Hamas Rejects Short-term Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 12:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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TotalEnergies: Third Quarter Net Income Plummets
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 11:50 - Reading : less than a minute
TotalEnergies reported a dramatic decline in its net profit for the third quarter, falling to €2.1 billion due to a sharp drop in refining margins and lower oil prices, the group announced Thursday. “In a bearish oil environment, with refining margins down sharply, TotalEnergies is demonstrating the resilience of its integrated multi-energy ...
Shipping Giant Maersk Records Sixfold Profit Rise
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Danish shipping giant Maersk said Thursday that profits in the third quarter were six times higher than the same period last year as it maintains high prices to get trade through conflict zones. Net profits from trading from July to September rose to $3.049 billion, while turnover rose 30% to $15.76 billion. The world's number two shipping ...
Death Toll Expected to Rise as Floods in Spain Kill 95
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc. Rescuers were expected to find more bodies in the European country's deadliest flood in more than 50 years and three days of official mourning were due to start on ...
North Korea Test Fires Most Advanced Missile to Date
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent, Kim Jong Un's first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia. Seoul had warned a day earlier that the nuclear-armed North was preparing to test-fire another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or ...
Op-edWhy Trump Should Win the US Presidential Election
Salam Zaatari 2024-10-31 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
As the 2024 election draws closer, an increasing number of Americans are rallying behind former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House. Trump’s strong focus on the economy and security, and his bold international policies resonate with voters who prioritize a robust America. The current administration under Joe Biden has ...
Trump in a Garbage Truck, Harris in Wisconsin
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Kamala Harris United States US Presidential election
Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck Wednesday as the White House campaign was forced off-piste by muddled remarks from President Joe Biden about the Republican's supporters that caused a headache for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Harris had hoped to spend the day expanding on the final week "closing argument" she made ...
Israeli Army Creates New Division for Border with Jordan
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army Herzi Halevi have decided to create a new division aimed at "protecting Israel's eastern borders," according to a statement published on Wednesday on X by the Israeli army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee. The objective of the move is to strengthen ...
US Officials Heading to Israel to Discuss Lebanon, Gaza Deals
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Senior US officials were traveling to Israel on Wednesday to seek progress on deals to end the Gaza and Lebanon wars, the State Department confirmed. Amos Hochstein, the US pointman on Israel-Lebanon tensions, and Brett McGurk, the top White House official on the Middle East, will lead the talks with Israel. The two "are traveling to Israel to ...
UN Security Council Expresses 'Concern' over Israel's UNRWA Ban
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The UN Security Council on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over the Israeli parliament's adoption of a bill banning UNRWA, the main United Nations aid agency working with Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The Council also called on Israel to "abide by its international obligations" and "respect the privileges and immunities" of ...
SpotlightD-6: Harris and Trump Neck-and-Neck in the Polls
Tylia El Helou 2024-10-30 17:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Kamala Harris Donald Trump USA
Today, the Democratic candidate returns to Pennsylvania, for a rally in the town of Harrisburg, while the Republican candidate holds two political rallies: the first in the early afternoon in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and the second in the evening in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Gaza Mediators Propose Ceasefire of Less than a Month
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 16:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Mediators seeking a Gaza ceasefire are set to propose a truce of under a month to Palestinian militants Hamas, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Wednesday. The discussions in Doha, which concluded Monday, included Mossad chief David Barnea, CIA director Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim ...