This is Beirut 10/06 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel and Jerusalem on Tuesday as the military said it had detected a projectile launched from Yemen. "The [Israeli military] has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory," the military said in a statement, adding that sirens were sounded in several areas. AFP reporters heard ...
This is Beirut 10/06 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia and Ukraine said Tuesday they had exchanged captured soldiers, the second stage of an agreement struck at peace talks last week for each side to free more than 1,000 prisoners. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday's exchange saw "the return of our injured and severely wounded warriors from Russian ...
This is Beirut 10/06 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syria's new Islamist authorities said on Tuesday that women going to public beaches must wear burkinis or other "decent" clothes that cover the body, giving some private venues an exemption. In the largely conservative country, few women wear swimsuits that reveal their bodies. Six months after Islamist-led forces toppled longtime Syrian ruler ...
This is Beirut 10/06 18:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Greece is now racing to build battery storage amid fears of losing its surplus energy.
This is Beirut 10/06 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute
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The UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway on Tuesday announced sanctions against two Israeli ministers for "repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities," the British government said. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir will be subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze, ...
This is Beirut 10/06 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Thousands of ChatGPT users nationwide faced difficulties accessing the app on Tuesday morning and turned to social media for answers. OpenAI confirmed the platform was experiencing issues and, after six hours of investigation, stated, “We have identified the root cause of the elevated errors and latency.” OpenAI acknowledged the issue, citing ...
This is Beirut 10/06 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Immigration protests in Los Angeles are proving a stern test of Gavin Newsom's leadership of California, but the unrest also hands the ambitious governor a unique opportunity, say analysts, as he weighs a presidential run in 2028. Rarely a shrinking violet, the 57-year-old chief executive of the country's largest and richest state has eagerly ...
This is Beirut 10/06 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ten people died on Tuesday after a suspected shooter opened fire in a school in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz, the local mayor was quoted as saying. Several students and at least one adult, as well as the suspected shooter, were among the dead, mayor Elke Kahr confirmed to Austrian press agency APA. School shootings are much more rare ...
This is Beirut 10/06 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Calls for peace with Azerbaijan stir debate in Armenia over national sacrifice.
This is Beirut 10/06 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli military on Tuesday called for residents to evacuate several neighbourhoods in northern Gaza, after it said it had intercepted a projectile fired from the Palestinian territory. Israeli forces are "operating with great force in the areas where you are located to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organisations," the military's ...
This is Beirut 10/06 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman will meet in Norway this week at an annual peace forum, the Norwegian government announced on Tuesday. The ministers, including Iran's foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi, will take part on Wednesday and Thursday in the Oslo Forum, an annual gathering ...
This is Beirut 10/06 11:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Trump's deployment of US military personnel sparks outrage as Los Angeles protests continue for a fourth day.