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Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire as Trump hopes for historic deal - Middle East and Africa
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (568+ words) srael and Lebanon on Thursday extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he voiced hope for a historic three-way meeting soon and a potential peace deal. Trump, at a standstill in negotiations with Iran,…...
US begins Philippines war games amidst Middle East conflict - Asia & Pacific
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (512+ words) housands of American and Philippine troops, joined for the first time by a significant contingent of Japanese forces, began annual military exercises Monday set against the backdrop of the Middle East war. The war games will feature live-fire exercises in…...
US begins Philippines war games in thick of Middle East conflict - Asia & Pacific
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (482+ words) Thousands of American and Philippine troops, joined for the first time by a significant contingent of Japanese forces, began annual military exercises Monday set against the backdrop of the Middle East war. The war games will feature live-fire exercises in…...
Indonesian UN peacekeeper killed, some injured in southern Lebanon - Middle East and Africa
3+ week, 4+ day ago (414+ words) he UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said a peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr on Sunday. Another peacekeeper was critically injured, it said in a…...
Prabowo visits flood-hit Bali following Middle East trip - Archipelago
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) resident Prabowo Subianto, returning from his trip to the Middle East, visited Bali on Saturday to" meet people affected by the deadly floods that struck the island last week. Arriving in Bali on Saturday morning, Prabowo inspected residential areas in…...
Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital kill six, Huthis say - Middle East and Africa
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (501+ words) sraeli strikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least six people, according to the country's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel throughout the Gaza war. AFP images showed a large fireball lighting…...
Middle East politics and the hazards of the US' principled realism - Academia
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (231+ words) Trump's current foreign policy on the Middle East is not only driven by military might, but it is determined by technology, investment and transactional pragmatism. iddle East politics is still heading toward an unclear direction, despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…...