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Adidas Apologizes for Cultural Misstep Over Mexican Sandals
This is Beirut 2025-08-22 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Sportswear giant Adidas apologized to an Indigenous community in Mexico Thursday for using their traditional sandals as inspiration for a new design, after an outcry by officials and President Claudia Sheinbaum. Local authorities had complained that the Oaxaca Slip-On sandals were a reinterpretation of huarache sandals, particularly one found ...
Beirut Traders Index Points to Fragile Economic Rebound
This is Beirut 2025-08-19 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Banks Central Bank of Lebanon Gulf economy
The latest index of the Beirut Traders Association-Fransabank (Q2 2025) shows the first signs of a recovery in local markets, a welcome development as the World Bank forecasts 4.7% GDP growth for Lebanon in 2025 and a sharp drop in inflation. The retail trade index rose to 33.13 points in Q2 2025, up from 30.01 the previous quarter (base 100 = Q4 ...
Trump Slams US Museums for Focus on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’
This is Beirut 2025-08-20 05:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Museum Woke Culture
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized top museums for their "woke" focus on subjects including "how bad Slavery was," his latest attack on the cultural institutions in a country that fought a civil war over the issue. "The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, ...
Israel Demands Release of all Hostages After Hamas Backs New Truce Offer
This is Beirut 2025-08-20 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A senior Israeli official on Tuesday said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza ceasefire deal, after Hamas accepted a new truce proposal. Mediators are awaiting an official Israeli response to the plan, a day after Hamas signalled its readiness for a fresh round of talks ...
Top Officers Hold Ukraine Talks After Trump Rules Out US Troops
This is Beirut 2025-08-20 09:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Top US and European military officers met in Washington Tuesday to discuss the mechanics of a possible Ukraine peace deal, after President Donald Trump ruled out sending American troops to back an agreement but suggested air support instead. In a flurry of diplomacy aimed at ending the war, Trump brought Ukrainian President ...
US Targets More ICC Judges Including over Israel
This is Beirut 2025-08-20 19:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four more International Criminal Court judges or prosecutors, including from allies France and Canada, in a new effort to hobble the tribunal particularly over actions against Israel. "The Court is a national security threat that has been an instrument for lawfare against the United States ...
Google Unveils Latest Pixel Phones Packed with AI
This is Beirut 2025-08-21 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Google on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones that promise more artificial intelligence capabilities, as it seeks to elbow out competition in the emerging AI-assistant market. Comedian Jimmy Fallon hosted a launch event in Brooklyn that blended Google product pitches with stars such as The Jonas Brothers band and Stephen Curry of the ...
Vienna Artists Cool Heatwaves With Asphalt Painted Colors
This is Beirut 2025-08-21 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Equipped with an infrared thermometer, Austrian artist Jonas Griessler measures the sweltering heat in an inner courtyard in the center of Vienna. Thanks to his collective's artwork covering the black asphalt with a multitude of bright colors, the ground temperature has dropped from 31°C to 20°C. Initiated by the museum showing the private ...
Israel Strikes Gaza City After Offensive Gets Green Light
This is Beirut 2025-08-21 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel struck Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, after the defense ministry approved an expanded offensive to target the remaining Hamas strongholds in the strip. The newly approved plan authorizes the call-up of roughly 60,000 reservists, deepening fears the campaign will worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian ...
Russia Ramps up Strikes on Ukraine, Killing One
This is Beirut 2025-08-21 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles against Ukraine overnight in the biggest barrage since mid-July, killing one person and wounding many others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said several missiles were aimed at a US-owned business in western Ukraine "producing everyday items like coffee machines". Fifteen people ...
21 Countries Sign Joint Statement Condemning Israel's West Bank Settlement Project
This is Beirut 2025-08-21 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Britain and France were among 21 countries to sign a joint statement Thursday calling Israel's approval of a major settlement project in the West Bank "unacceptable and a violation of international law". Israel approved the plans for the roughly 12-square-kilometre (five-square-mile) parcel of land known as E1 just east of Jerusalem on ...
Five Dead as ‘Thunderous’ Bomb Attack Hits Colombian City
This is Beirut 2025-08-22 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Colombian authorities said five people were killed and dozens more injured when a truck bomb tore through a busy street in the city of Cali on Thursday, deepening the country's most serious security crisis in decades. Police said the explosion targeted a military aviation school in the city's north -- a fresh challenge to Colombia's fragile peace ...
Zelensky says Russia Trying to 'Wriggle Out' of Peace Talks
This is Beirut 2025-08-22 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Kyiv Ukraine USA
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow on Thursday of shirking a meeting between him and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, despite US-led attempts to arrange a summit to end the war. US President Donald Trump is trying to end Russia's three-and-a-half year invasion of Ukraine by bringing both Zelensky and Putin to the negotiating ...
Israel Vows to Destroy Gaza City if Hamas Doesn't Disarm, Free Hostages
This is Beirut 2025-08-22 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu United Nations
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed Friday to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did not agree to disarm, release all remaining hostages in the territory and end the war on Israel's terms. "Soon, the gates of hell will open upon the heads of Hamas's murderers and rapists in Gaza - until they agree to Israel's conditions for ending the war, ...
Trump Clashes With Democrats as He Expands National Guard Plans
This is Beirut 2025-08-25 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Army Democrats
Donald Trump threatened to deploy National Guard troops Sunday to yet another Democratic stronghold, the Maryland city of Baltimore, as the US president seeks to expand his crackdown on crime and immigration. The Republican's latest online rant about an "out of control, crime-ridden" city comes as Democratic state leaders -- ...
UN Declares Famine in Gaza, First Ever in Middle East
This is Beirut 2025-08-22 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Middle East Palestine Hamas Famine
The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East, with its experts saying 500,000 people were facing "catastrophic" hunger. UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said the famine was entirely preventable, saying food could not get through to the Palestinian territory "because of systematic obstruction by ...
NATO Chief Calls For 'Robust Security Guarantees' on Ukraine Visit
This is Beirut 2025-08-22 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The head of NATO on Friday called for "robust" security guarantees for Ukraine to ensure Russia upholds any potential peace deal and "never again" attempts to invade Ukraine. The question of eventual security guarantees for Ukraine has been front and centre during the latest US-led diplomatic push to broker a peace deal to end the conflict, now ...
Joseph Aoun: Borders with Syria Under Control
This is Beirut 2025-08-22 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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President Joseph Aoun affirmed on Friday that the Lebanese-Syrian borders are fully secured, stressing that the army “remains on high alert and carries out its duties with competence and diligence to ensure calm and security for citizens.” “The situation at the border is under control, and the current climate is encouraging with respect to ...
Russia Rejects Zelensky Meeting as Diplomatic Tension Simmers
This is Beirut 2025-08-22 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russia Friday ruled out an immediate meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, as diplomatic tension escalated with the Ukrainian president and US mediation efforts appeared to stumble. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said "no meeting" between Vladimir Putin and Zelensky was planned, as NATO chief Mark Rutte visited Kyiv, largely to discuss ...
Cracker Barrel Logo Change Sparks Cultural Backlash Across U.S.
This is Beirut 2025-08-23 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Cracker Barrel has a special place in the hearts of many Americans, offering homestyle American cuisine in a folksy "Old Country Store" setting complete with rocking chairs and occasional country music performances. But an attempt to rebrand the storied US chain has sparked a firestorm of opposition online and opened a new front in the culture ...
Russia Says Captured Two Villages in Ukraine's Donetsk Region
This is Beirut 2025-08-23 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia on Saturday said its forces in east Ukraine had taken two villages in the Donetsk region, upping military pressure on the ground as world leaders struggle to broker an end to the conflict. Russian forces are slowly advancing in the embattled eastern region, grinding closer to Kyiv's key defensive line in costly meter-for-meter ...
Texas Adopts Electoral Map aimed at Preserving Trump's Congress Grip
This is Beirut 2025-08-23 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Texas legislators approved early Saturday a new electoral map aimed at carving out five new Republican-leaning seats in the state to help the party retain control of Congress in next year's midterm elections. President Donald Trump had pressured Republican-run Texas to create the new map to help prevent Democratic opponents from taking over the ...
Man City Troubles Reappear as Solid Spurs Go Top
This is Beirut 2025-08-23 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Football Premier League Manchester City
Manchester City's troubles from last season were exposed once more in a humbling 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Saturday that raised questions over their quest to regain the Premier League title. Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before half-time as Spurs went top of the table, making it a perfect start ...
Iran Says Killed Six 'Terrorists' Linked to Israel
This is Beirut 2025-08-23 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iranian forces have killed six militants in a raid in the restive southeast, state media reported Saturday, saying they were members of a "terrorist" group linked to arch enemy Israel. "During an intense exchange of fire with terrorists in Sistan-Baluchistan province, six assailants were killed and two others arrested," ...
Zelensky calls for Putin talks as peace efforts stall
This is Beirut 2025-08-24 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted Sunday that a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin remained "the most effective way forward" as the two sides exchange prisoners and the country celebrated Independence Day. Kyiv's general said that Ukrainian troops had recaptured three villages in its Donetsk region ...
Trump Clashes with Democrats as he Expands National Guard Plans
This is Beirut 2025-08-24 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump threatened to deploy National Guard troops Sunday to yet another Democratic stronghold, the Maryland city of Baltimore, as the US president seeks to expand his crackdown on crime and immigration. The Republican's latest online rant about an "out of control, crime-ridden" city comes as Democratic state leaders -- including Maryland ...
Netanyahu Rival Offers Political Truce to Help Secure Gaza Hostage Deal
This is Beirut 2025-08-24 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli former defense minister Benny Gantz on Saturday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to forge a unity government along with members of the opposition in a bid to help release the hostages held in Gaza. Netanyahu's coalition government depends on support from far-right members who oppose ending the war and making any deal with ...
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Prisoners and Civilians
This is Beirut 2025-08-24 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia and Ukraine each sent back more prisoners of war on Sunday in the latest in a series of exchanges that has seen hundreds of prisoners of war released this year, the two sides said. Large-scale prisoner exchanges were the only tangible result of three rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul between May and July. They remain ...
Solomonic Judgment
Charles Chartouni 2025-09-01 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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International issues are pending, and nothing seems to move toward negotiated solutions across Ukraine and the wide arc of conflicts extending through the Middle East. None of the actors is interested in peacemaking; on the contrary, these zones of active conflict tend to work in the best interests of countries vying for imperial conquests and ...
Alcaraz, Djokovic Stroll Into US Open Quarter-Finals as Sabalenka Cruises
This is Beirut 2025-09-01 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
New York US Open Tennis Carlos Alcaraz Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic motored into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday as reigning women's champion Aryna Sabalenka kept her title defense firmly on track. Spanish second seed Alcaraz and tennis icon Djokovic—who are on course to meet in the semi-finals—both recorded straight-sets wins on the Arthur Ashe Stadium main ...