Middle East

US Halting Some Key Military Aid Shipments to Ukraine

This is Beirut 2025-07-02 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The White House said Tuesday it is halting some key weapons shipments to Ukraine that were promised under the Biden administration for Kyiv's battle against the Russian invasion. Stopping the delivery of munitions and other military aid, including air defense systems, likely would be a blow to Ukraine as it contends with some of Russia's largest ...

Macron and Putin Discuss Iran and Ukraine in First Talks Since 2022

This is Beirut 2025-07-02 08:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday by telephone for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, with the French president urging a ceasefire in Ukraine, but Russia's leader hit back by blaming the West for the conflict. One week after a ceasefire ended Israel's 12-day war with Iran, the two men also discussed Tehran's ...

Big Beautiful Bill: America’s Divisive Tax Overhaul

Mario Chartouni 2025-07-02 08:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Passed by the US Senate last Tuesday by a majority of 51 votes to 50, thanks to the decisive vote of Vice President J.D. Vance, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), nicknamed the “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB), is currently the most ambitious and polarizing budget bill championed by Donald Trump since his return to the political ...

Trump Urges 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire Deal Ahead of Netanyahu Visit

This is Beirut 2025-07-02 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to finalize such a deal, as its forces also stepped up operations in the Palestinian territory. Trump, in a post on social media, said his representatives had met with Israeli officials about the raging conflict, ahead of Prime ...

Europe on High Alert as Surprise Early Heatwave Creeps North

This is Beirut 2025-07-01 19:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Europe on high alert as surprise early heatwave creeps north Paris, France 01/07/2025 - 19:03 (UTC + 3) Schools were partially shut in France, iconic monuments closed to tourists, and cities across Europe put on high alert as a record-breaking early summer heatwave spread across the continent Tuesday. Withering conditions that ...

French Diplomat Visits Two French Detainees in Iran

This is Beirut 2025-07-01 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A French diplomat on Tuesday visited two French nationals detained in Iran, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, the foreign minister said, after their families demanded proof that they were alive after Israeli strikes. "We obtained a visit today from our chargé d'affaires in Iran," Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told ...

VideosWhat Is Canada Day?

Rayan Chami 2025-07-01 17:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Canada Day July 1st

On July 1, Canadians everywhere celebrate the birth of their nation, marked by unity, joy and red-and-white pride. From fireworks to family gatherings, it’s a day to reflect on shared history. Happy Canada Day!

Children Dying in South Sudan after US Aid Cuts

This is Beirut 2025-07-01 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The impact of US aid cuts has already taken a toll in South Sudan and children are dying, Action Against Hunger told AFP on Tuesday. The east African nation has remained deeply poor and unstable since independence in 2011 and is massively dependent on international aid despite its oil wealth. It is among the countries facing shortfalls following ...

UN says Iran Post-War Aid Budget Needs to be Doubled

This is Beirut 2025-07-01 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The most senior UN official in Iran said Tuesday the organisation's humanitarian and development aid budget to the country would need to be doubled following the war with Israel. Stefan Priesner, the UN resident coordinator in Iran, said he hoped the international community would step up with more funding. "We are now doing the budgeting" for ...

'Dead and Wounded' After Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia's Izhevsk

This is Beirut 2025-07-01 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the front line left multiple people dead and wounded early on Tuesday, the region's governor said. It was one of the deepest strikes into Russian territory of the three-year-old conflict. Izhevsk, far from the battlefield in Ukraine, is home to multiple arms ...

VideosThe Struggle of Displaced Families in Sudan: Trapped Between War and Hunger

This is Beirut 2025-07-01 12:40 - Reading : less than a minute

Sudan UN Famine

After two years of war in Sudan, entire families are fleeing the fighting, only to face another deadly threat: hunger.

Most World Heritage Sites at Risk of Drought or Flooding: UN

This is Beirut 2025-07-01 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Almost three quarters of the globe's cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the UN's cultural agency said on Tuesday. As a result of rising temperatures, extreme weather events including hurricanes, droughts, floods and heatwaves have become more frequent and intense, scientists warn. Seventy-three ...