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U.N. Conference Backs Two-State Solution, Urges Immediate End to Gaza War

This is Beirut 29/07 23:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a sweeping and urgent declaration, world leaders attending the United Nations Two-State Solution Conference issued a unified statement calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and outlining a detailed roadmap for peace and reconstruction. The statement, issued within the past hour, emphasizes a collective commitment to ending the ...

France to Airdrop 40 Tons of Aid to Gaza from Friday

This is Beirut 29/07 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France will airdrop 40 tons of aid into Gaza from Friday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday, as UN-backed experts warned the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory was slipping into famine. Concern has escalated in the past week about hunger in the Gaza Strip after more than 21 months of war that started after Palestinian ...

UK Says to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Acts

This is Beirut 29/07 21:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognize the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various "substantive steps," including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza. The potentially landmark move, part of Starmer's plan for a "lasting peace," came after the British leader recalled his ...

Trump Warns Russia of US Sanctions If Ukraine War Isn't Ended Within 10 days

This is Beirut 29/07 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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US President Donald Trump said his deadline for Russia to end the fighting in Ukraine or face new sanctions will be in 10 days from Tuesday. "Ten days from today," Trump told reporters when asked what the exact deadline would be. AFP

Erdogan Accuses Israel of Using Famine as 'Weapon' in Gaza

This is Beirut 29/07 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday blasted Israel for condemning the people of Gaza to famine, saying that images coming from the Palestinian enclave were worse than "Nazi camps." "Israel's use of hunger as a weapon, especially against Palestinians, is the clearest indication that they have not taken any share of humanity," the Turkish ...

SpotlightThese Women Who Changed the World with Their Inventions

Bélinda Ibrahim 29/07 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When we talk about major inventions, the names that come to mind are usually men’s. But history is full of pioneering women whose ideas quietly changed our lives, often without the credit they deserved. They created everyday objects that brought real shifts in technology, society, and science. Some were scientists, others tinkerers, engineers, ...

VideosTurkey's Glaciers Rapidly Shrink Under Climate Pressure

This is Beirut 29/07 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Climate change is rapidly shrinking Turkey’s glaciers, bringing record heat, drought and new risks in the Hakkari mountains.

Germany, France, Britain Considering Sending FMs to Israel

This is Beirut 29/07 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany, France and Britain are considering sending their foreign ministers to Israel next week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday, as international pressure mounts over Gaza's dire humanitarian crisis. "We will probably ask the three foreign ministers of France, the United Kingdom and Germany to travel to Israel together ...

VideosSudanese Take Free Rides Back Home from Cairo

Lyne Sammouri 29/07 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Hundreds of Sudanese families are leaving Cairo on a free train journey back to their homeland, torn by two years of war.

ExplainerTrump Redefines Global Trade Relations with the European Union

Mario Chartouni 29/07 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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By finalizing a major trade agreement with the European Union, US President Donald Trump marks a decisive turning point for the American economy. The strategic deal, announced last Sunday, significantly reshapes transatlantic economic relations while reinforcing the United States’ industrial, energy and geopolitical sovereignty. Touted by the ...

Russia Kills 25 in Ukraine, as Kremlin Says 'Committed' to Peace

This is Beirut 29/07 14:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it wanted to pursue peace in Ukraine hours after mounting attacks that killed at least 25 people, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman and more than a dozen prison inmates. The strikes on several regions came hours after US President Donald Trump issued Moscow with a new deadline to end its grinding invasion of ...

The UN: Gaza Disaster Reminiscent of Ethiopia, Biafra Famines

This is Beirut 29/07 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN's World Food Program warned Tuesday that the disaster unfolding in Gaza was reminiscent of last century's famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra in Nigeria. "This is unlike anything we have seen in this century," WFP emergency director Ross Smith told reporters in Geneva. "It reminds us of previous disasters in Ethiopia or Biafra in the past ...