This Is Beirut 07/05 14:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would emerge from the current "difficult" period victorious and stronger, as he took power for a record fifth presidential term. The 71-year-old said after being sworn into office that he viewed the presidency as a "huge honor, responsibility and sacred duty." "We will pass through this difficult, ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Britain's defense ministry has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack involving the names and banking details of members of the armed forces, a government minister confirmed on Tuesday. Former minister Tobias Ellwood said a third-party payroll system used by the defense ministry had been targeted and bore the hallmarks of a Chinese ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 10:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Russia has made major advances in Ukraines east, closing in on the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar, as Kiev waits for Western aid to filter through to the front lines. Russia has redoubled its offensive in Donbas over the past month, making significant advances as Ukraine awaits a boost in Western arms supplies. Plumes of black smoke ...
Alissar Boulos 06/05 20:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Renowned as the world's oldest active military force and also its smallest, the Vatican's Swiss Guard boasts a storied legacy, built upon the unwavering mission of protecting the Pope and his residence at the risk of its members' lives. Today, Monday, May 6, 34 new recruits will join the ranks of the Swiss Guards. They will take the oath to Pope ...
This Is Beirut 06/05 18:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Moscow said on Monday that it could launch strikes at British military targets inside Ukraine and elsewhere if Kyiv's forces used British-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russia. The statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry came after British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said during a visit to Ukraine that Kyiv "absolutely has ...
This Is Beirut 06/05 11:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
IAEA Chief to visit Iran on Monday, to meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, as tensions flare between the agency and Iran. UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is set to arrive in Iran on Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. The visit comes at a ...
Ali A. Hamadé 06/05 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The approval of the "Safety of Rwanda" immigration bill by the Rishi Sunak-led British government was anything but a mere legislative formality, but rather the outcome of a fierce political battle that unfolded over four months. For the Conservative Party, this fight isn’t just about addressing illegal immigration, as it also holds personal ...
This Is Beirut 05/05 18:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Xi Jinping arrived in Paris on Sunday, where his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron intends to advocate trade "reciprocity" and the search for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, in the face of a Chinese president who continues to show his support for Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in France on Sunday, on a state visit hosted by ...
This Is Beirut 05/05 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan secured a record third term on Saturday, as the party swept a host of mayoral races and local elections to trounce the ruling Conservatives months before an expected general election. Khan, 53, beat Tory challenger Susan Hall by 11 points to scupper largely forlorn Tory hopes that they could prise the UK capital ...
This Is Beirut 05/05 10:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Western Australian police shot and killed a "radicalized" 16-year-old boy with a knife. The boy had wounded a member of the public in Perth, police and the state premier said on Sunday. The teenager "rushed" at police after wounding someone and was fatally shot by an officer, Premier Roger Cook told a news conference. "There are indications he ...
This Is Beirut 04/05 17:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, a government database showed on Saturday. Zelensky appeared in the Russian Interior Ministry's "wanted" list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by the authorities. It stated that the Ukrainian leader was wanted "under an article of the criminal ...
This Is Beirut 03/05 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said in an interview published on Friday. Speaking to Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Séjourné said Paris estimated total Russian casualties, including the wounded, at 500,000 in the war, ...