This is Beirut 15/10 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iraq Baghdad Safaa al-Mashhadani elections
An Iraqi parliamentary candidate was killed and three of his bodyguards wounded when a bomb exploded near his car north of Baghdad, a security source said. The incident is the first killing of a candidate ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 11. "A bomb exploded under the vehicle of Safaa al-Mashhadani, a current ...
This is Beirut 15/10 12:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A series of drone attacks targeted the Sudanese capital Khartoum for multiple hours on Wednesday, eyewitnesses and an army source told AFP. A military official said the army had shot down "most of the drones", which targeted two army bases in the capital's northwest. Sudan's army has been at war since April 2023 with ...
This is Beirut 15/10 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas Israel Palestine Hostages remains
The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners was not a former hostage. After overnight forensic tests on four bodies returned on Tuesday, the army said medical officials concluded that one body "does not match any of the hostages". "Hamas is ...
This is Beirut 15/10 09:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Palestine United Nations Hamas Rafah Aid
Despite earlier reports indicating that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip would reopen on Wednesday for the delivery of humanitarian aid, its status remains uncertain, with conflicting information emerging from Israeli sources. According to Israeli public broadcaster KAN, Israeli authorities had approved the reopening of ...
This is Beirut 15/10 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Europe Kyiv Nato
NATO defense ministers will look Wednesday at shoring up the alliance's ability to counter Russian air incursions, as fears grow that Moscow is testing the West in a grey zone between war and peace. Focus will also be on bolstering support for Ukraine as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins his 31 NATO counterparts with his boss, President ...
This is Beirut 15/10 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hamas Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu
Hamas tightened its grip on Gaza's ruined cities Tuesday, launching a crackdown and executing alleged collaborators, even as US President Donald Trump vowed to disarm the group. The Israeli military said the remains of four more hostages held in Gaza had been brought into Israel, a day after Hamas handed over the bodies of four other captives and ...
Amal Chmouny 15/10 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah United States Israel
In the wake of the recent Gaza peace agreement, the United States is sharpening its focus on disarming Hezbollah, the militant group that has long contributed to Lebanon's instability. The aftermath of this agreement is expected to catalyze significant geopolitical shifts, compelling external powers, particularly the US, to take decisive actions ...
This is Beirut 15/10 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Charlie Kirk
US President Donald Trump hailed assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a "martyr for truth and freedom" Tuesday as he posthumously awarded the right-wing activist America's highest civilian honor. Handing the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Kirk's tearful widow, Trump compared the 31-year-old conservative to Socrates, Saint Peter, Abraham Lincoln ...
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The Israeli military said Tuesday the remains of four more hostages were transferred to the Red Cross in Gaza. "According to information provided by the Red Cross, four coffins of deceased hostages have been transferred into their custody and are on their way to [Israeli military] and ISA (security agency) forces in the Gaza Strip," the military ...
This is Beirut 14/10 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Israel Donald Trump Hamas Gaza Israeli Hostages
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "we will disarm" Hamas if the Palestinian militants refuse to do it themselves, as he called for the group to release the bodies of hostages in Gaza. Trump's comments came the day after he swung through the Middle East to celebrate the Gaza ceasefire deal, with questions swirling about the ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 14/10 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Israel
As the first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan nears completion, attention is shifting to the next steps. Significant progress has been made, though the process remains far from finished. On Monday, Hamas announced the release of the 28 Israeli hostages still alive in Gaza, along with four bodies from a total of 28. In exchange, Israel confirmed ...
Kaline Antoun 14/10 20:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Hamas Israel Ceasefire Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron
Leaders around the world have welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, formalized at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. The initiative was driven by US President Donald Trump and signed jointly by mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. The agreement calls for a halt to hostilities, the release of ...