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UK Sanctions Iranian Military chiefs after Israel Attack

This is Beirut 2024-10-14 23:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Kingdom on Monday issued sanctions against top Iranian military figures in response to the Islamic republic's October 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Iran had ignored repeated warnings that its "dangerous actions" -- and those of its proxies -- were fuelling conflict in the Middle East. Among ...

Harris, Trump Seek Advantage in Knife-Edge Election Battle

This is Beirut 2024-10-14 23:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Kamala Harris and rival Donald Trump campaigned in battleground states Sunday seeking 11th-hour advantages in a deadlocked White House race, as new polling shows the vice president underperforming among some traditional Democratic voter demographics. Harris was in North Carolina, a state hard-hit by a hurricane two weeks ago that devastated ...

EU Sanctions Iran over Transfer of Ballistic Missiles for Russia

This is Beirut 2024-10-14 22:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The European Union imposed sanctions Monday against prominent Iranian officials and entities, including airlines, accused of taking part in the transfer of missiles and drones for Russia to use against Ukraine. EU foreign ministers approved the sanctions on seven entities, including Iran Air, and seven individuals, including deputy defense ...

Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded for Research into Wealth Inequality

This is Beirut 2024-10-14 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research into wealth inequality between nations. By examining the various political and economic systems introduced by European colonisers, the three have demonstrated a relationship between societal ...

EU Denounces Israel's Attacks on UN Peacekeepers

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The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell Monday denounced as "completely unacceptable" a series of Israeli attacks that have injured United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. "The 27 (EU) members agreed on asking (the) Israelis to stop attacking UNIFIL," Borrell told reporters ahead of a meeting of the bloc's foreign ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Senior Houthi in Oman

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met in Muscat on Monday with Mohammed Abdelsalam, a senior official from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement, according to his office. The foreign ministry released pictures of their talks during Araghchi's visit to the Omani capital, the latest in a series of diplomatic trips in the region following ...

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China Deployed Fighter Jets and Warship Around Taiwan in "Warning"

This is Beirut 2024-10-14 12:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday's drills represent its fourth round of large-scale war games in the past two ...

US Elections: An Introduction to the Democratic Party

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This week’s US Elections Explainer revolves around the US Democratic Party. Get to know its history and values as the race heats up.

15 Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza School-Shelter

This is Beirut 2024-10-14 10:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli shelling late Sunday had killed at least 15 people at a school serving as a shelter for displaced Palestinians in central Gaza's Nuseirat camp. The vast majority of the besieged Gaza Strip's 2.4 million people have been displaced at least once by the war, sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, with ...

Four Israeli Soldiers Killed in Hezbollah Drone Strikes

This is Beirut 2024-10-14 04:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military said a Hezbollah drone had killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases Sunday, as it expanded its bombardments of Lebanon and troops battled militants across the border. The attack on a military training camp in Binyamina, near Haifa, is the deadliest such assault on an Israeli base since September 23, when Israel ...

Macron Calls on Iran's President to Back Mideast 'De-escalation'

This is Beirut 2024-10-13 22:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Iran's leader Masoud Pezeshkian to support a "general de-escalation" in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon in a telephone conversation Sunday, his office said. Macron stressed "the responsibility of Iran to support a general de-escalation and to use its influence in this direction with the destabilizing actors ...

Pentagon to Send THAAD Missile Defense System to Israel

This is Beirut 2024-10-13 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Pentagon said Sunday it will deploy a high-altitude anti-missile system and its US military crew to Israel to help the ally protect itself from potential Iranian missile attacks. At the direction of US President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "authorized the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and ...