This Is Beirut 30/08 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday dismissed the country's air force chief, a day after Kyiv said a US-made F-16 fighter jet had crashed in combat, killing the pilot. In a video message, Zelensky said he had "decided to replace the commander of the air force" to strengthen Ukraine's military leadership. His office earlier published ...
Sana Richa Choucair 30/08 19:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, President Vladimir Putin has spearheaded a new military recruitment strategy. Faced with a shortage of recruits, the Russian government has implemented a dual approach that merges commercial and ideological tactics. How is the death cult employed to further the war within this ...
This Is Beirut 30/08 15:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kamala Harris declared Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump as she reached out to centrist voters in her first interview since her dramatic entry into November's presidential election. The 59-year-old Democrat insisted on CNN that she would be tough on illegal immigration and support controversial oil and gas ...
This Is Beirut 30/08 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kamala Harris declared on Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump, as she reached out to centrist voters in her first interview since her dramatic entry into November's presidential election. The 59-year-old Democrat insisted on CNN that she would be tough on illegal immigration and support controversial oil and gas ...
This Is Beirut 30/08 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Typhoon Shanshan slowly barrelled up the Japanese archipelago on Friday, dumping torrential rains and causing transport havoc as its reported death toll reached five. The typhoon, one of the strongest to hit Japan in decades, had weakened by early morning, though gusts were still reaching 126 kilometers (78 miles) per hour. Even before making ...
This Is Beirut 29/08 21:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog hopes to visit Iran soon for talks with newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday. Tensions between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have repeatedly flared since a 2015 deal curbing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange ...
This Is Beirut 29/08 21:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's defense minister on Thursday called for the expansion of the stated goals of the war in Gaza to include enabling residents to return to communities in northern Israel that have been evacuated due to attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. "Our mission on the northern front is clear - to ensure the safe return of northern communities ...
This Is Beirut 29/08 19:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former ...
This Is Beirut 29/08 18:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Tunisian court said it overturned the rejection of a former minister's presidential candidacy on Thursday, allowing him to stand in the October 6 election. Mondher Zenaidi, 73, an opponent of incumbent President Kais Saied, was among 14 candidates the High Independent Authority for Elections, or ISIE, barred from running due to insufficient ...
This Is Beirut 29/08 15:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on online freedom of expression, prosecuting and imprisoning dozens of people for social media posts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. Since May 2024, prosecutors have ordered at least 110 travel bans and asset freezes in cases related to freedom of expression, and courts have ...
This Is Beirut 29/08 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia said Thursday that it took two more east Ukrainian villages -- in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions -- as its forces continue their advance deeper into the country. The defense ministry said Russian forces captured the village of Mykolaivka, around 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, as well as the ...
This Is Beirut 29/08 11:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Expectations are high that France and Serbia will sign a deal worth billions of euros to supply fighter jets to the Balkan country during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron to Belgrade this week. The French president will kick off a two-day visit to Serbia Thursday, with the Rafale fighter jet deal looming large after President Aleksandar Vucic ...