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Putin Says Russia Considers Nuclear Tests Restart after Trump Comments

This is Beirut 05/11 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would consider resuming nuclear tests if the United States did so, convening a security council meeting after US President Donald Trump's comments on testing. The statement marks the latest episode of nuclear saber-rattling between the world's two largest atomic powers, after ...

Is the Mamdani Plan the Fastest Way to Ruin New York?

Mario Chartouni 05/11 17:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam New York Zohran Mamdani Mayor

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor marks a historic moment. It is the first time a member of the Democratic Socialists of America has taken charge of the nation’s largest city. But behind the wave of activist enthusiasm lies an economic agenda that risks backfiring. According to the Cato Institute, Mamdani’s plan is not ...

Iran Releases New Details on Ismail Haniyeh’s Killing

This is Beirut 05/11 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Ismail Haniyeh Iran

Ismail Haniyeh, the former leader of Hamas, was killed by a missile tracked to his mobile phone, according to Iranian officials. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has rejected claims that internal sabotage facilitated the assassination in Tehran. On November 3, Iran released new details on the death of Ismail Haniyeh, the former Hamas leader killed in ...

VideosThe Louvre Heist Explained

Rayan Chami 05/11 16:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Louvre Heist France Imperial Jewels

Four thieves broke into the Louvre in under eight minutes and vanished with France’s imperial jewels. Here’s how one of the world’s most daring museum heists unfolded and how it remains unsolved.

VideosFrom Baghdad to Russia: A Deadly Bet

This is Beirut 05/11 15:15 - Reading : 9 minute(s)

Tik Tok Iraq Russia War Ukraine mercenary

Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him. "Pray for me," read the caption next to a Russian flag. That was in May. Months went by without a word, only rumors. Mohammed had been taken ...

Man Rams Car Into Pedestrians in France, Wounding 10

This is Beirut 05/11 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Island Oleron Death Terrorism Attack France

A 35-year-old man Wednesday rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the French Atlantic island of Oleron, wounding 10 people, including four seriously, a prosecutor said. The Oleron resident "deliberately hit several pedestrians and cyclists" along a main road on the scenic island off the western city of La Rochelle, prosecutor Arnaud ...

Attack on Key City in Sudan's Kordofan Region Kills 40

This is Beirut 05/11 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United Nations International Criminal Court Sudan Dead El-Obeid

An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan's central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive. The United Nations' humanitarian office did not specify when the attack took place or who was behind it but said that the situation in the Kordofan region was ...

SpotlightWhere Things Stand On China-US Trade After Trump and Xi Talk

This is Beirut 05/11 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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China and the United States have lowered the temperature in their spiraling trade war, bringing a precarious end to months of back-and-forth measures between the economic and technological powerhouses. The détente—reached at last week's meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in South Korea—marks a new phase in a fierce ...

US Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Trump Tariff Powers

This is Beirut 05/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether a wide swath of Donald Trump's tariffs are lawful, in a landmark case that could uphold—or upend—the president's economic agenda. Billions of dollars in customs revenue and a key lever in Trump's trade wars are at stake, while the conservative-dominated court once again grapples ...

SpotlightWhy Time Seems to Speed Up as We Age

Bélinda Ibrahim 05/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Time Aging Science Speed Up

Even in childhood, time can feel endless: holidays seem to last for months, and school days drag on forever. But as we age, the feeling reverses. Years appear to fly by at a pace that can be surprising, even unsettling. This perception of time flying by is one of the most universal psychological paradoxes: everyone experiences it, yet few realize ...

Brussels Airport to Resume Flights After Drone Sightings

This is Beirut 05/11 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Russia Drones Belgium Airport Brussels

The main airport in Belgium's capital is expected to resume normal operations on Wednesday, after halting some 80 flights after suspected drone sightings, a spokeswoman said. Some 400-500 passengers had to spend the night at Zaventem airport because of the sightings, Brussels Airport spokesman Ariane Goossens told AFP. "The situation will return ...

Israel Says Returned Hostage Remains Are Those of Seized Soldier

This is Beirut 05/11 09:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Israeli Hostages

Israel confirmed Wednesday that the remains handed over by Hamas the day before belonged to Israeli-American soldier Itay Chen, who was seized by Palestinian militants during the October 2023 attacks that sparked the Gaza war. The remains were returned by Hamas on Tuesday evening as part of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President ...