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United States Donald Trump Nuclear Weapons
Despite deliberately vague statements about resuming nuclear weapons testing, U.S. President Donald Trump is raising the specter of renewed nuclear proliferation, with China potentially the main beneficiary, according to experts. This comes at a time when the international arms control framework is already fragile. “We are already in the ...
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Turkey will on Monday host a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim countries to discuss a US peace plan for Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. Fidan told reporters on Friday that the Istanbul meeting would "evaluate our progress and discuss what we can achieve together in the next stage". A ministry spokesman said ministers from Egypt, ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations El-Fasher Sudan Darfur
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they had arrested several of their fighters accused of committing abuses during the capture of the city of El-Fasher, including a man identified by AFP in multiple execution videos. The RSF, at war with the army since April 2023, seized El-Fasher -- the army's last stronghold in western Darfur -- on ...
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United States USA Prince Andrew London King Charles III
Key dates in the life of Andrew, King Charles III's younger brother, who has been stripped of his royal titles over allegations stemming from his friendship with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein: - February 19, 1960: Born Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward at Buckingham Palace in London, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
After two decades of work and over one billion dollars invested, Egypt unveils its Grand Museum dedicated to Pharaonic civilization. Facing the Pyramids of Giza, this modern architectural masterpiece brings together more than 5,000 years of history and unique treasures.
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine USA Hostage
Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a US-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital told AFP on Friday. The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis told AFP that "the bodies of 30 Palestinian prisoners were received from the Israeli side as part of the exchange deal". Under the truce, ...
Rayan Chami 2025-10-31 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
In Ukraine, drones now rule the battlefield. Fast, precise, and remotely operated, they are redefining modern warfare. From hypersonic missiles and AI to advanced air defenses, the front line has become a high-tech laboratory.
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump APEC2025 China Japan Canada
President Xi Jinping on Friday invited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to China, in the first formal talks between the nations' leaders since 2017, before also holding first discussions with Japan's new premier. Canada's relations with China are among the worst of any Western nation, but both are at the sharp end of Donald Trump's tariff ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United Kingdom King Charles III Andrew Windsor Epstein
King Charles III is stripping his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and ousting him from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said on Thursday, the latest fallout to hit the scandal-plagued royal over the Jeffrey Epstein affair. "Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," Buckingham Palace said, ...
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Donald Trump Republicans Democrats USA Filibuster
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the "Nuclear Option" of scrapping the key 60-vote threshold required for the Senate to advance legislation, as Republicans face mounting pressure to end the US federal shutdown. The move would get rid of a longstanding rule that enables 41 of the 100 senators to block any bill from debate or vote -- a ...
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United Nations Hurricane Melissa Jamaica Haiti
The death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose Thursday to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda. Flooding was expected to subside in the Bahamas although high water could persist in Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic, the US National Hurricane ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-31 08:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Nuclear China Russia
US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington on Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions. The announcement on social media was issued just before Trump -- who boasts frequently about being a peace president -- went into a summit with Chinese ...