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SpotlightNYC Voters Decide Between Experience and Idealism

Michael al-Andary 2025-11-03 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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New Yorkers head to the polls Tuesday in a mayoral contest that has become one of the city’s most unpredictable in decades. Voters are weighing three very different candidates: a youthful leftist with national attention, a scandal-tainted former governor, and a Republican outsider. The outcome will determine leadership for a metropolis of 8.5 ...

Erdogan says Hamas 'Determined' to Stick to Gaza Truce

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas is "determined" to stick to the Gaza truce, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan said Monday, adding it was crucial that Muslim nations play a leading role in the Palestinian territory's reconstruction. "It seems that Hamas is quite determined to adhere to the agreement," Erdogan told delegates from the ...

Thousands Flee as Sudan Conflict Spreads East from Darfur: UN

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 12:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, according to the UN, as the paramilitary warned that its forces were massing along a new front line. In recent weeks, the central Kordofan region has become a new battleground in the two-year war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary ...

UK Police Charge UK Man with 10 Counts of Attempted Murder in Train Attack

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

United Kingdom London Murder

A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train, British Transport Police said on Monday. The 32-year-old, named as Anthony Williams from Peterborough in central England, was also charged with actual bodily harm and possession of a knife in connection with the incident on Saturday ...

Trump says Russia, China Have Secretly Tested Nuclear Weapons, China Denies

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China denied testing nuclear weapons on Monday after US President Donald Trump alleged the country was among those to have conducted tests unknown to the public. "China has always adhered to the path of peaceful development, pursued a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons, upheld a self-defense nuclear strategy and abided by its ...

Israel Says Remains Handed Over by Hamas Belong to Captives

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 09:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel confirmed Monday that remains handed over by Hamas the day before belonged to three hostages seized by Palestinian militants during the October 7, 2023 attack. The remains were handed over as part of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump. "Following the completion of the identification process... ...

Iran Banking on Iraq Vote to Retain Regional Influence

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iraq will hold parliamentary elections on November 11, with analysts saying Iran will be watching closely as it hopes to retain influence over its neighbor after losing regional leverage during the Gaza war. The past two years have seen Iran-backed groups including Palestinian militants Hamas, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Huthis in Yemen suffer ...

Turkey Set to Rally Muslim Allies Over Gaza war

This is Beirut 2025-11-03 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkey will on Monday canvass peers in the Islamic world to bring their influence to bear on the future of Gaza, as fears grow for a just weeks-old truce. The October 10 ceasefire in the two-year-long Israel-Hamas war, brokered by US President Donald Trump, has become increasingly fragile, tested by continued Israeli strikes and claims of ...

AnalysisTime Is Running Out for Lebanon to Avoid the Price of Hollow Politics

Charles Chartouni 2025-11-03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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While Washington’s latest diplomatic efforts sought to convey a sense of urgency to Lebanon and forestall Israel from launching a new war, the country’s leaders have shown themselves to be ineffective and unwilling to break from the past. Just listening to President Joseph Aoun’s hollow pronouncements is enough to lose hope that Lebanon will ...

Drought in Iran: Tehran’s Main Water Reservoir Nearly Dry

This is Beirut 2025-11-02 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tehran, the capital of Iran, may run out of drinking water within two weeks due to a historic drought that has nearly emptied its main reservoir, state media warned Sunday. The vast metropolis of more than 10 million people, nestled on the southern slopes of the Alborz range, typically sees hot, dry summers, occasionally rainy autumns, and ...

Egypt Opens Billion-Dollar Grand Egyptian Museum

This is Beirut 2025-11-02 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Cairo inaugurates the Grand Egyptian Museum after two decades in the making, welcoming global delegations and unveiling 100,000 artefacts.

India Space Agency Launches Its Heaviest Satellite

This is Beirut 2025-11-02 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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India launched its heaviest-ever communication satellite on Sunday, the latest step in the country's ambitious space program. The CMS-03 satellite blasted off from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh at 5:26 pm (1156 GMT). "Our space sector continues to make us proud!" said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wants to send an ...