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Netanyahu to visit White House as Gaza truce pressure mounts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House next week for talks with President Donald Trump, a US official said Monday, as...

02.07.2025 10

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Trump says saved Iran leader from 'ignominious death'

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khameni from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for...

28.06.2025 10

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Trump says would bomb Iran again if nuclear activities start

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for...

28.06.2025 3

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Bluff and last-minute orders: Trump's path to Iran decision

When Donald Trump said on Thursday he'd give himself two weeks to decide on bombing Iran, critics wrote it off as the US president using a familiar...

24.06.2025 4

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Trump to make Iran war decision in 'next two weeks'

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he will decide whether to join Israel's strikes on Iran within the next two weeks as there is still a...

20.06.2025 7

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Trump on Iran strikes: 'I may do it, I may not do it'

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was still deciding whether to join Israel's strikes on Iran, claiming Tehran now wants talks at the White...

19.06.2025 2

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Iran confronts Trump with toughest choice yet

President Donald Trump faces potentially the hardest choice of his time in the White House, as he weighs up whether the United States should join...

19.06.2025 10

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Trump tells Iran to make deal or face 'more brutal' attacks

US President Donald Trump urged Iran Friday to make a deal or face "even more brutal" attacks by Israel, as Washington said it was helping its key...

14.06.2025 2

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Trump says US personnel moved as Iran tensions mount

President Donald Trump said US personnel were being moved from the potentially "dangerous" Middle East on Wednesday as nuclear talks with Iran...

13.06.2025 4

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Trump slaps new travel ban on 12 countries

US President Donald Trump has signed a travel ban on 12 mostly Middle East and African countries, reviving one of the most controversial measures from...

06.06.2025 3

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Trump talks with Putin on Ukraine, Iran

US President Donald Trump said he spoke to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Wednesday about Ukraine and Iran, warning that the Kremlin leader had...

05.06.2025 3

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Trump reshapes US Mideast policy. Can deals work instead?

President Donald Trump proclaimed a decisive break with decades of US interventionism during his Middle East tour, promising a new American foreign...

18.05.2025 5

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Air Force One: iconic jet gets the Trump treatment

It is arguably the world's most iconic plane, an instantly recognizable symbol of the US presidency. But now Air Force One -- like many other...

14.05.2025 3

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Trump says would be 'stupid' to reject Qatari Air Force One gift

US President Donald Trump on Monday angrily dismissed concerns over his plans to receive a jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One, saying it would...

13.05.2025 4

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Trump faces Mideast tensions on return to his 'happy place'

US President Donald Trump heads for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Monday, eyeing big business deals even as accords on the...

11.05.2025 6

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Netanyahu and Trump to talk tariffs, Iran and Gaza

President Donald Trump said the United States was starting direct, high-level talks with Iran over its nuclear program on Saturday, in a shock...

08.04.2025 3

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Magazine publishes entire US attack plan mistakenly shared in chat group

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed a scandal over leaked plans for Yemen air strikes as a "witch hunt" and defended his embattled...

27.03.2025 2

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Jordan king set for tense Trump talks over Gaza

President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his idea of exiling Palestinians and placing a rebuilt Gaza under "US authority" but faced pushback...

12.02.2025 5

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Trump warns of 'all hell' if Gaza captives not freed by Saturday

US President Donald Trump set a Saturday deadline for all hostages to be released from Gaza, saying that otherwise "all hell" would break out and he...

12.02.2025 5

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Trump: Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan

President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his US takeover plan, describing his proposal in excerpts of an...

11.02.2025 20

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Trump sanctions ICC for 'illegitimate' Israel, US probes

US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court for probes targeting America and its ally Israel, but the ICC on...

08.02.2025 5

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Trump says Gaza would be 'turned over' to US by Israel

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Gaza would be "turned over" by Israel to the United States when the conflict is over, and no soldiers would...

07.02.2025 5

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Behind the Gaza deal: a US odd couple and last-minute snags

The Israel-Hamas deal was made possible by 18-hour days and a "remarkable" partnership between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Mideast envoys -- but even...

17.01.2025 5

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'Shadow president' Trump strides world stage

Donald Trump does not take office until January 20, but on the world stage he is already acting as if he is US president. President-elect Trump has...

11.12.2024 5

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Netanyahu, Biden to meet on elusive Gaza deal

Joe Biden will press Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite the US president's shock election exit threatening to...

25.07.2024 3

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Kamala Harris could bring shift in Gaza war policy

Kamala Harris's outspoken stance on the Gaza war hints at a possible shift from Joe Biden's Israel policy as she eyes the Democratic presidential...

23.07.2024 2

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