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Macron Turns to Politics on Second Day of UK State Visit

This is Beirut 09/07 19:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron held talks Wednesday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as the issue of small-boat crossings of the Channel dominated the second day of his UK state visit. It was all smiles as Starmer welcomed Macron to his Downing Street residence and office. The UK leader said, "we think alike; we work together," as he described ...

Yemen's Houthis Claim Recent Deadly Red Sea Attack on Merchant Ship

This is Beirut 09/07 19:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Yemen Houthi Movement Red Sea

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility Wednesday for a deadly attack earlier this week that sank a merchant vessel, the second ship to be hit in less than 24 hours as the rebels resume their campaign in the key waterway. Operation Aspides, the EU naval task force deployed to the Red Sea in response to the Houthi attacks, has said ...

Turkey and the PKK: Turning Point or Political Mirage?

Sarah Martin 09/07 17:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Turkey Kurds PKK Abdullah Öcalan Disarmament

More than four decades after the start of an armed insurgency that has claimed over 45,000 lives, an announcement made on July 9, 2025, could mark a decisive turning point in Turkey’s modern history. Speaking from his isolated prison cell on the island of Imrali, Abdullah Öcalan, the historic leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party ...

The Economics of Peace: How Trade Disarms Nations

Mario Chartouni 09/07 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Warlords often repeat the same line to their followers: We know what’s best for you, and you must fight for a cause we’ve already defined. But in a world where conflicts can be resolved through law, why drive people into violence that is both senseless and costly? War: A Losing Proposition In societies built on cooperation and the rule of ...

VideosInvisible at Sea: Sanctions-Evading Ghost Fleets

Chelsea Al Arif 09/07 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Ghost Fleet Russia Iran Sanctions Petrol

They are invisible yet omnipresent. Hundreds of oil tankers sail in the shadows, without insurance, without rules, off the radar… These are the ghost fleets. Script by Élie-Joe Kamel

VideosThe Silent Killer: Europe’s Deadly Heatwave

Rayan Chami 09/07 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Europe Climate Change Heat Wave

Over 2,305 lives lost in just 10 days. A brutal heatwave, intensified by climate change, swept through 12 major European cities. Most victims were elderly, dying quietly in homes or hospitals. Scientists link two-thirds of these deaths to human-driven climate change. With each record-breaking summer, the message is clear: this is a crisis, and ...

Zelensky Talks Peace with Pope ahead of Ukraine Recovery Conference

This is Beirut 09/07 17:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV on the eve of an international conference in Rome on rebuilding his war-torn country. The two men discussed "the urgent need for a just and lasting peace," a Vatican statement said, while Zelensky thanked the Holy See for its efforts to help Ukraine get back ...

VideosSuperman: Return of a Reinvented Hero in a Chaotic World

This is Beirut 09/07 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Superman Movie

After more than ten years away, Superman makes his grand return to the big screen. Under the direction of James Gunn, the myth is being reinvented: a more human, vulnerable hero, facing doubts and the tensions of a fractured world.

EU Aims to Reach Trade Deal with US in 'Coming Days'

This is Beirut 09/07 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The European Union wants to strike a deal with the United States "in the coming days" to avoid sweeping tariffs, a spokesman said Wednesday. If the EU does not clinch an agreement with the United States, higher tariffs will return and risk unleashing a bitter trade war. US President Donald Trump's sweeping levies were due to snap back into force ...

Kurdish Military Chief Meets with Syrian Leader, US Envoy

This is Beirut 09/07 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Syria Kurds Ahmed al-Sharaa

A Kurdish military commander met with Syria's leader in Damascus on Wednesday in the presence of a US envoy to discuss stalled efforts to integrate the country's autonomous Kurdish administration into the Syrian state. Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) -- the Kurdish administration's de facto army -- and interim President Ahmed ...

Acropolis Trims Hours Again Amid Greek Heatwave

This is Beirut 09/07 12:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Greece Acropolis Temperatures Heatwave

The Acropolis in Athens will limit its operating hours for a second straight day because of heatwave conditions, the Greek culture ministry said Wednesday. The ministry in a statement said the world-renowned site would be shut till 5:00 pm (1400 GMT) "for the safety of workers and visitors, owing to high temperatures." The four-day heatwave ...

German Chancellor 'Cautiously Optimistic' on EU-US Tariff Deal

This is Beirut 09/07 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he was "cautiously optimistic" about the prospects of a deal between the European Union and the United States to avert increased tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. "I am cautiously optimistic that we may succeed in reaching an agreement with the United States in the next few days or at ...