This Is Beirut 02/01 13:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Japan Airlines plane faced a distressing situation as it caught fire on Tokyo's Haneda Airport runway, following a reported collision with a coast guard aircraft, according to television reports. Five people on board a Coast Guard aircraft died after a runway collision, and the captain escaped, as stated by the Japanese transport ...
This Is Beirut 02/01 12:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russian missile attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday killed four people, including one in Kyiv, and wounded 27 others in the capital, officials reported. Ukrainian President Zelensky strongly condemned the 'Russian terror' campaign following this new round of missile strikes. Russia targeted Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv with a barrage of ...
This Is Beirut 02/01 12:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In Japan, rescuers urgently worked against time and aftershocks to locate survivors of a destructive 7.5-magnitude earthquake, resulting in at least 48 casualties. Japanese rescuers raced against the clock and powerful aftershocks on Tuesday to find survivors of a New Year's Day earthquake that claimed at least 48 lives and caused widespread ...
This Is Beirut 02/01 11:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck with a knife on Tuesday, January 2, by a man who pushed through a crowd, pretending to be his supporter, the police said. Surrounded by journalists and supporters at a construction site in the southern port city of Busan, Lee was attacked, as shown on South Korean ...
This Is Beirut 01/01 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the first day of 2024, led by President Zelensky, Ukraine vowed retaliation against Russian forces as both countries experienced an escalation in strikes. Meanwhile, Ukraine struggled in its counteroffensive, urging Western allies for continued military support. President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to unleash “wrath” against Russian forces in ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 01/01 11:17 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
New Year’s traditions around the world are as diverse and colorful as the cultures themselves. Exploring these customs, we not only learn how different societies celebrate the transition from one year to the next but also gain insight into their history, beliefs and values. Each country brings its own hue and character to New Year’s ...
This Is Beirut 01/01 10:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Central Japan experienced a series of powerful earthquakes, resulting in tsunami waves reaching over a meter high, prompting widespread evacuations, and reminiscent of the country's traumatic 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. The tsunami threat from a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan on Monday has “largely passed,” a US ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US forces conducted two separate strikes in Syria, killing 37 "terrorist operatives" including members of the Islamic State group and Al Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din, the military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday. A September 24 strike in northwest Syria killed nine "terrorist operatives," including senior Hurras al-Din leader Marwan ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States said Thursday that Hezbollah must stop its attacks against Israel if it wants to ease tensions in the region. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, in a speech following the explosion of thousands of communications devices in a stunning assault widely attributed to Israel, vowed to keep fighting Israel "until the aggression on Gaza ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Tuesday her new top team to help steward the EU through the next five years of global uncertainty. Faced with Russia's war in Ukraine, the potential return of Donald Trump as US president and competition from China, the formation of the new ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
"I am a rapist," a 71-year-old Frenchman accused of drugging his wife so he and scores of strangers could assault her told a court Tuesday, returning to the dock after being ill for around a week. Dominique Pelicot used a cane as he slowly entered the courtroom in the southern city of Avignon, before sitting on a blue armchair to give him enough ...
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on Monday urged the international community to act to end the "oppression" of women in Iran, two years after the start of a women-led protest movement. "I call on international institutions and people around the world... to take active action," she said in a letter written in Tehran's Evin prison ...