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Trump Travel Ban in Effect, Citizens from 12 Nations Barred From US

This is Beirut 09/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

President Donald Trump's sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands ...

Four Injured in Explosion at US air Base in Japan

This is Beirut 09/06 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An explosion injured four men at a Japanese facility for storing unexploded bombs at a US air base in Okinawa on Monday, a fire official said, with their condition reportedly not critical. Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) members at the facility at Kadena Air Base were trying to wipe rust off items at the facility to re-assess if they were bombs, ...

National Guard Deployment Sparks Unrest in Los Angeles

This is Beirut 09/06 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Demonstrators torched cars and scuffled with security forces in Los Angeles on Sunday as police kept protesters away from the National Guard troops President Donald Trump sent to the streets of America's second-biggest city. Unrest broke out for a third day, with protesters angry at action by immigration officials that has resulted in dozens of ...

AnalysisLebanon, the Unraveling Country

Charles Chartouni 09/06 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon is disintegrating. The country faces a myriad of challenges, including economic collapse, political instability and social unrest, which threaten to unravel the fabric of society and plunge its citizens into further despair. The mere observation of political and security events in Lebanon yields the unequivocal impression of a decaying ...

SpotlightWhat If We Could Archive Scents to Awaken Memories?

Bélinda Ibrahim 08/06 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Today, researchers, perfumers and artists are trying to capture these invisible traces. Rather than merely describing smells, they are now trying to recreate them. Like restoring a painting or documenting a dying language, their goal is to preserve the world’s disappearing aromas — those of the past and those vanishing before our eyes. In an ...

Wagner Replaced by Russia's Africa Corp in Mali

This is Beirut 08/06 18:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told AFP on Sunday. "Officially, Wagner is no longer present in Mali. But the Africa Corps is stepping up," one diplomatic source in the Sahel region said. A Telegram account ...

Syria Monitor Says One Killed in Israeli Strike near Buffer Zone

This is Beirut 08/06 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel struck southern Syria on Sunday, with a war monitor reporting one killed and the Israeli military saying it had targeted a member of Palestinian militant group Hamas. In the wake of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in December, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes and moved forces into the buffer zone that has separated ...

Israel Says to Block Gaza-Bound Aid Boat Carrying Greta Thunberg

This is Beirut 08/06 17:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel on Sunday ordered the military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, breaking the blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. "I have instructed the military to prevent the Madleen flotilla from reaching Gaza," Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement from ...

Tehran Warns Will Reduce Cooperation with IAEA if Anti-Iran Resolution Passed

This is Beirut 08/06 17:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tehran on Sunday warned it would reduce its cooperation with the United Nations's nuclear watchdog if an anti-Iran resolution is passed at an upcoming meeting of the world body. "Certainly, the IAEA should not expect the Islamic Republic of Iran to continue its broad and friendly cooperation," Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for ...

Tens of Thousands Join Anti-government Protest in Madrid

This is Beirut 08/06 16:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Tens of thousands of people rallied Sunday in an opposition-organized demonstration in Madrid, accusing the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of corruption. Protesters, many waving red and yellow Spanish flags, massed in the Plaza de España, a large square in the center of the Spanish capital, and chanted "Pedro Sanchez, ...

Russia Says Pushing Offensive into Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Region

This is Beirut 08/06 16:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia said Sunday it was pushing into Ukraine's eastern industrial Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time in its three-year offensive -- a significant territorial escalation amid stalled peace talks. Moscow, which has the initiative on the battlefield, has repeatedly refused calls by Ukraine, Europe and US President Donald Trump for a full ...

Ukraine Says POW Exchange with Russia to Take Place 'Next Week'

This is Beirut 08/06 16:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Ukraine said Sunday that a planned exchange of captured soldiers would start "next week," after both sides accused each other of trying to thwart and delay the swap. "The start of repatriation activities based on the results of the negotiations in Istanbul is scheduled for next week," the head of Ukraine's defense intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, ...