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Macron Urges New Era of Anglo-French Unity in Address to UK Parliament
Macron Urges New Era of Anglo-French Unity in Address to UK Parliament

This is Beirut 08/07 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Emmanuel Macron argued Tuesday that France and Britain must work together to defend the post-World War II "international order," as he addressed parliament on the first day of his UK state visit. The first such visit by an EU head of state since Brexit, Macron said in a wide-ranging speech that the two countries must renew their ...

Trump Says 'No Extensions' to Aug 1 Tariff Deadline
Trump Says 'No Extensions' to Aug 1 Tariff Deadline

This is Beirut 08/07 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Donald Trump Tariffs

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, a day after he appeared to signal flexibility on the date. While Trump imposed a sweeping 10 percent tariff on goods from almost all trading partners in April, higher rates customized to dozens of ...

Iran Says It Has Not Requested US Talks Since War
Iran Says It Has Not Requested US Talks Since War

This is Beirut 08/07 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran said Tuesday it has not made any request for talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump said Tehran was seeking negotiations following last month's war with Israel. "No request for a meeting has been made on our side to the American side," said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, according to Tasnim news ...

ICC Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leaders over Persecution of Women
ICC Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leaders over Persecution of Women

This is Beirut 08/07 17:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

ICC Taliban Haibatullah Akhundzada Afghanistan

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls. Judges said there were "reasonable grounds" to suspect Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of committing gender-based ...

A French Classic with Polish Roots: Tarte Tropézienne Marks Its 70th Anniversary
VideosA French Classic with Polish Roots: Tarte Tropézienne Marks Its 70th Anniversary

This is Beirut 08/07 16:23 - Reading : less than a minute

brioche Tarte Tropézienne France

Inspired by a Polish grandmother's recipe and popularized by Brigitte Bardot until it became the quintessential holiday dessert on the Côte d'Azur, the Tarte Tropézienne is celebrating its 70th anniversary with ambitions to conquer the world. This brioche, sprinkled with sugar crystals and filled with a generous layer of cream, was born in the ...

Hebron's Short-Lived Tribal Emirate Dream
Hebron's Short-Lived Tribal Emirate Dream

Mario Chartouni 08/07 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Middle East West Bank Palestinians Tribes

What if the future of Middle East peace lay not in a one-state or two-state solution, but in a network of tribal emirates forging direct ties with Israel? That is the provocative vision reportedly proposed by a group of influential Palestinian clan leaders from the Hebron region in the West Bank—chief among them the powerful Sheikh Wadih ...

Rice for Sustainable Housing
VideosRice for Sustainable Housing

Rayan Chami 08/07 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Kyrgyzstan Sustainable Construction Rice Waste

In southern Kyrgyzstan, rice waste is changing the way people build. In Kyzyl-Kiya and Batken, homes made from rice husk blocks are lowering building costs, keeping families warm in winter and turning farm leftovers into the future of sustainable construction.

France's Macron Kicks Off Pomp-Filled UK State Visit
France's Macron Kicks Off Pomp-Filled UK State Visit

This is Beirut 08/07 14:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron began a three-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday which will see him address parliament and try to rekindle a purportedly warm relationship with King Charles III. Macron and his wife Brigitte were greeted off the presidential plane at an air base northwest of London by heir-to-the-throne Prince William and his ...

Has America Reversed Itself on Hezbollah?
Op-edHas America Reversed Itself on Hezbollah?

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 08/07 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon USA Israel Hezbollah

US Envoy to Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has reversed three decades of US policy by no longer labeling Hezbollah a terrorist organization. The shift de-internationalizes the issue of the Iranian proxy militia, whose disarmament is mandated by UN Security Council resolutions and the November ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and ...

Europe in Crisis: Heatwaves, Fires and Storms Batter the Continent
Europe in Crisis: Heatwaves, Fires and Storms Batter the Continent

This is Beirut 08/07 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Europe Weather Fires

Authorities across southern and central Europe scrambled Tuesday to respond to a deadly mix of heatwaves, wildfires, and severe storms as soaring temperatures and extreme weather battered multiple countries from Greece to Spain. In Greece, the Acropolis in Athens was partially closed for safety reasons amid a four-day heatwave, with temperatures ...

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