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Iran Israel This is Beirut war
Israel's Iron Dome defense system has long shielded it from incoming rockets. Now it is building a "cyber dome" to defend against online attacks, especially from arch foe Iran. "It is a silent war, one which is not visible," said Aviram Atzaba, the Israeli National Cyber Directorate's head of international cooperation. While Israel has fought ...
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élections Labour party This is Beirut uk
Britain's ruling Conservatives lost a parliamentary seat to the main Labour opposition Friday, as the country awaited local election results likely to pile more pressure on embattled leader Rishi Sunak. Labour seized the constituency of Blackpool South, in the northwest of England, in the latest by-election defeat for the Tories as it appears on ...
par This Is Beirut, 03/05 11:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
North Korea pyongyang South Korea spy This is Beirut
South Korea's spy agency said Friday that Pyongyang was plotting "terrorist" attacks targeting Seoul's officials and citizens overseas, with the foreign ministry raising the alert level for diplomatic missions in five countries. The National Intelligence Service said it had recently "detected numerous signs that North Korea is preparing for ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/05 10:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Australia POLICE Terrorism This is Beirut
Western Australian police shot and killed a "radicalized" 16-year-old boy with a knife. The boy had wounded a member of the public in Perth, police and the state premier said on Sunday. The teenager "rushed" at police after wounding someone and was fatally shot by an officer, Premier Roger Cook told a news conference. "There are indications he ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/05 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Conservative Party Labour party London This is Beirut uk
London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan secured a record third term on Saturday, as the party swept a host of mayoral races and local elections to trounce the ruling Conservatives months before an expected general election. Khan, 53, beat Tory challenger Susan Hall by 11 points to scupper largely forlorn Tory hopes that they could prise the UK capital ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/05 11:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
IAEA Iran Rafael Grossi This is Beirut
IAEA Chief to visit Iran on Monday, to meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, as tensions flare between the agency and Iran. UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is set to arrive in Iran on Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. The visit comes at a ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 10:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Russia This is Beirut Ukraine War
Russia has made major advances in Ukraines east, closing in on the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar, as Kiev waits for Western aid to filter through to the front lines. Russia has redoubled its offensive in Donbas over the past month, making significant advances as Ukraine awaits a boost in Western arms supplies. Plumes of black smoke ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
China cyberattack This is Beirut United Kingdom
Britain's defense ministry has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack involving the names and banking details of members of the armed forces, a government minister confirmed on Tuesday. Former minister Tobias Ellwood said a third-party payroll system used by the defense ministry had been targeted and bore the hallmarks of a Chinese ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 14:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Putin Russian Presidential Elections This is Beirut Ukraine War
Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would emerge from the current "difficult" period victorious and stronger, as he took power for a record fifth presidential term. The 71-year-old said after being sworn into office that he viewed the presidency as a "huge honor, responsibility and sacred duty." "We will pass through this difficult, ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
EU Houthi Group Humanitarian Aid This is Beirut UN
The EU on Tuesday announced $125 million for NGOs and UN agencies helping people in Yemen, a day after aid groups appealed for billions to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the country. The money is directed at the "most vulnerable in Yemen", the European Commission said after a Brussels meeting on Yemen bringing together donors, UN officials ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 15:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Putin Russia This is Beirut Ukraine War
Ukraine announced Tuesday it had detained two Ukrainian security officials involved in a plot coordinated by Russia to assassinate senior Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv says that the Ukrainian leader has been targeted by Russia on multiple occasions, including at the beginning of the Russian invasion in February ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/05 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran Mahsa Amini This is Beirut
Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on Friday in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. First-round voting saw a turnout of 41%, marking the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Candidates needed at least 20% of all valid ...
