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UNRWA and ICJ Favourites to Win Nobel Peace Prize

This is Beirut, 09/10 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favourites. In the final run-up to the announcement, Nobel-watchers are struggling to predict this year's laureate, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, famine in ...

North Korean Soldiers Fighting Alongside Russia in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 08/10 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops. Some are believed to have been already killed and more are expected to be deployed, Seoul's Defense Minister said on Tuesday. Ukrainian media reported that six North Korean military officers were killed in a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-occupied territory near ...

Russia Downs 113 Ukrainian Drones in Border Regions

This Is Beirut, 03/10 11:08 - Reading : less than a minute

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Russia claimed to have intercepted and shot down 113 Ukrainian drones overnight from Wednesday to Thursday in the border regions of Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh, and Bryansk. Russian air defense forces shot down 73 drones in the Belgorod region, 25 in Voronezh, 14 in Kursk, and one in Bryansk, according to a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry ...

Ukraine Says One Killed After ‘Massive’ Air Strikes

This Is Beirut, 24/09 12:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine said Tuesday that one man was killed and six wounded, including two children, by "massive" Russian air strikes on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia. The regional capital was targeted by a series of "massive air strikes" over the course of two hours after 9:00 pm Monday evening, the state emergency service said. "One man died and another ...

Zelensky in US to Present "Victory Plan"

23/09 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday arrived in the United States for a crucial visit to present Kyiv's plan to end two and a half years of war with Russia. Zelensky will present his proposals -- which he calls a "victory plan" -- to President Joe Biden, as well as presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The visit comes ...

EU Supports the Use of Western Weapons on Russian Soil

This Is Beirut, 20/09 11:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that she had arrived in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter, as Russia keeps up its bombing campaign of Ukraine's energy infrastructure. "My eighth visit to Kyiv comes as the heating season starts soon, and Russia keeps targeting energy infrastructure," she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, along with a ...

Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

This Is Beirut, 14/09 18:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination between the two warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine. The Russians released in the swap were captured during Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region, Moscow said, while some of the ...

Starmer and Biden Meet in Washington to Discuss Ukraine Missiles

This Is Beirut, 13/09 12:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Washington where he will meet US President Joe Biden on Friday to discuss whether to let Kyiv use long-range missiles against Russia. It is likely their last meeting before an election that could upend US policy on Ukraine. Kyiv is pushing Washington and London to lift a restriction on firing ...

Russia Targets ICRC Vehicles in Ukraine, Leaving Three Dead

12/09 17:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian attack on vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Thursday in his country's east had killed three people. "Today, the occupier attacked the vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross humanitarian mission in the Donetsk region," Zelensky said. Artillery ...

US and British Diplomats Discuss Weapon Rules in Ukraine Amid Iranian Missile Worries

This Is Beirut, 11/09 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US and British top diplomats began a visit on Wednesday to Ukraine, where they will discuss further easing rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, whose alleged acquisition of Iranian missiles has raised new fears. Before their trip, both diplomats expressed worries regarding the transfer of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia. ...

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Marc Saikali, 05/09 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This war is going to end badly. It stands as the worst bloodbath in Europe since World War II—a senseless, pointless conflict. Here, two similar peoples, Slavic and mostly Orthodox, are engaged in mutual destruction with chilling indifference. Both Ukraine and Russia were already facing demographic crises before the conflict began. Since ...

Ukraine Says Downed 22 Russian Missiles Targeting Kyiv

This Is Beirut, 02/09 10:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine downed 22 missiles early Monday that Russia fired toward Kyiv and two other regions during an attack that wounded three people, authorities said. The missiles were among the 30 launched at Ukraine a few hours before Ukrainian children began a third school year under the Russian invasion. "Overnight, Russia fired a total of 35 missiles, ...

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