This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 12:04 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As Donald Trump claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election on Wednesday morning, leaders around the world quickly responded, offering their congratulations and voicing intentions to work with his administration. French President Emmanuel Macron was among the first to congratulate "President Donald Trump," expressing his readiness ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-03 17:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Furious locals pelted Spain's royals and premier on Sunday with mud and cries of "murderers!", forcing officials to cut short their visit to the town worst hit by the floods, which have killed more than 200. The angry crowd in the town of Paiporta focused most of its wrath on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the head of the Valencia ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-03 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are due Sunday to visit the Valencia region, Spanish media reported, where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people. Hopes of finding survivors ebbed five days after torrents of muddy water wrecked towns and infrastructure in Spain's worst such disaster in decades. Almost all the deaths have ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Georgian opposition on Sunday called for protests, and the European Union demanded an investigation into "irregularities" after a disputed legislative vote that showed a win for the ruling party accused of moving towards Russia's orbit. Pro-Western President Salome Zurabishvili accused Moscow of being behind the election fraud, ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-21 10:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Six Russian soldiers who fled the fighting in Ukraine have found refuge in France and hope to receive asylum, in a landmark case of Russian deserters being welcomed in an EU country as a group. The deserters, all of whom had reached France via Kazakhstan, told AFP in a series of interviews they hoped their actions would encourage other Russian ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-21 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A referendum on Moldova joining the EU was too close to call early Monday with almost all votes counted, as pro-EU President Maia Sandu blamed "criminal groups working together with foreign forces" -- a veiled reference to Russia -- for the outcome. The close vote is a setback for Sandu, who managed to top the first round of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-20 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich region, where voters express concern over economic struggles and disenchantment with the political elite. Iraqi Kurdistan presents itself as a relative oasis of stability in the turbulent Middle East, attracting foreign investors due to its close ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-20 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Moldovans voted on Sunday in a presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union, with fears of Russian meddling amid the war in neighbouring Ukraine. The elections are a test of the former Soviet republic's pro-European turn under incumbent President Maia Sandu, who is seeking a second term. Police made hundreds of arrests ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-19 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked Germany's Olaf Scholz for his help in advancing a defence contract following talks in Istanbul on Saturday, although the pair remained starkly at odds over the Middle East crisis. The German chancellor arrived on Friday night for his first visit since March 2022 with tensions in the Middle East high on the ...
Liliane Mokbel, 2024-10-17 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran may have to resort to a strategic tool: control of the Strait of Hormuz. According to several analyses, this tactic could be as devastating as a nuclear weapon. However, unlike a nuclear weapon, whose use would bring catastrophic consequences for Iran itself, the threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz serves as a form of "asymmetric ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-11 18:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin denounced on Friday “the alleged attack by Israeli forces which left two UN peacekeepers wounded” and charged that Israel was becoming “increasingly hostile to UN troops.” In parallel, Irish Prime Minister, Simon Harris, had expressed his “deep concern” at the reports but Martin went further ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-09 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Moscow has been supplying gas to Europe through Ukrainian pipeline infrastructure under a 2019 deal that has generated income for both sides. However, Kyiv has stated that it will not renew the agreement when it expires at the end of 2024. When asked whether Azerbaijani gas could replace Russian gas once the deal ends, the Russian Deputy Prime ...