This is Beirut 2025-07-09 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Kurdish militant PKK group's disarmament process will happen quickly but establishing a Turkish political framework to ensure the switch to democratic politics will be crucial, its jailed founder said Wednesday. Abdullah Ocalan's statement came ahead of Friday's ceremony in northern Iraq for a first tranche of PKK militants to lay ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-09 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Human-caused climate change made recent European heatwaves up to 4C hotter in many cities, scientists said on Wednesday, pushing temperatures into deadly territory for thousands of vulnerable people. This likely led to far more heat-related deaths than would have occurred without the influence of global warming, concluded a rapid study of the ...
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)
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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)
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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)
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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 ...