This Is Beirut 05/03 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine claims to have destroyed “one of the most modern” warships in Russia's Black Sea Fleet, in the latest naval drone attack, which has seen Ukraine disable 25 Russian ships since Moscow invaded in February 2022. Ukraine said on Tuesday that it destroyed another Russian military vessel in the Black Sea, in the latest naval attack on ...
This Is Beirut 05/03 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France became the first country to explicitly enshrine abortion in its Constitution on Monday March 4, marking a clear step forward at a time when this right is under threat around the world. The French parliament on Monday voted to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit ...
This Is Beirut 05/03 11:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Death penalty was applied at least 834 times in Iran in 2023, according to several NGOs, which point to a massive increase" since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups ...
This Is Beirut 04/03 15:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The US Supreme Court on Monday removed a potential hurdle to Donald Trump's bid to recapture the White House, unanimously dismissing a state court ruling that could have barred him from the ballot for engaging in insurrection. The high-stakes ruling in favor of the former president came on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries that are expected ...
This Is Beirut 04/03 12:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Super Tuesday, voters from 15 states and one territory participate in primaries, potentially solidifying Donald Trump's lead for the Republican presidential nomination while offering Nikki Haley a final opportunity to challenge him. Americans from 15 states and one territory vote simultaneously on "Super Tuesday," a campaign calendar ...
04/03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Thousands of Russians, braving state terrorism, the bitter weather, and the post-factual narrative of the criminal autocracy, showed up at the funeral of Alexeï Navalny to express their moral commitment and pay tribute to the man who defended, at the expense of his life, the right of Russians to live under a democratic regime that honors ...
This Is Beirut 04/03 00:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Canada announced new sanctions on Sunday against six Russian officials following the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny last month in an Arctic prison colony. The sanctions target "senior officials and high-ranking employees of Russia’s prosecution, judicial and correctional services," a statement by Canada's foreign affairs department ...
This Is Beirut 03/03 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's judiciary has executed a "terrorist" over a drone attack that targeted a defense ministry site in central Iran last year, state media reported on Sunday. According to state TV, the person "planned to blow up the workshop complex of the Ministry of Defense in Isfahan under the guidance of an intelligence officer of Mossad," Israel's spy ...
This Is Beirut 03/03 19:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany accused on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to sow disunity with the wiretap leak of a confidential German Army discussion on the Ukraine war, at a time when Berlin is under pressure to supply the Taurus missile to Kyiv. A 38-minute recording of the talks was posted online late Friday on Russian social media, with the ...
This Is Beirut 03/03 18:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iranian conservatives secured the bulk of seats in elections for a key clerical body and the national legislature, local media reported on Sunday, estimating a record low turnout. Authorities were still counting ballots two days after Friday's vote for members of parliament and for the Assembly of Experts, which selects the Islamic republic's ...
This Is Beirut 03/03 16:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called for the world to help Kyiv defeat "Russian evil" as the death toll from a Russian drone strike on Odesa rose to 10, including three young children. A Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern port city early on Saturday morning, partially destroying several floors and leaving more ...
This Is Beirut 03/03 15:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Sunday, British Minister of Finance Jeremy Hunt talked down the likelihood of tax cuts in this week's budget, pledging "prudent and responsible" measures "for long-term growth." The Chancellor of the Exchequer had been widely expected to cut taxes in Wednesday's budget, in a move seen as a way of closing the gap with the main opposition Labor ...