Q&AWhat Does North Korea's Kim Want from Rare China Trip?

This is Beirut 01/09 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to visit China this week, a rare step beyond his country's borders, for prospective meetings with President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The trip could be Kim's bid to "formalize" his budding ties with Pyongyang's two main allies -- and potentially play a more prominent role on the ...

Missiles, Drones, Lasers: New Weapons Expected at Beijing Military Parade

This is Beirut 01/09 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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China will showcase a range of new weapons during a vast military parade on Wednesday, in a show of strength that is being seen as a challenge to US military dominance. Military experts have been analyzing social media photos and footage from several recent rehearsals, which have shown anti-ship missiles, cutting-edge underwater drones, ...

AnalysisSolomonic Judgment

Charles Chartouni 01/09 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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International issues are pending, and nothing seems to move toward negotiated solutions across Ukraine and the wide arc of conflicts extending through the Middle East. None of the actors is interested in peacemaking; on the contrary, these zones of active conflict tend to work in the best interests of countries vying for imperial conquests and ...

Xi and Putin Round on West at Regional Summit in China

This is Beirut 01/09 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and center of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), comprising China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan ...

Zelensky Says Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Ukrainian Lawmaker

This is Beirut 01/09 04:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Monday that a suspect had been arrested in the shooting of former speaker of parliament Andriy Parubiy, and had given an initial statement to investigators. A statement from the country's interior minister suggested that Saturday's killing had been carefully planned, supporting ...

Israel Army Chief Vows to Target Hamas Leaders Abroad

This is Beirut 31/08 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Eyal Zamir, vowed Sunday to target Hamas leaders abroad after the military killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the group's military wing, in Gaza the day before. "In the Gaza Strip, yesterday we struck one of Hamas's senior leaders, Abu Obeida. This is not the end; most of Hamas's leadership is abroad, and we ...

Hanoi: The Train Street Saved by Tourists

This is Beirut 31/08 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Tourists film eagerly with their phones as a train rumbles just inches away past Hanoi’s railside cafés – establishments that brought lucrative business to a former slum disdained by the government. Authorities have repeatedly tried to shut down the tumbledown quarter of the Vietnamese capital for safety reasons, but a closure now seems ...

Israel Defense Minister Says Spokesman for Hamas Armed Wing Killed

This is Beirut 31/08 16:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's defense minister said on Sunday that the army had killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, a day after a strike that targeted him. "Hamas terror spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza," Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X, congratulating Israeli security forces "for the flawless ...

VideosTango, a Therapy for Living with Parkinson’s in Argentina

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Pope Leo XIV Urges End to 'Pandemic of Arms'

This is Beirut 31/08 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for an end to the "pandemic of arms" as he prayed for "countless" children killed by firearms and in conflicts globally. The US pontiff repeated his calls at the end of the Angelus prayer for a ceasefire in Ukraine following a Russian attack on Kyiv on Thursday in which at least 25 people died, including four ...

Putin and Modi in China for Summit Hosted by Xi

This is Beirut 31/08 14:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India, among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries, on Sunday to kick off a showpiece summit aimed at putting China at the front and center of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is being held in the northern port city of Tianjin until Monday, days before ...

Hamas Confirms Death of Gaza Chief Mohammed Sinwar

This is Beirut 31/08 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, its presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike. Pictures released by the Palestinian Islamist group on Saturday showed him alongside other political and military leaders, described as "martyrs of the military ...