This is Beirut 2025-05-07 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's military has called up tens of thousands of reservists for its planned expanded offensive in Gaza, which an official said entails the "conquest" of the Palestinian territory. With one of the best equipped armies in the world, what forces are available to Israel? A large part of the adult population has completed military service and ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Six months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Turkey and Israel are both operating in Syria with starkly opposing agendas, stoking fears of a confrontation unless they find a way to coexist, analysts say. Over the past week, Israel has struck deep inside Syria, with unconfirmed reports suggesting Turkish and Israeli warplanes had a close encounter ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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After a difficult start, Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit France and Poland on Wednesday, on a mission to boost ties with the European neighbours in turbulent times. Amid transatlantic turbulence caused by US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs and doubts over his security commitment to Europe, the European Union has sought a ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 09:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan conditions and were even locked up so long that some of them died. Here are some notable papal elections through the ages. The dove decides In 236, the Christian community of Rome was debating potential papal candidates ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia and Ukraine traded a barrage of drone strikes overnight on Wednesday, in attacks that killed two in Kyiv and forced Moscow to shut major airports hours before a swathe of foreign leaders was to arrive. The Kremlin has announced a unilateral three-day truce -- set to start at 2100 GMT on Wednesday -- to coincide with its grand May 9 ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-07 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A drone strike targeted Sudan's biggest naval base Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack. "They (the drones) were met with anti-aircraft missiles," the source said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. An AFP ...
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India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier on Wednesday, after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades. Islamabad reported 34 civilians killed by the Indian strikes and firing along the border, while New Delhi said ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Mark Carney Donald Trump United States Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told US President Donald Trump that his country was "never for sale" Tuesday as they met at the White House amid tensions on tariffs and sovereignty. In their first Oval Office meeting, Trump insisted to the recently elected Carney that it would be a "wonderful marriage" if Canada agreed to his repeated calls ...
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The United States and Yemen's Houthis have reached a ceasefire agreement, mediator Oman announced Tuesday, saying the deal would ensure "freedom of navigation" in the Red Sea, where the Iran-backed group has attacked shipping, although the Houthis added that the ceasefire would not exclude future attacks on Israel. It comes after ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-06 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Middle East
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday teased that he will make a major announcement ahead of his trip next week to the Middle East, without revealing what it would be. "We're going to have a very, very big announcement to make. Like, as big as it gets, and I won't tell you on what. And it's very positive," Trump said in the Oval Office. "It'll be ...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that water from India that once flowed across borders will be stopped, days after suspending a key water treaty with archrival Pakistan. "India's water used to go outside; now it will flow for India," Modi said in a speech in New Delhi. "India's water will be stopped for India's interests, and it will be ...
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Nawaf Salam Vladimir Putin Russia Benjamin Netanyahu
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday denounced attempts to "revise" World War II history in a call with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Moscow gears up to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. "It was noted that the two countries were determined to defend the truth about the events of ...