ExplainerEurope’s First Alzheimer’s Treatment: Will Leqembi Live Up to Expectations?

Bélinda Ibrahim 02/10 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After decades of research and broken promises, the arrival of Leqembi (lecanemab) marks a symbolic milestone in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Developed by Eisai and Biogen, this monoclonal antibody has just been approved in the European Union for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s. For the first time, a drug aims to slow the progression ...

Zelensky at European Summit as EU Seeks to Bolster Backing

This is Beirut 02/10 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to join talks with leaders from across Europe in Copenhagen Thursday, as the EU seeks to bolster Kyiv's fight against Russia in the face of dwindling US support. Heads of state and governments from just under 50 countries will converge on a conference centre under tight security after mystery drone ...

No More Signs of Life in Indonesia School Collapse

This is Beirut 02/10 09:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Rescuers detected "no more signs of life" at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an official said Thursday, raising fears no more survivors would be found. Part of the multi-storey boarding school on the main island of Java suddenly collapsed on Monday as students gathered for ...

Philippine Quake Toll Rises to 72 as Search Winds Down

This is Beirut 02/10 09:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Philippines Bantayan Cebu Earthquake

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 72 on Thursday, officials said, as the search for the missing wound down and rescuers turned their focus to the hundreds injured and thousands left homeless. The bodies of the three victims were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel overnight Wednesday in the city ...

EditorialAfter Gaza, Eyes Turn to Hezbollah and Iran

Marc Saikali 02/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump has unveiled his peace plan for Gaza. The Israelis accepted it, and the international community applauded – sometimes hesitantly, but applauded nonetheless. The question now is Hamas. The group remains undecided. We are not immune to yet another historic misstep on their part – one more in a long series – that could prolong ...

Israeli Warships Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla With Greta Onboard

This is Beirut 02/10 02:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli naval forces on Wednesday intercepted a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, ending its latest bid to break an Israeli blockade of the war-battered Palestinian territory. The Global Sumud Flotilla -- involving around 45 vessels carrying politicians and activists including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg -- left Spain last month, ...

Trump Offers Security Guarantees to Qatar After Israel Strikes

This is Beirut 01/10 23:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump has signed an order vowing to defend key ally Qatar against attacks, the White House said Wednesday, in an extraordinary move following Israeli strikes on the Gulf state last month. The Israeli strike angered Washington and spurred Trump to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into accepting a Gaza peace deal ...

White House Says Firings 'Imminent' as Plan to Reopen Government Collapses

This is Beirut 01/10 22:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress rejected proposals to resolve an acrimonious funding standoff with President Donald Trump, and the White House threatened public sector jobs. With the government out of money after Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on, ...

AnalysisGeneration Z: Anger Spreads Across Continents

Moncef Ait-Kaci 01/10 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

In Morocco, the protest movement has reached an unprecedented scale over the past four days. From Rabat to Casablanca, from Oujda to Tiznit, and also in Agadir, thousands of young people have mobilized around the Gen Z 212 collective, which had been largely unknown until now. Clashes have multiplied, including confrontations with security forces, ...

US Sanctions Iranian 'Weapons Networks' after UN Reimposes Restrictions

This is Beirut 01/10 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States has sanctioned an alleged Iranian weapons procurement network supporting the country's ballistic missile program following the UN decision to reimpose sanctions on Tehran, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday. Washington said it was targeting 21 companies and 17 individuals who "pose a significant threat to US service ...

French Navy Boards Russia ‘Shadow Fleet’ Ship, Arrests Two

This is Beirut 01/10 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France has detained two senior crew members of a tanker linked to Russia, which data showed was off the Danish coast last month during mysterious drone flights, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Boracay, a Benin-flagged vessel blacklisted by the European Union for being part of Russia's sanction-busting "shadow fleet" of ageing oil ...

Germany Arrests 3 Suspected Hamas Members Planning Attacks

This is Beirut 01/10 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Three suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas were arrested in Berlin Wednesday for allegedly planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites, German prosecutors said, with weapons and ammunition also seized. The suspects were "foreign operatives" of Hamas, who have "have been involved in procuring firearms and ammunition for the ...