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EU Says Drone Defenses Not 'Optional' in Push to Face Russia
This is Beirut 2025-10-16 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The EU had no choice but to build up anti-drone defenses against Russia, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Thursday, as Brussels unveiled a "roadmap" to prepare for potential conflict by 2030. The initiative is one of several flagship projects in the EU's "readiness roadmap" aimed at preparing the bloc for a possible attack from ...
Trump Indicates Approval of CIA Action Against Venezuela
This is Beirut 2025-10-16 08:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country. Trump's comments triggered outrage from leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who decried "coups d'etat orchestrated by the ...
Latest Developments Since the Gaza Ceasefire
This is Beirut 2025-10-12 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A Gaza ceasefire was holding for a third day on Sunday, ahead of a proposed hostage-prisoner exchange and a summit aimed at charting a path to peace after two years of war. US President Donald Trump is among the leaders expected in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday for the Gaza peace summit co-hosted by his Egyptian ...
US Treasury Chief: Beijing's Rare Earths Move is 'China vs the World'
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing's rare earth export curbs Wednesday as "China versus the world," vowing that Washington and its allies would "neither be commanded nor controlled." "This should be a clear sign to our allies that we must work together, and work together we will," Bessent told reporters at a press ...
Trump Pressures Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah Following Gaza Agreement
Amal Chmouny 2025-10-15 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In the wake of the recent Gaza peace agreement, the United States is sharpening its focus on disarming Hezbollah, the militant group that has long contributed to Lebanon's instability. The aftermath of this agreement is expected to catalyze significant geopolitical shifts, compelling external powers, particularly the US, to take decisive actions ...
Saluting Those Who Stand for Peace
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-10-14 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The latest events in Sharm al-Sheikh echo the spirit of the Camp David Accords nearly 50 years ago, a historic turning point that reshaped the trajectory of the Arab world. In the aftermath of the 1967 Naksa (the defeat) and amid shifting regional realities, Egypt and Jordan would later move toward peace with Israel. At that time, Egypt commanded ...
Sean Penn Captivates Lyon with His Unexpected Dream Role
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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“The dream role is the one that surprises you the way this one did,” said American actor Sean Penn on Monday in Lyon, central France, reflecting on his part as a sadistic soldier in his latest film One Battle After Another. Honored as the guest of the 17th Lumière Film Festival—an event celebrating global cinema—Penn shared insights ...
Four Gaza hostage bodies brought into Israel
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The bodies of four hostages held in Gaza and handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas on Monday were brought back to Israel, the army said. The remains in four coffins arrived on Monday night at the National Institute for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, an AFP journalist reported. There, "identification procedures will be carried out," the ...
Latest Developments in the Gaza Ceasefire
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 10:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Hamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza City, the Israeli army said, as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal. US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel for a trip which will also take him to Egypt, where he will co-host a Gaza peace summit with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah ...
Sharm el-Sheikh Summit: Putting an End to the Charade
Michel Touma 2025-10-13 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The cloth doesn’t make the cleric… The old saying fits neatly when it comes to Hamas and the latest turn in the war it launched on October 7, 2023, with its massive and deadly offensive against Israel from Gaza. Two years into a conflict that has plunged the Palestinian population into a nightmare, the Islamist movement has just endorsed, ...
Munich Airport Closure 'Wake-up Call' Over Drone Danger
This is Beirut 2025-10-03 13:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Friday that the temporary closure of Munich airport after drone sightings was a "wake-up call" about the threat from drones, which have caused a string of similar aviation disruptions across Europe. Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have recently suspended flights due to unidentified ...
Israeli Warships Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla With Greta Onboard
This is Beirut 2025-10-02 02:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli naval forces on Wednesday intercepted a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, ending its latest bid to break an Israeli blockade of the war-battered Palestinian territory. The Global Sumud Flotilla -- involving around 45 vessels carrying politicians and activists including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg -- left Spain last month, ...
Hawk III: A Ship, Fuel, and the Enduring Shadows of Lebanon’s Power Crisis
Christiane Tager 2025-09-16 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In Lebanon, even a single fuel ship can spiral into a political-judicial drama. Between Friday night and Saturday morning, the Lebanese navy intercepted Hawk III, carrying fuel destined for Électricité du Liban (EDL), as it attempted to evade territorial waters. Behind this incident lies a story of contradictions, suspicion, and opacity, ...
Five Dead in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-09-21 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Five people were killed and two others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike on Bint Jbeil, the latest in a string of attacks in south Lebanon in recent days. The strike which targeted a motorcycle, also hit a car that was passing by killing and wounding its passengers, a family of six. Three children are among the dead. According to Saudi ...
The Art of Losing: Hezbollah’s Stubborn Path
Marc Saikali 2025-09-24 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Hezbollah has lost. Yes, lost. The military campaign? Lost. The battle for public opinion? Lost. The fight for legitimacy in Lebanon? Lost. And yet the Shia militia keeps haunting the country, convinced that a LED projection on a rock will somehow rewrite history. Illuminating the “Pigeon Rock” with portraits of dead leaders is Hezbollah’s ...
US Envoy to UN Vows to 'Defend Every Inch of NATO Territory'
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Washington's new envoy to the United Nations vowed Monday to "defend every inch of NATO territory" as he addressed an emergency meeting over an incursion by Russian fighter jets into Estonia's airspace. NATO scrambled jets after three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday breached Estonian airspace for some 12 minutes, triggering complaints of a ...
Egypt's Sisi Pardons Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah: State-Linked Media
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a pardon on Monday for prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been jailed for the better part of the past decade, state-linked media reported. The 43-year-old British-Egyptian national, who was pardoned alongside five others, was a leading figure in Egypt's 2011 uprising and was jailed under ...
Burberry Returns to London's Top Shares Index
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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British luxury fashion label Burberry rejoined London's FTSE 100 on Monday, one year after exiting the top-tier stock index, and ahead of unveiling its latest collection at London Fashion Week. The company is in the midst of a turnaround plan aimed at boosting sales and cutting costs as the global luxury sector struggles with weak consumer ...
Angelina Jolie Promoting New Film 'Couture' at San Sebastián
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Angelina Jolie, 50, was in San Sebastián to promote Couture, directed by French filmmaker Alice Winocour, which is competing for the festival’s top prize, the Golden Shell. She plays Maxine Walker, an American film director facing divorce and a serious illness while navigating Paris Fashion Week and embarking on a romance with a colleague, ...
Germany: Palestinian State Should Come as Result of Negotiations
This is Beirut 2025-09-22 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Germany on Monday reaffirmed its position that it would not recognize a Palestinian State until the Israelis and Palestinians negotiate a two-State solution. The comments came ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, where France is expected to become the latest country to recognize a Palestinian State, following Australia, Britain, Canada, ...
Zelensky Plans New Trump Meeting as Russia Intensifies Attacks
This is Beirut 2025-09-20 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he would meet his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week as Russia intensified deadly strikes across his country. Russia carried out one of its largest aerial attacks, firing 40 missiles and some 580 drones at Ukraine in a nighttime barrage that ...
The UN: Paralyzed and Powerless
Marc Saikali 2025-09-25 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This week, heads of state are taking the stage at the United Nations General Assembly. The routine is familiar: solemn speeches, pledges for peace, calls for multilateralism. Yet behind the diplomatic pomp and cameras focused on New York, everyone knows the real negotiations are happening elsewhere – in hushed corridors and behind closed ...
NATO Intercepts Russian MiGs in Estonian Airspace as Tallinn Calls for Article 4 Talks
This is Beirut 2025-09-19 21:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, Estonia said, triggering complaints of a dangerous new provocation from the EU and NATO. Italian F-35 fighters attached to NATO's air defense support mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept the Russian jets and warn them off, Estonian ...
Trump, Xi Report "Progress" on TikTok and Plan Meeting
This is Beirut 2025-09-19 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump hailed Friday what he called progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping, including on selling blockbuster app TikTok, and said he would visit the Asian power, which offered a more cautious assessment of their talks. The leaders of the world's two largest economies spoke by telephone for the second time since the return ...
Netflix Bets on Spain to Repeat Money Heist Magic
This is Beirut 2025-09-19 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In a cavernous studio outside Madrid teeming with TV industry stars, Netflix is blending old knowledge with modern technology to try to concoct a successor to its global hit Money Heist. The dystopia Billionaires' Bunker, to be released on Friday and set in a gigantic underground fortress offering gyms, a garden and a fancy restaurant, is the US ...
US Faces Pressure in UN Security Council Vote on Gaza
This is Beirut 2025-09-18 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations Security Council is slated to vote Thursday on the latest call for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian access to Gaza, a move supported by a majority seeking to act despite repeated US vetoes. The 10 non-permanent members initiated discussions on the current draft resolution in late August, in response to the UN's ...
AI May Boost Global Trade Value by Nearly 40%: WTO
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Artificial intelligence could boost the value of global trade by almost 40 percent by 2040 thanks to cost reductions and productivity gains, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday. In its latest annual World Trade Report, the WTO identified AI as one of the few bright spots as the global trading system has been upended by the United States ...
'Friends' Fans Rejoice: Central Perk Cafe Coming to NYC
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Devotees of fan favorite Friends will soon be able to sip a cup of coffee named after Joey in a Manhattan recreation of the "Central Perk" cafe made famous by the sitcom. Just don't expect the coffee to cost $3 a cup like it did in the acclaimed television show at the turn of the millennium. The latest reincarnation of the hot drink haunt will ...
Israel to Open New Route for Gazans Fleeing Besieged City
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel's army said Wednesday it had opened a temporary new route to allow people to flee Gaza City, a day after launching a major ground assault aimed at crushing Hamas. The Israeli military unleashed a massive bombardment of Gaza City before dawn on Tuesday and pushed its troops deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest urban hub. It came as a ...
Zelensky Says NATO Membership Not Automatic Protection, Praises Trump after Shift
This is Beirut 2025-09-24 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Volodymyr Zelensky cast doubt Wednesday on NATO's ability to guarantee Ukraine's security but praised Donald Trump after the US president unexpectedly flip-flopped to say he thinks Russia can be defeated. Addressing the United Nations, Zelensky suggested that even NATO membership, which Trump has ruled out for Ukraine, might not be ...