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"The Dead Dance": Gaga and Burton Spotlight Mexico’s Haunted Doll Island
This is Beirut 2025-09-15 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On the Island of the Dolls in Mexico City, hundreds of plastic toys wearing little more than rags hang from trees, their glass eyes staring down at visitors. The macabre site may spook many, but it intrigued gothic film director Tim Burton and pop superstar Lady Gaga, who used the island as the backdrop for the music video they shot together, The ...
Nvidia says Complies with Law After China Antitrust Finding
This is Beirut 2025-09-16 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US chip giant Nvidia said Tuesday it follows all laws after a Chinese investigation found it had breached antitrust rules, the latest development in a fierce tech battle between Beijing and Washington. "We comply with the law in all respects," a spokesperson for Nvidia said in a written statement to AFP. "We will continue to cooperate with all ...
Poland's Nawrocki Talks Drone Defence in Paris and Berlin
This is Beirut 2025-09-16 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Poland's right-wing nationalist president Karol Nawrocki visits Paris and Berlin on Tuesday, seeking help to shore up his country's eastern defences in the wake of a major Russian drone incursion. Nawrocki has often been a fierce critic of Germany but Poland is seeking the support of its EU and NATO partners after last week's incident, when at ...
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, ...
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 ...
'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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Macron: Recognition of Palestinian State Key to Isolating Hamas
This is Beirut 2025-09-19 00:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Thursday that recognizing a Palestinian state would isolate the militant group Hamas and reiterated his condemnation of Israel's devastating offensive in Gaza. "Recognising a Palestinian state is just deciding to say: 'The legitimate perspective of Palestinian people and what they suffer today has nothing ...
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 ...
EU Proposes Ban of Russian LNG Fuel in Latest Sanctions Package
This is Beirut 2025-09-19 18:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The European Union proposed Friday to bring forward by a year a ban on Russian gas imports as part of new sanctions to sap Moscow's war chest and please US President Donald Trump. The 19th package of EU sanctions targeting Moscow since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine also seeks to hit firms as well as banks and traders in China, India, and other ...
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 ...
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's $100,000 Fee for H-1B visas, a Tech Industry Favorite, Concerns India
This is Beirut 2025-09-20 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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India's leading trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are widespread. The new measure, which will likely face legal challenges, was announced in ...
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 ...
PSG Star Dembele Tipped to Beat Yamal to Win Ballon d’Or
This is Beirut 2025-09-21 13:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele is tipped to hold off Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal and win the men's Ballon d'Or on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati's chances of claiming a third straight women's prize hang in the balance. The cream of world football will gather at the Theatre du Chatelet in central Paris to discover who will be the ...
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 ...
Fernandes Lifts Man Utd Gloom, Frank Suffers First League Loss with Spurs
This is Beirut 2025-08-30 20:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Bruno Fernandes eased the pressure on Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim as his last-gasp penalty sealed a 3-2 win over Burnley, while Thomas Frank suffered his first Premier League defeat as Tottenham manager on Saturday. Just days after a humiliating League Cup second-round loss at fourth-tier Grimsby, United were on the brink of another ...
Jafar Panahi Defies Iran’s Censors with Bold New Film
This is Beirut 2025-09-30 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose latest film won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, told AFP he would continue to defy his country's censors and ignore the risk of returning to prison. His new film It Was Just an Accident, released internationally from Wednesday, chronicles the story of five Iranians confronting a man who could be ...
Trump Slams US Museums for Focus on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’
This is Beirut 2025-08-20 05:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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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, ...
Falsehoods Swirl Around Trump-Putin Summit
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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From false claims of a Ukrainian assassin shot dead in Alaska to baseless reports of Russia declaring the sale of the territory to the United States illegal, misinformation has swirled around the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The online falsehoods spreading across tech platforms were muddying the waters around Friday's closely ...
Geagea: Naim Qassem’s Speech Is Unacceptable
This is Beirut 2025-08-16 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea responded to Hezbollah’s leader and Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem’s latest speech, describing it as “unacceptable by all standards” and warning that it represents a direct threat to Lebanon’s government, parliament, and constitutional institutions. In a statement released on ...
Air Canada Flight Attendants Strike Over Pay, Shutting Down Service
This is Beirut 2025-08-16 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike Saturday, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of operations, creating summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily passengers. "We are now officially on strike," the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents Air Canada's 10,000 flight attendants, said in a statement. Air ...
Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Fire Kills 39
This is Beirut 2025-08-16 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 39 people on Saturday, as the Israeli military hinted at an approaching call to push civilians from Gaza City ahead of a new offensive. The latest toll comes more than a week after Israel's security cabinet approved plans to capture the Palestinian territory's largest ...
Israel Strikes Houthi-Held Power Plant in Sanaa Amid Ongoing Gaza War Fallout
This is Beirut 2025-08-17 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military said Sunday it struck an "energy infrastructure site" in Yemen used by the Houthis, the latest action against the Iran-backed group, which has launched attacks at Israel throughout the Gaza war. A military statement said Israeli forces "struck... deep inside Yemen, targeting an energy infrastructure site that served the Houthi ...
Hezbollah’s Threats: A Misreading of Lebanon’s Real Fabric
Michel Touma 2025-08-18 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In a country that truly upholds the rule of law, Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Sheikh Naim Qassem, would have faced prosecution for undermining national security, inciting sedition, and threatening civil peace. As the figurehead of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ outpost in Lebanon, he has reached new heights of recklessness, veering into ...
Mediators Await Israeli Response to New Truce Offer
This is Beirut 2025-08-19 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the proposal and signalled its readiness for a new round of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war. The foes have held on-and-off indirect negotiations throughout the war resulting in two short truces and the releases of Israeli ...
Beirut Traders Index Points to Fragile Economic Rebound
This is Beirut 2025-08-19 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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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 ...
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 ...
Dozens of Opposition Arrested in Turkey: Media Reports
This is Beirut 2025-08-15 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Turkish police arrested 40 people Friday in the opposition stronghold of Istanbul, including the mayor of the central district of Beyoglu and several of his close advisers, Turkish media reported. The latest wave of arrests over "corruption" allegations is part of a months-long crackdown targeting the main opposition Republican People's Party ...