The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East on Monday, threatening to plunge the global economy into chaos, with Lebanon and Gulf energy exporters dragged into the conflict.The Israeli military carried out new strikes on Tehran, and AFP reporters in the Iranian capital heard explosions ring out …
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President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out sending ground troops into Iran, as he warned that the spreading Middle East war unleashed by US-Israeli strikes could last more than a month.As the war raged through a third day, Israel traded fire with Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Iranian counterattacks hit Gulf states …
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The outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East has seen maritime insurers cancel coverage, adding to the risk shipping companies face.Many insurers now refuse to offer war risk coverage for the Gulf, a key hub for global oil trade, as the war pitting Iran against the United States and Israel drags on. “We have been receiving …
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The outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East has seen maritime insurers cancel coverage, adding to the risk shipping companies face.Many insurers now refuse to offer war risk coverage for the Gulf, a key hub for global oil trade, as the war pitting Iran against the United States and Israel drags on. “We have been receiving …
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The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Monday to strike down a federal law prohibiting habitual abusers of illegal drugs from owning firearms.The conservative-dominated court is deciding whether the law violates the Constitution’s Second Amendment, which says Americans have the right to keep and bear arms.The statute — notably used to convict former president Joe …
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“Le Déjeuner des canotiers”, chef-d’oeuvre de Renoir appartenant à une collection américaine et rarement prêté, a été accroché lundi au musée d’Orsay à Paris, prélude à une double exposition autour du peintre impressionniste dès le 17 mars, a constaté l’AFP.Peint entre 1880 et 1881, ce grand format de 130 cm par 175 cm représente une …
Lebanon’s government on Monday took the unprecedented step of banning Hezbollah’s military and security activity, prompting the Iran-backed group to lash out at the decision.Hezbollah is represented in both the government and parliament, and the move came hours after it announced it had launched rockets and drones towards Israel early Monday to avenge the killing …
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Kylian Mbappé, touché au genou gauche depuis décembre, se trouve actuellement à Paris avec le staff médical du Real Madrid pour faire “un point précis sur l’évolution” de sa blessure mais aucune “intervention chirurgicale” n’est prévue “à ce stade”, a appris l’AFP lundi auprès de l’entourage de l’attaquant français.”D’un commun accord avec le club, des …
Kylian Mbappé, touché au genou gauche depuis décembre, se trouve actuellement à Paris avec le staff médical du Real Madrid pour faire “un point précis sur l’évolution” de sa blessure mais aucune “intervention chirurgicale” n’est prévue “à ce stade”, a appris l’AFP lundi auprès de l’entourage de l’attaquant français.”D’un commun accord avec le club, des …
Emmanuel Macron a annoncé lundi que la France entrait dans une nouvelle étape de sa dissuasion nucléaire, qu’il a qualifiée de “dissuasion avancée”, une “évolution majeure” de la doctrine française à laquelle huit pays européens ont “accepté” de participer, tout en précisant que la France allait augmenter le nombre de ses têtes nucléaires.”Nous devons renforcer …
