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Russia Makes Territorial Gains in Kharkiv Offensive

par This Is Beirut, 10/05 16:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia on Saturday said it had captured five villages in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region during a surprise ground offensive that prompted mass evacuations, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made an urgent call for military aid. Moscow's defense ministry said its troops had "liberated" five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region near the Russian ...

Hundreds Evacuate From Kharkiv After Russian Offensive

par This Is Beirut, 11/05 11:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hundreds of people were evacuated from areas near the Russian border in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the regional governor said Saturday, a day after Moscow launched a surprise ground offensive. "A total of 1,775 people have been evacuated," governor Oleg Synegubov wrote on social media, adding that there had been Russian artillery and mortar ...

Thousands Flee Russian Strikes in Ukraine's Kharkiv

par This Is Beirut, 12/05 13:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of people have been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, as Russia kept up constant strikes on a key town as part of a cross-border offensive, officials said on Sunday. The surprise Russian attack across Ukraine's northeastern border began on Friday, with Moscow's troops making small advances in an area from where ...

Armenia Detains Protestors Opposing Azerbaijan Land Concession

par This Is Beirut, 13/05 11:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Armenian police said on Monday that they had detained dozens of people attempting to block streets in the capital, Yerevan, as part of protests against government plans to concede land to Azerbaijan. Armenia has agreed to hand over territory it has controlled since the 1990s and has started border delimitation efforts in a bid to secure an ...

Macron's 'Choose France' Summit Attracts Record 15bn Investment

par This Is Beirut, 13/05 13:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France has received combined investment commitments from foreign companies of more than 15 billion euros, President Emmanual Macron's office stated on Monday. The announcement came as Macron kicked off a day of meetings with foreign business leaders at the Chateau de Versailles, called 'Choose France.' The biggest single commitment is by ...

World's First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Dies After Two Months

par This Is Beirut, 13/05 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the procedure, according to the US hospital that carried it out. "Mass General is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman. We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant," the Boston hospital said in ...

What Lies Behind Putin's Bombshell Defense Reshuffle?

par This Is Beirut, 13/05 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Putin's Sunday defense shake-up, which saw the ouster of long-serving defense minister Sergei Shoigu, appears designed to facilitate Russia's transition to a war economy. Vladimir Putin's nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as defense minister is a sign of the importance the Russian leader places on the war economy in what he ...

Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine to Assure US Support

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 10:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Anthony Blinken made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to reassure Ukraine of American support amid Russia's renewed offensive in the East and incursion in the Kharkiv region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived on Tuesday in Kyiv on an unannounced visit to assure Ukraine of continued American support and the flow of much-needed ...

Putin to Visit China in First Foreign Trip Since Re-Election

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 11:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week on the invitation of leader Xi Jinping, Beijing's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Putin will be in Beijing from Thursday to Friday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, in the Russian leader's second visit to China in just over six months. It will be the Russian leader's ...

EU Approves Landmark Asylum System Overhaul

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 15:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The EU passed a major reform of its asylum system on Tuesday, which seeks to harden its border policies ahead of an expected right-wing surge in the upcoming European elections. The EU gave the final green light on Tuesday to a landmark overhaul of its migration and asylum policies that will see hardened borders and responsibility shared among ...

UN Official Killed in Gaza After UN Informed Israel of His Movement

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 15:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations said Tuesday that it had informed the Israeli authorities of the movements of a vehicle carrying UN staff which was hit in southern Gaza, killing a UN official. One UN security services member was killed and another wounded in the attack on Monday, the United Nations said, marking the first death of a UN employee in Gaza since ...

Europeans to Censure Iran's Nuclear Program, but US Opposed

par This Is Beirut, 03/06 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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European countries are hoping to censure Iran over its nuclear program despite US fears that it could further inflame tensions in the Middle East. Britain, France and Germany will seek to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog at its board meeting on Monday, despite US opposition, diplomats told AFP. According to ...

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