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Hitler's Austrian birthplace transformed into police station

Austria opened a new police station in Adolf Hitler's former house on Wednesday, in the hope of deterring today's ascendant far-right extremists from making the pilgrimage to the Nazi dictator's birthplace.

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Salam inspects Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, says Lebanon seeking 'complete Israeli withdrawal'

Lebanon is working towards a "complete Israeli withdrawal" from areas it occupies, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday on a visit to a village where Lebanon's army recently deployed.

"We will continue mobilizing our political and diplomatic efforts to secure a complete Israeli withdrawal from the south," he said in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, one of several "pilot zones" intended to demonstrate that the Lebanese Army can remove and disarm Hezbollah as part of a Washington-sponsored deal with Israel.

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Aoun insisted on 'full Israeli withdrawal' in talks with Trump

President Joseph Aoun stressed the need for Israel to pull its troops from Lebanon during his meeting on Tuesday with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, the Presidency said in a statement.

"President Aoun stressed the urgent need for a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory, emphasizing that this constitutes a fundamental step to consolidate stability, enable the Lebanese state to extend its full sovereignty, solely through its own forces, and move forward in implementing the joint tripartite framework," the statement said, referring to a U.S.-brokered agreement between Lebanon and Israel last month.

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Salam says resumption of US flights 'significant opportunity' for connectivity, economy

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's authorization for airlines to resume direct flights to Beirut presented a major opportunity for Lebanon's economy and connectivity with Washington.

Welcoming the announcement that came after Trump's meeting with President Joseph Aoun, Salam said the move "represents a significant opportunity to enhance travel and connectivity between Lebanon and the United States, and to support the Lebanese economy."

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Lebanese Army calls on Israel to use coordination channel instead of firing at troops

The Israeli military has said that it only fired "warning shots into the air" after Lebanese soldiers entered an area that was "not part of the pilot area" in the Zawtar region, prompting the Lebanese Army to respond in a statement.

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US plans to announce nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia

The United States plans to announce an agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that would give the country a civilian nuclear program, according to media reports, amid renewed fighting between the Gulf oil giant and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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US-Iran strikes: Latest developments

Iran and U.S. forces traded new military attacks, with Tehran warning of "more decisive and powerful" strikes ahead as the conflict threatened to widen with a blockade of Saudi ports by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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Trump allows US flights to Lebanon so Americans can 'visit this beautiful land'

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has directed his administration to "allow all U.S. airline carriers to fly directly to Lebanon so that Americans can easily visit this beautiful land."

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Aoun expresses 'deep appreciation' for US support after Trump talks

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday expressed gratitude for the United States' support of Lebanon following his meeting in Washington with counterpart Donald Trump at the White House.

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Trump meets Aoun, says willing to 'speak to Hezbollah'

President Joseph Aoun met Tuesday at the White House with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, who said that the Lebanese leader is “highly respected.”

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