This is Beirut 2025-07-09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
More than 160 people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods in Texas, the state governor said Tuesday, marking a dramatic increase in the number of missing from a tragedy that has so far claimed 109 lives. Four days after flash floods roared through several Texas counties, some in the middle of the night, hopes of finding survivors were ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-09 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
German police early Wednesday arrested a young Bosnian man and conducted several searches in the west of the country to investigate the financing of an "Islamist terrorist attack". The 27-year-old suspect was arrested in an early morning operation by a specialised police unit in the Essen and Dortmund region, local police and the public ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-09 08:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Taiwan began its annual military drills on Wednesday with troops joined by the largest-ever mobilisation of reservists for 10 days of training aimed at defending against a Chinese invasion. The "Han Kuang" exercises, which are being held at the same time as civilian defense drills, will run from July 9-18 and feature newly delivered US high-tech ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-09 07:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu United States
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to the White House on Tuesday evening for a second meeting in 24 hours with U.S. President Donald Trump, amid growing American pressure to finalize a ceasefire and hostage release agreement with Hamas. The unannounced Oval Office meeting, which lasted over an hour and included Vice President J.D. ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-09 05:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's foreign minister has held talks with Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, the Saudi foreign ministry said, two weeks after a ceasefire between regional rivals Iran and Israel began. Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country hoped the truce would contribute to regional stability, and emphasised Riyadh's position "in ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 23:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Tuesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his accompanying delegation at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). During the meeting, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations and discussed the latest regional developments and efforts to address them. The ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the city. Several forest fires have raged in recent days in southern France, fanning out at speed due to wind and parched vegetation after a heatwave. Scientists say human-induced climate change is ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
France United Kingdom Emmanuel Macron
President Emmanuel Macron argued Tuesday that France and Britain must work together to defend the post-World War II "international order," as he addressed parliament on the first day of his UK state visit. The first such visit by an EU head of state since Brexit, Macron said in a wide-ranging speech that the two countries must renew their ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Tariffs
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, a day after he appeared to signal flexibility on the date. While Trump imposed a sweeping 10 percent tariff on goods from almost all trading partners in April, higher rates customized to dozens of ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 20:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of talking "bullshit" about Ukraine, saying that the United States would send Kyiv more weapons to defend itself. Trump's expletive reflected his growing frustration with the Kremlin leader over the grinding war that Moscow launched nearly three and a ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran said Tuesday it has not made any request for talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump said Tehran was seeking negotiations following last month's war with Israel. "No request for a meeting has been made on our side to the American side," said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, according to Tasnim news ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 17:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
ICC Taliban Haibatullah Akhundzada Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls. Judges said there were "reasonable grounds" to suspect Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of committing gender-based ...