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Israel orders strikes on Beirut ahead of UN meeting

Israel said Monday it would once again target Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold mostly spared heavy attacks since April, as it stages its deepest incursion into Lebanon in two decades. The UN Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting later Monday

Two Syrians accused of torture on trial in Austria

An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer went on trial in Vienna on Monday, accused of torturing opponents of the now-deposed regime of Bashar al-Assad. The two are accused "of having, on numerous occasions, ordered or failed to oppose the mistreatment of

Trump says Iran really wants to make a deal with the US

June 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran really wanted to make a deal with the U.S. and that it would be a good one for Washington and its allies. His post comes only hours after the U.S. military said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend