Trump nominates former lawmaker Michelle Steel as U.S. ambassador to South Korea
A senior State Department official, Kevin Kim, has been serving as acting ambassador since last October
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A senior State Department official, Kevin Kim, has been serving as acting ambassador since last October
Naim Qassem says planned talks in Washington, DC, are a ploy to pressure Hezbollah into laying down its weapons.
The incoming president faces serious security issues in the north of the country and challenges to living standards.
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A senior State Department official, Kevin Kim, has been serving as acting ambassador since last October
Naim Qassem says planned talks in Washington, DC, are a ploy to pressure Hezbollah into laying down its weapons.
The incoming president faces serious security issues in the north of the country and challenges to living standards.
BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega joins paramedics on duty in Nabatieh - a city that was once vibrant, but is now abandoned.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a ceasefire between the United States and Iran was “holding” and that efforts were under way to reach an agreement
Peter Magyar’s win may reverse hard-right domestic and foreign policies
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