Wednesday in paragraph 4) By Maya Gebeily, Maayan Lubell and Catherine Cartier BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) " While Washington and Tehran argue over a deal to end the attacks on shipping that are shaking the world economy, Iran's most…...
Eurovision Song Contest gets off to a tense start, overshadowed by Gaza
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (514+ words) VIENNA, May 12 (Reuters) " The Eurovision Song Contest gets off to a tense start in Vienna on Tuesday with a protest due to be held hours before the first semi-final featuring Israel, whose attendance prompted five countries to boycott over the…...
Lebanon urges US to put pressure on Israel to stop attacks and demolitions
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (535+ words) BEIRUT, May 11 (Reuters) " Lebanon's president has urged the United States to put pressure on Israel to cease fire and stop home demolitions in south Lebanon, the presidency said on Monday, as the death toll from Israeli attacks rose. Lebanon's health…...
South Korea condemns attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, vows response
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (313+ words) SEOUL, May 11 (Reuters) " South Korea's presidential Blue House on Monday condemned in the strongest terms an attack against a cargo ship operated by a Korean "shipper this month in the Strait of Hormuz "and said it plans to respond once…...
Israel deports two activists detained over Gaza-bound flotilla | WTVB | 1590 AM " 95. 5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (36+ words) May 10 (Reuters) - Israel deported Saif "Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Brazilian Thiago Ávila "on "Sunday after "completing an investigation into their participation "in a Gaza-bound "flotilla, "the foreign "ministry said. Israel's foreign "min. .....
Israel built and defended a secret base in Iraq for Iran war, WSJ reports | WTVB | 1590 AM " 95. 5 FM | The Voice of Branch County
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (40+ words) May 9 (Reuters) - Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and "launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing pe. .....