Paris talks on Lebanon security as leaders back army and seek to end Israeli attacks
French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks in Paris with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Jordan's King Abdullah II on support for the Lebanese Armed Forces and efforts to end Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. The meeting focused on a deployment plan for the Lebanese army and on ways to strengthen Lebanon's sovereignty and security. Officials also discussed the idea of creating a new force to succeed the long-running United Nations peacekeeping mission in the south.According to the French presidency, the army deployment plan under review was described as clear, credible and realistic. Macron said the talks were intended to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Sep 2026 19:31 LONDON
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Kosovo joins US-led Gaza force after Israel approval
Kosovo has signed up to a United States-led framework for Gaza, joining Donald Trump's Board of Peace and the planned International Stabilization Force for Gaza. The move was made after Israel gave its approval, according to the supplied report. The decision places Kosovo in a new international arrangement linked to post-war security planning in Gaza.The proposed force is described as one that would help maintain security, support demilitarisation and train Palestinian police. Its mandate and composition remain unclear, however, and the legitimacy of the wider framework is contested by Palestinian actors and legal experts. Kosovo's participation was presented as part... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Sep 2026 17:03 LONDON
Noontime News Recap: Ukraine hit again as Saudi oil flows shift and US pressure rises on Russia and Palestinians
Russian missile and drone strikes hit cities and regions across Ukraine overnight, injuring at least 19 people and causing damage in Kyiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia regions. 🔗Separate attacks on Odesa and Sumy triggered fresh fires and brought more deaths and injuries, according to local officials and emergency services, underlining the scale of the latest Russian bombardment. 🔗In the Middle East, a United Nations fact finding mission said it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States carried out two strikes in Iran in February, including attacks on an Iranian school and a sports facility. 🔗Saudi Arabia is rerouting crude through... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 17 Sep 2026 12:20 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Russia strikes Kyiv and Odesa as US pressure builds on Moscow and markets turn lower
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa overnight, with officials reporting explosions in the capital and the Black Sea port city as Ukraine faced another wave of attacks. At the same time, Ukrainian and US diplomatic teams were working to arrange a meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump at the UN, even as fresh strikes underscored the urgency. 🔗 🔗In Washington, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff bill aimed at increasing economic pressure on Russia, while Donald Trump also renewed his own pressure on interest rates, saying they should be 1% or less. Separately, the Federal... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 17 Sep 2026 08:41 LONDON
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There Is Good in Every Bad
Power, Greed, Oil, and the Theater of Modern Geopolitics The Business Model of Power Donald Trump does not govern like a traditional politician. He governs like a negotiator who believes every geopolitical crisis is leverage, every war threat is a bargaining chip, and every market panic is an opportunity. When markets tremble, someone profits. The question is, who? Global markets react instantly to political tension. Gold rises when conflict looms. Oil spikes when instability threatens production. Stock markets collapse on fear, then rebound on reassurance. Volatility is not chaos, it is opportunity. Historically, gold has surged during major geopolitical crises,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 18 Feb 2026 17:11 LONDON
