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LA Protests Turn Spotlight on California's Ambitious Governor

This is Beirut 10/06 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Immigration protests in Los Angeles are proving a stern test of Gavin Newsom's leadership of California, but the unrest also hands the ambitious governor a unique opportunity, say analysts, as he weighs a presidential run in 2028. Rarely a shrinking violet, the 57-year-old chief executive of the country's largest and richest state has eagerly ...

10 Dead in Austria School Shooting

This is Beirut 10/06 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ten people died on Tuesday after a suspected shooter opened fire in a school in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz, the local mayor was quoted as saying. Several students and at least one adult, as well as the suspected shooter, were among the dead, mayor Elke Kahr confirmed to Austrian press agency APA. School shootings are much more rare ...

VideosFears in Armenia Over Azerbaijan Peace Demands

This is Beirut 10/06 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Calls for peace with Azerbaijan stir debate in Armenia over national sacrifice.

Israel Army Issues Evacuation Warning for Several Areas of Northern Gaza

This is Beirut 10/06 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli military on Tuesday called for residents to evacuate several neighbourhoods in northern Gaza, after it said it had intercepted a projectile fired from the Palestinian territory. Israeli forces are "operating with great force in the areas where you are located to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organisations," the military's ...

Arab, Iranian Foreign Ministers to Meet this Week in Norway

This is Beirut 10/06 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman will meet in Norway this week at an annual peace forum, the Norwegian government announced on Tuesday. The ministers, including Iran's foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi, will take part on Wednesday and Thursday in the Oslo Forum, an annual gathering ...

VideosTrump Deploys Marines as Tensions Rise Over LA Protests

This is Beirut 10/06 11:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Trump's deployment of US military personnel sparks outrage as Los Angeles protests continue for a fourth day.

Mullahs Inc.: Inside Iran’s Shadow Banking Network

Mario Chartouni 10/06 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With nuclear talks stalled, Washington has opened a new front in its standoff with Tehran: financial warfare. On Friday, the United States imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals and entities tied to a sprawling money-laundering network that covertly funnels funds to the Iranian regime. This clandestine financial system — a covert, ...

Israel Strikes Yemen's Huthi-Held Hodeida Port

This is Beirut 10/06 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's rebel-controlled media reported Israeli strikes on the port of Hodeida on Tuesday, with the Israeli army saying its navy had hit the area following calls on civilians to evacuate three Huthi-held ports. "Israeli Navy Missile Ships struck terror targets belonging to the Huthi terrorist regime in the port of" Hodeida, the ...

Ukraine says Russian Drone Attacks hit Kyiv, Odesa, Killing Two

This is Beirut 10/06 11:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia carried out fresh drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the port city of Odesa early on Tuesday, killing two people and hitting a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said. Moscow has escalated its attacks on Ukraine, which has hit back with strikes deep inside Russian territory, as peace talks held in Turkey fail to yield a ...

Apple Plays it Safe on AI Despite Wall Street Pressure

This is Beirut 10/06 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Apple on Monday remained on its cautious path to embracing generative AI even as rivals race ahead with the technology and Wall Street expresses doubts over its strategy. The pressure was on Apple not to disappoint at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) a year after the iPhone juggernaut made a promise it failed to keep -- to ...

Iran says New Round of US Talks Planned for Sunday

This is Beirut 10/06 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign ministry has said a new round of nuclear talks with the United States is being planned for Sunday, after President Donald Trump said it was expected on Thursday. "The next round of Iran-US indirect talks is being planned for next Sunday in Muscat," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement Tuesday, adding ...

Op-edThe Iranian Regime of War and Death

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 10/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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When I was in elementary school in Baghdad, in the early 1980s, teachers took us to the streets to shout angry slogans against “Khomeini the Hypocrite” for refusing to end Iran’s war with Iraq. Little did I know that, decades later and well into middle age, I would still be discussing the seemingly endless wars driven by the Islamist ...