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UN Security Council Condemns Sudanese Paramilitary 'Assault' on El-Fasher

This is Beirut 30/10 20:06 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council condemned on Thursday paramilitaries' reported "atrocities" in El-Fasher in western Sudan, where an aid group and activists have described a dire situation since the city's fall. The Rapid Support Forces' capture on Sunday of El-Fasher, the last army holdout in the vast region of Darfur, came after ...

Russia Batters Ukraine Energy Sites with Deadly Aerial Strikes

This is Beirut 30/10 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing at least four people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine's fragile energy grid. The attack came as Russian forces said they had captured two more villages in eastern and southern Ukraine, where Kyiv's outnumbered ...

German FM Raises Return of Refugees During Syria Visit

This is Beirut 30/10 19:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul discussed the possible return of Syrian refugees with President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a visit to Damascus on Thursday. Germany has a large Syrian community, with hundreds of thousands having settled there after fleeing the civil war. Wadephul said it was "in the understandable interest of the Syrian ...

SpotlightDonald Trump’s Rare Earth Diplomacy

This is Beirut 30/10 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump is taking aim at China’s dominance over rare earths, the invisible metals that power everything from smartphones to missiles. His goal: to free the global economy from its dependence on Beijing and secure US access to these critical resources. What Are Rare Earths? Despite their name, rare earths are 17 metals, including ...

Israel Says Received Bodies of Two Gaza Hostages from Red Cross

This is Beirut 30/10 17:42 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel said its security forces in the Gaza Strip had received the remains of two hostages from the Red Cross returned on Thursday as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal. "Israel has received, through the Red Cross, the bodies of two hostages that were handed over to the Israeli army and Shin Bet forces inside the Gaza Strip," a ...

SpotlightGaza in the Grip of Hamas’s Reign of Terror

This is Beirut 30/10 14:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Since the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a new conflict has erupted in the Gaza Strip: an internal struggle as the Islamist movement targets its Palestinian rivals. The campaign has involved executions, raids, and armed clashes across multiple neighborhoods. Officially, Hamas says it is “restoring order” after two years of war ...

U.S. Seeks to Finalize Plan for International Security Force in Gaza

This is Beirut 30/10 13:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. officials are engaged in sensitive talks with several countries about creating an international force to be deployed in Gaza, with a plan expected to be presented in the coming weeks, three sources closely involved told Axios. The urgency of the initiative was underscored by an attack last Tuesday, which exposed the fragility of the ...

Op-edHow Venezuela Became America’s Next Battleground — And Why Iran Is in the Room

Salam El Zaatari 30/10 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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There has been no formal declaration of war, no vote in Congress, and no rousing call to liberate a people from tyranny. Yet one of the largest U.S. military build-ups in the Western Hemisphere since the Cold War is sitting a few miles off Venezuela’s coastline. Washington calls it a counter-narcotics mission. Caracas fears it is a slow-motion ...

ExplainerAnxiety and Intelligence: Myth or Scientific Reality?

Bélinda Ibrahim 30/10 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Long seen purely as a burden, anxiety now intrigues researchers for one unexpected reason: its possible association with higher forms of intelligence. On social media and in some media outlets, one often reads that “anxious people have higher IQs.” But what do scientific studies really say? Should stress and rumination be seen as indicators of ...

FocusTrump Hails Busan Talks with Xi Jinping, Cites Progress on Trade, Rare Earths, and Ukraine

This is Beirut 30/10 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump described his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday as a “major success.” According to Trump, the discussions covered several issues, including potential reductions in tariffs imposed on China over the fentanyl trade and planned cooperation on efforts to end the war in ...

France Arrests Five New Suspects in Louvre Heist Probe

This is Beirut 30/10 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum jewelry robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday. "We had him in our sights," Laure Beccuau said of the main suspect, adding that none of the loot worth an estimated $102 million had been found. DNA evidence linked the main ...

Trump Orders US to Start Nuclear Weapons Testing

This is Beirut 30/10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing on a level with China and Russia -- just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable, ...