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Erdogan Accuses Israel of Using Famine as 'Weapon' in Gaza

This is Beirut 29/07 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday blasted Israel for condemning the people of Gaza to famine, saying that images coming from the Palestinian enclave were worse than "Nazi camps." "Israel's use of hunger as a weapon, especially against Palestinians, is the clearest indication that they have not taken any share of humanity," the Turkish ...

SpotlightThese Women Who Changed the World with Their Inventions

Bélinda Ibrahim 29/07 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When we talk about major inventions, the names that come to mind are usually men’s. But history is full of pioneering women whose ideas quietly changed our lives, often without the credit they deserved. They created everyday objects that brought real shifts in technology, society, and science. Some were scientists, others tinkerers, engineers, ...

VideosTurkey's Glaciers Rapidly Shrink Under Climate Pressure

This is Beirut 29/07 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Climate change is rapidly shrinking Turkey’s glaciers, bringing record heat, drought and new risks in the Hakkari mountains.

Germany, France, Britain Considering Sending FMs to Israel

This is Beirut 29/07 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany, France and Britain are considering sending their foreign ministers to Israel next week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday, as international pressure mounts over Gaza's dire humanitarian crisis. "We will probably ask the three foreign ministers of France, the United Kingdom and Germany to travel to Israel together ...

VideosSudanese Take Free Rides Back Home from Cairo

Lyne Sammouri 29/07 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Hundreds of Sudanese families are leaving Cairo on a free train journey back to their homeland, torn by two years of war.

ExplainerTrump Redefines Global Trade Relations with the European Union

Mario Chartouni 29/07 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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By finalizing a major trade agreement with the European Union, US President Donald Trump marks a decisive turning point for the American economy. The strategic deal, announced last Sunday, significantly reshapes transatlantic economic relations while reinforcing the United States’ industrial, energy and geopolitical sovereignty. Touted by the ...

Russia Kills 25 in Ukraine, as Kremlin Says 'Committed' to Peace

This is Beirut 29/07 14:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it wanted to pursue peace in Ukraine hours after mounting attacks that killed at least 25 people, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman and more than a dozen prison inmates. The strikes on several regions came hours after US President Donald Trump issued Moscow with a new deadline to end its grinding invasion of ...

The UN: Gaza Disaster Reminiscent of Ethiopia, Biafra Famines

This is Beirut 29/07 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN's World Food Program warned Tuesday that the disaster unfolding in Gaza was reminiscent of last century's famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra in Nigeria. "This is unlike anything we have seen in this century," WFP emergency director Ross Smith told reporters in Geneva. "It reminds us of previous disasters in Ethiopia or Biafra in the past ...

Israeli FM Rejects International Pressure for Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut 29/07 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's foreign minister rejected on Tuesday what he called a "distorted campaign" of international pressure for a ceasefire in the Gaza war and recognition of a Palestinian state. Gideon Saar told reporters that if Israel was to halt the conflict while Hamas is still in power in Gaza and still holding hostages it would be a "tragedy for both ...

Russian Space Chief to Meet NASA Head for First Time in Eight Years

This is Beirut 29/07 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos arrived in the United States on Tuesday to meet with his NASA counterpart in the first such meeting in eight years, Roscosmos said. Space has been one of the few areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States after Moscow's offensive on Ukraine brought relations between the two space pioneer ...

Iran Denies Trump Claim it Gave Hamas 'Orders' in Gaza Talks

This is Beirut 29/07 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Tuesday it had not interfered in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, after US President Donald Trump claimed Tehran had issued "orders" to Palestinian group Hamas. Trump, speaking to reporters on Monday during a visit to Scotland, said the Iranians had "interjected themselves in this last negotiation" between Israel and ...

Netherlands Bars two Hardline Israeli Ministers

This is Beirut 29/07 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Netherlands has declared two hardline Israeli ministers, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, as persona non grata, the government said. "They repeatedly incited settler violence against Palestinians, promoted illegal settlement expansion, and called for ethnic cleansing in Gaza," Dutch Foreign ...