Gaza Rescuers say Nine Children Among Dead in Israel Strike on UN Building

This is Beirut 02/04 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said it targeted Hamas militants in a strike on a UN building in Jabalia refugee camp Wednesday that Gaza's civil defence agency said killed 19 people, nine of them children. The army said in a statement that it struck the militants "inside a command and control centre that was being used for coordinating terrorist activity", and ...

Azerbaijan Presses Armenia to Meet 'Demands' for Peace Deal

This is Beirut 02/04 14:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Azerbaijan on Wednesday insisted that arch-foe Armenia must meet Baku's "legitimate demands" before the Caucasus neighbours can sign a peace treaty, the text of which they agreed upon last month. The two ex-Soviet republics announced on March 14 they had wrapped up talks aimed at resolving their decades-long conflict, with both sides agreeing on ...

Myanmar Quake Victim Rescued after 5 days as Aid calls Grow

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Rescuers on Wednesday pulled a man alive from the rubble five days after Myanmar's devastating earthquake, as calls grew for the junta to allow more aid in and halt attacks on rebels. The shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday flattened buildings across Myanmar, killing more than 2,700 people and making thousands more homeless. Several ...

Israel says Expands Gaza Offensive to Seize 'Large Areas'

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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of military operations in Hamas-run Gaza, saying the army would seize "large areas" of the Palestinian territory. Katz said Israel would bolster its presence in the Gaza Strip to "destroy and clear the area of terrorists and terrorist ...

'Image Whisperers' bring Vision to the Blind at Red Cross Museum

This is Beirut 02/04 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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"They are our eyes," said Karin happily after releasing the arm of one of the specialised "image whisperers" guiding her and other blind people around Geneva's Red Cross museum. The museum has been offering its new image prompter service to the visually impaired since late last year. Karin, who did not want to give her ...

AnalysisSouth Sudan: What we Know About the Complex Crisis

This is Beirut 02/04 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Recent clashes between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar have raised fears that South Sudan is on the brink of renewed war. The arrest of Machar last week was seen by some observers as the spark that could reignite the civil war that the rivals fought between 2013 and 2018 that killed some 400,000 ...

Yemen Huthis say Four Killed in Strikes Blamed on US

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Yemen's Huthi rebels said on Wednesday that overnight air strikes on Hodeida province killed four people in an attack they blamed on the United States. "The casualty toll of the American aggression targeting the Water Management building in... Hodeida governorate... rose to four martyrs and three wounded," said Huthi health ministry spokesman ...

VideosNew Generation of Afghan Women Shift from Burqa to Abaya Robe

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The all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh has long been a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women in Afghanistan, but the trend is slowly changing.

Trump set to Unleash 'Liberation Day' Tariffs

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US President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sweeping new "Liberation Day" tariffs on Wednesday, but kept the world guessing until the last minute about the scope of an onslaught that could spark a global trade war. Trump will roll out the measures flanked by cabinet members in the Rose Garden of the White House at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) – after ...

US Senator Smashes Record with 25-Hour Anti-Trump Speech

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A Democratic US lawmaker shattered a record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday, staying on his feet for more than 25 hours to deliver a fiery protest against President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional" actions. Senator Cory Booker's display of endurance – to hold the floor he had to remain standing and could not even go to the ...

Trump Faces First Electoral Setback after Wisconsin Supreme Court Vote

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Donald Trump's second presidency was dealt a spinning blow by voters in Wisconsin Tuesday as they elected a liberal judge to the state's Supreme Court, despite his powerful advisor Elon Musk pouring millions into the race to sway the polls. Two months into his barnstorming return to the White House, Trump celebrated victory in a pair of House ...

China Launches Military Drills in Taiwan Strait

This is Beirut 02/04 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Chinese military announced new exercises Wednesday in sensitive waters near Taiwan, in a second consecutive day of drills around the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The surprise manoeuvres were slammed by Washington as "intimidation tactics" and come after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called China a "foreign hostile ...