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Germany Accuses Putin of Seeking to "Destabilize" With Wiretap

par This Is Beirut, 03/03 19:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany accused on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to sow disunity with the wiretap leak of a confidential German Army discussion on the Ukraine war, at a time when Berlin is under pressure to supply the Taurus missile to Kyiv. A 38-minute recording of the talks was posted online late Friday on Russian social media, with the ...

Iran Executes a Person Over Alleged Israel Link to Attack

par This Is Beirut, 03/03 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's judiciary has executed a "terrorist" over a drone attack that targeted a defense ministry site in central Iran last year, state media reported on Sunday. According to state TV, the person "planned to blow up the workshop complex of the Ministry of Defense in Isfahan under the guidance of an intelligence officer of Mossad," Israel's spy ...

Canada Sanctions Six Russians over Navalny Death

par This Is Beirut, 04/03 00:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Canada announced new sanctions on Sunday against six Russian officials following the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny last month in an Arctic prison colony. The sanctions target "senior officials and high-ranking employees of Russia’s prosecution, judicial and correctional services," a statement by Canada's foreign affairs department ...

Super Tuesday: The Final Standoff Between Trump and Haley

par This Is Beirut, 04/03 12:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On Super Tuesday, voters from 15 states and one territory participate in primaries, potentially solidifying Donald Trump's lead for the Republican presidential nomination while offering Nikki Haley a final opportunity to challenge him. Americans from 15 states and one territory vote simultaneously on "Super Tuesday," a campaign calendar ...

834 Executions in Iran in 2023, Highest Number Since 2015

par This Is Beirut, 05/03 11:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Death penalty was applied at least 834 times in Iran in 2023, according to several NGOs, which point to a massive increase" since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups ...

France to Be First Country to Enshrine Abortion in Its Constitution

par This Is Beirut, 05/03 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France became the first country to explicitly enshrine abortion in its Constitution on Monday March 4, marking a clear step forward at a time when this right is under threat around the world. The French parliament on Monday voted to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit ...

Trump Leads Super Tuesday in White House Race

par This Is Beirut, 06/03 10:58 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump is virtually set for a rematch with Joe Biden on US presidential elections after his victory in the "Super Tuesday" primaries on March 5, while his rival Nikki Haley recorded only modest successes. Donald Trump celebrated an "amazing night" as he closed in on the Republican presidential nomination with easy wins in the Super Tuesday ...

‘Draconian’ Surveillance on Hijab Rule in Iran, Amnesty Says

par This Is Beirut, 06/03 11:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities are currently enforcing "widespread surveillance" of women in public spaces, according to an Amnesty International report released on Wednesday. Tehran seeks to break Iranian women's resistance to headscarf legislation. Iranian authorities are subjecting women to widespread surveillance to enforce the obligatory headscarf, ...

One Dead in Iran Oil Refinery Incident

par This Is Beirut, 07/03 15:02 - Reading : less than a minute

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One person was killed and two others were injured in an incident at an oil refinery in southern Iran on Thursday, state media reported. The incident occurred during repair work on a furnace of the Aftab oil refinery company, a private firm located near the port city of Bandar Abbas, said the official IRNA news agency. The company said in a ...

Joe Biden Loses American Samoa Primary

par This Is Beirut, 07/03 19:48 - Reading : less than a minute

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US President Joe Biden's impending coronation as the 2024 Democratic candidate was interrupted -- slightly -- on Super Tuesday when a little-known businessman claimed victory in American Samoa. Jason Palmer beat the incumbent and runaway favorite in the tiny Pacific Ocean territory's caucus, securing a majority there even if most Americans are ...

Sweden Joins NATO, Ending Non-Alignment in Ukraine War

par This Is Beirut, 07/03 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy. Days after Hungary followed key holdout Turkey and became the last NATO member to sign off, Sweden ceremonially handed over accession documents to the ...

UK to Provide Ukraine With 10,000 Drones

par This Is Beirut, 07/03 21:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Britain will supply Ukraine with more than 10,000 drones to aid its fight against Russia's invasion, the government said Thursday as Defense Secretary Grant Shapps visited Kyiv. The defense ministry said it was spending a further £125 million ($160 million) on "cutting-edge drones", bringing its overall drone package to Ukraine to £325 ...

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