This is Beirut 06/11 13:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Democrats Donald Trump New York Zohran Mamdani Manchester United Elections Communism
Following the release of New York election results, President Trump reacted to Zohran Mamdani’s victory, expressing concerns about the Democratic Party’s policy direction.
This is Beirut 06/11 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestine Hamas Mahmud Abbas Pope Leo XIV Vatican
Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Thursday, where the Vatican said they discussed the "urgent need" to help the civilian population in Gaza. The visit comes almost a month into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, following two years of war triggered by the Palestinian group's October 7, 2023, ...
This is Beirut 06/11 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Last month's spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France's crown jewels, was a "deafening wake-up call" for museum security, the head of France's highest audit institution said Thursday. Upgrades to security at the world-renowned museum have been moving at a "woefully inadequate pace", Pierre Moscovici told a press ...
Marie de La Roche Saint-André 06/11 11:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UN Security Council International Court of Justice Western Sahara Morocco Green March
This November 6, Morocco is marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Green March, a commemoration that carries particular symbolic weight this year, just days after the UN Security Council adopted a new resolution on October 31, 2025. The resolution describes Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara as “a serious and credible basis” for a ...
This is Beirut 06/11 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday said he instructed the army to turn the area at the border with Egypt into a closed military zone to combat weapons smuggling via drones. "I instructed the IDF (military) to turn the area adjacent to the Israel–Egypt border into a closed military zone and to amend the rules of engagement ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 06/11 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Broken Heart Science Takotsubo Cardiology
Losing a loved one, experiencing a breakup, or facing shocking news can make anyone feel, in moments of devastation, that their heart might literally burst. The saying “to die of a broken heart” once seemed little more than sentimental folklore. Yet modern medicine has shown otherwise. Emotional pain can, in rare cases, strike the heart with ...
This is Beirut 06/11 10:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
USA Flights Cancellation Shutdown Airport
US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights was being cut by 10 percent in 40 busy air traffic areas nationwide on Friday, as the longest government shutdown drags on. Federal agencies have been grinding to a halt since Congress failed to approve funding past September 30, with some 1.4 million federal workers, from air traffic ...
This is Beirut 06/11 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Nations COP30 Brasil Belem
The eyes of the world are on Belem, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon playing host to what has been dubbed the "Forest COP" climate conference starting Monday. The city of 1.4 million got its name from Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. In Portuguese, it translates as Belem. Under a law promulgated Tuesday by President Luiz Inacio ...
This is Beirut 06/11 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Nations Ethiopia Eritrea
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of "preparing to wage war", Eritrea retorts that its neighbor's words were fuelling "dangerous conflicts", and analysts fear another war is brewing in the volatile Horn of Africa. What does Ethiopia want? For months, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been demanding access to the sea for his landlocked country ...
This is Beirut 06/11 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
US President Donald Trump will host all five Central Asian leaders in Washington on Thursday for the first time, a few months after they held separate summits with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping. The West has upped its interest in the resource-rich region, where Moscow's traditional influence has been questioned since the ...
This is Beirut 06/11 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Palestine United Nations USA Gaza
The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said. US Ambassador Mike Waltz shared the draft with the 10 elected members of the Security Council and ...
This is Beirut 05/11 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Belgian authorities on Wednesday investigated drone sightings that halted air traffic overnight at several airports, as flights resumed after hundreds of passengers were left stranded. The main airport in Brussels and another in Liege had to suspend arrivals and departures late Tuesday for several hours after suspected drones were spotted ...