Ali A. Hamadé 2024-05-06 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The approval of the "Safety of Rwanda" immigration bill by the Rishi Sunak-led British government was anything but a mere legislative formality, but rather the outcome of a fierce political battle that unfolded over four months. For the Conservative Party, this fight isn’t just about addressing illegal immigration, as it also holds personal ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-05 18:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Xi Jinping arrived in Paris on Sunday, where his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron intends to advocate trade "reciprocity" and the search for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, in the face of a Chinese president who continues to show his support for Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in France on Sunday, on a state visit hosted by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-05 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan secured a record third term on Saturday, as the party swept a host of mayoral races and local elections to trounce the ruling Conservatives months before an expected general election. Khan, 53, beat Tory challenger Susan Hall by 11 points to scupper largely forlorn Tory hopes that they could prise the UK capital ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-05 10:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Western Australian police shot and killed a "radicalized" 16-year-old boy with a knife. The boy had wounded a member of the public in Perth, police and the state premier said on Sunday. The teenager "rushed" at police after wounding someone and was fatally shot by an officer, Premier Roger Cook told a news conference. "There are indications he ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-04 17:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, a government database showed on Saturday. Zelensky appeared in the Russian Interior Ministry's "wanted" list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by the authorities. It stated that the Ukrainian leader was wanted "under an article of the criminal ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-03 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said in an interview published on Friday. Speaking to Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Séjourné said Paris estimated total Russian casualties, including the wounded, at 500,000 in the war, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-03 15:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. One student told reporters "around 50 students were still inside the rue Saint-Guillaume site" when police ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-03 11:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
South Korea's spy agency said Friday that Pyongyang was plotting "terrorist" attacks targeting Seoul's officials and citizens overseas, with the foreign ministry raising the alert level for diplomatic missions in five countries. The National Intelligence Service said it had recently "detected numerous signs that North Korea is preparing for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-03 11:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Britain's ruling Conservatives lost a parliamentary seat to the main Labour opposition Friday, as the country awaited local election results likely to pile more pressure on embattled leader Rishi Sunak. Labour seized the constituency of Blackpool South, in the northwest of England, in the latest by-election defeat for the Tories as it appears on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-03 10:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel's Iron Dome defense system has long shielded it from incoming rockets. Now it is building a "cyber dome" to defend against online attacks, especially from arch foe Iran. "It is a silent war, one which is not visible," said Aviram Atzaba, the Israeli National Cyber Directorate's head of international cooperation. While Israel has fought ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-03 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders warned of declining government support for press freedom as it unveiled its annual world rankings on Friday, highlighting Argentina among the countries where the situation has deteriorated. Norway retained its top position, while Eritrea came last, taking over from last year's lowest-ranked country, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-02 16:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tens of thousands of Georgians rallied on Wednesday against a controversial "foreign influence" bill after parliament pushed forward with legislation that Brussels warns could undermine Tbilisi's long-standing aspirations for European integration. Mass anti-government protests have gripped the Black Sea nation since April 9, when the ruling ...