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Zelensky Defends Anti-Corruption Overhaul Amid Protests, EU Condemns "Serious Step Back"

This is Beirut 23/07 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday defended legislative changes removing the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies, sparking the first major protests in Ukraine since the start of Russia's invasion. "We all share a common enemy: the Russian occupiers," Zelensky said after meeting with top law enforcement and ...

Wooden Spears Against a Coral-Killing Menace

This is Beirut 23/07 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Cook Islands Fight Starfish Coral

In the Cook Islands, divers are taking on a coral-eating threat: the crown-of-thorns starfish. Armed only with wooden spears, they defend fragile reefs already strained by climate change. As the invasive species spreads rapidly, their hands-on fight has become vital to saving what remains.

Q&AClimate and International Law: Five Key Questions Posed to the ICJ

This is Beirut 23/07 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

ICJ Climate Change Ruling

The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law. Judges have waded through tens of thousands of pages of written submissions and heard two weeks of oral arguments during the ICJ's biggest-ever case. Its own "advisory opinion" is expected ...

ReportAl-Shabaab Resurgence Exposes Somali Military Fragility

This is Beirut 23/07 10:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Despite billions of dollars in international support, Somalia's army has melted in the face of a months-long offensive by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab insurgency, and donors are running out of patience. Using hundreds of fighters and a vehicle packed with explosives for a suicide attack, Al-Shabaab retook the town of Moqokori on July 7, the ...

Macron and Merz Seek Unity on NATO, Trade, and Energy as Transatlantic Tensions Mount

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French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss NATO security, the US-EU trade row and other key issues. Macron and Merz, who took power in May, have been at pains to boost the bilateral partnership at the heart of the European Union as US President Donald Trump has rocked ...

Invisible but Unbroken: Women Fighting Iran’s Repression

Soumia Benmerzoug 23/07 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Repression of women in Iran is not new. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, their freedoms have been tightly controlled by an institutionalized patriarchal system that monitors every aspect of their lives, such as education, work, movement and expression. The veil, often internationally seen as the symbol of this oppression, is only the most ...

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Trump Secures "Massive" Trade Deal with Japan as Deadline Looms for Global Tariff Threats

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Donald Trump announced Tuesday a "massive" trade deal with Japan, marking a key breakthrough for major US trade partners as they scramble to strike agreements before the end of the month. In an attempt to slash his country's colossal trade deficit, the US president has vowed to hit dozens of countries with punitive "reciprocal" tariffs if they do ...

More Than 100 NGOs Warn ‘Mass Starvation’ Spreading Across Gaza

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More than 100 aid organisations warned on Wednesday that "mass starvation" was spreading in Gaza ahead of the US top envoy's visit to Europe for talks on a possible ceasefire and an aid corridor. Israel is facing mounting international pressure over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory, where more ...

US Envoy to Discuss Finalizing Gaza Aid 'Corridor': State Dept

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The United States said Tuesday that it was sending an envoy to the Middle East for talks that aim to finalize a "corridor" for aid to war-ravaged Gaza, where authorities said people are dying of starvation. Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's globe-trotting negotiator, is traveling to the region for new talks, State Department spokeswoman ...

Top Palestinian Official Meets US Ambassador to Israel in Ramallah

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Hussein al-Sheikh, vice president of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), on Tuesday said he met the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, in the occupied West Bank. Sheikh, a close aide to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and seen as a potential successor, said the meeting took place in his office. The meeting was Huckabee's first ...

Israeli Far Right Discusses Gaza 'Riviera' Plans

This is Beirut 22/07 20:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Some Israeli far-right leaders held a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss redeveloping the Gaza Strip into a tourist-friendly "riviera", as Palestinians face a worsening humanitarian crisis in the devastated territory. The meeting, titled "The Riviera in Gaza: From Vision to Reality", was held in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, under the ...

Videos Adolfo 'Fito' Macias: Ecuador’s Most Feared Drug Lord

Lyne Sammouri 22/07 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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He ruled from behind bars, escaped without a trace, and turned Ecuador into a cocaine corridor. Now, “Fito” faces justice in the US. From taxi driver to narco kingpin, what’s the story behind Ecuador’s most feared criminal?