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Hope Dwindles for Survivors days After Deadly Afghan Quake

This is Beirut 03/09 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United Nations Afghanistan Earthquake Survivor

Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages. A magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan on Sunday, leaving residents huddled in the open air for fear of powerful ...

Kim, Putin at Xi’s Side for Massive China Military Parade

This is Beirut 03/09 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Russia China North Korea Vladimir Putin Xi Jinping Kim Jong-Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing on Wednesday, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies against the West. In unprecedented scenes, Xi shook both their hands and chatted with the pair as they walked down a red carpet towards ...

Trump Says 'Very Disappointed' in Putin

This is Beirut 02/09 23:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States Russia Vladimir Putin

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was "very disappointed" by Russian leader Vladimir Putin's failure to strike a Ukraine peace deal, but remained vague on any possible consequences for Moscow. Since meeting Putin in Alaska last month, Trump has pushed the Kremlin chief to hold bilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, ...

Macron: Israeli 'Annexation' Cannot Halt Push for Palestinian State Recognition

This is Beirut 02/09 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Emmanuel Macron France Palestinian Statehood

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Israel cannot stop a push towards the recognition of a Palestinian state through its expanded offensive in Gaza or by annexing more Palestinian territory. France is one of several countries planning to recognize the State of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York, with Belgium ...

Turkey Court Ousts Leadership of Opposition's Istanbul Branch

This is Beirut 02/09 22:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Turkey CHP AKP

Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Tuesday vowed to fight after a court dismissed the leadership of its Istanbul branch over alleged irregularities in its leadership congress, the latest legal blow to hit the group. The Republican People's Party (CHP) won a huge victory over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP party in the 2024 local ...

Israel Builds Up Forces ahead of Gaza City Offensive

This is Beirut 02/09 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza

Israeli reservists began responding to call-up orders on Tuesday, swelling the military's ranks ahead of a planned offensive to capture Gaza City after nearly two years of devastating war. Despite mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its campaign, Israel has recently been stepping up operations as it lays the groundwork for seizing the ...

Police Kill Suspect after at Least 5 Injured in Marseille Stabbing

This is Beirut 02/09 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Marseille France Stabbing

French police on Tuesday killed a man suspected of stabbing at least five people in the southern port city of Marseille, one of whom is in "critical condition," a public prosecutor said. The attacker was a Tunisian national with legal status in France who stabbed the manager of a hotel that had just evicted him for non-payment, prosecutor Nicolas ...

Russia, China Move Closer to Building New Gas Pipeline

This is Beirut 02/09 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Russia China Valdimir Putin Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline

Russia said Tuesday it had signed a legally binding agreement with China to build a new cross-border gas pipeline, the latest in a series of moves by the allies to bolster ties. The memorandum of understanding, aimed to build the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, was signed during a visit to China by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Although the ...

Traces of Uranium Detected at Syrian Site Hit by Israel in 2007

This is Beirut 02/09 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Uranium Syria Reactor IAEA Deir al-Zor

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog detected uranium particles at a remote site in Syria that was bombed by Israel in 2007, reviving questions about whether the destroyed facility once housed a secret nuclear reactor. According to a confidential report shared with member states, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found a ...

U.S. Sanctions Network Smuggling Iranian Oil as Iraqi Oil

This is Beirut 02/09 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute

United States U.S. Department of Treasury U.S. Sanctions Iran

The United States Department of Treasury announced on Tuesday new sanctions aimed at cutting off revenue to Iran for its destabilizing activities in Iraq, the Middle East, and beyond. “The sanctions target a network of companies and vessels led by Waleed al-Samarra’i, an Iraqi and Saint Kitts and Nevis dual citizen, accused of smuggling ...

U.S. Congress Returns from Recess to Avoid Government Shutdown

This is Beirut 02/09 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United Sates U.S. Congress Jeffrey Epstein

U.S. lawmakers returned to Washington on Tuesday after more than a month of recess, during which the prospect of a federal government shutdown has only grown closer. With a deadline set for September 30, Congress now has less than a month to act and pass a budget, even a temporary one. If no agreement is reached, large parts of the federal ...

France Issues Arrest Warrant for Syria's Assad over 2012 Journalist Killings

This is Beirut 02/09 17:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Syria Bashar al-Assad France

French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and six other top former officials over the bombardment of a rebel-held city in 2012 that killed two journalists, lawyers said Tuesday. Marie Colvin, 56, an American working for The Sunday Times of Britain, and French photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, ...