This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 12:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Security forces in New Caledonia killed two men during an overnight operation, the public prosecutor said on Thursday, taking the death toll to 13 after months of unrest in the French Pacific territory. An AFP journalist witnessed clashes erupt between French police and civilians in Saint Louis, a heartland of the independence movement just south ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump railed against illegal immigrants on Wednesday and pledged to visit an Ohio town simmering with racial tensions fueled by his campaign's conspiracy theories, as Kamala Harris courted minority voters and relished a poll bump in key swing states. The Republican ex-president, whose hardline anti-immigrant rhetoric has become a ...
2024-09-18 20:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Germany has paused new arms exports to Israel due to legal challenges, according to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry. Last year, Germany approved weapons exports to Israel worth 326.5 million euros ($363.5 million), a ten-fold increase from 2022, according to data from the Economy Ministry, which approves ...
2024-09-18 20:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UN member states formally demanded in a non-binding resolution Wednesday an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months and sanctions for non-compliance. The text, which Israel said would fuel violence if adopted, is based on an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice calling Israel's occupation ...
2024-09-18 18:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that civilian objects should not be weaponized, in the wake of a deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon targeting pagers used by Hezbollah. "I think it's very important that there is an effective control of civilian objects, not to weaponize civilian objects – that should be ...
2024-09-18 18:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Those responsible for a deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon targeting paging devices used by members of the Hezbollah militant group "must be held to account," the UN rights chief said on Wednesday. The Iranian-backed group accused Israel and vowed to retaliate over the explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Mali's capital Bamako that saw them temporarily take control of part of the international airport. Images broadcast on the communication channels of the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) group showed fighters strolling around and firing randomly ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 13:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to meet Thursday in Madrid with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in his first visit to the country since it formally recognised a Palestinian state in May. Abbas is stopping in Madrid at Spain's invitation before heading to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, according to an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 10:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Meta late Monday said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity." The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state-run outlet of funneling $10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influence campaigns on social media channels including ...
2024-09-16 18:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The first Palestinian ambassador to Spain presented his credentials on Monday to Spanish King Felipe VI after Madrid in May formally recognized a Palestinian state. The head of state welcomed Housni Abdel Wahed to the royal palace in Madrid for the traditional ceremony for newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Spain, according to images ...
2024-09-16 17:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Tehran would never give up on its missile program, claiming the need for deterrence for its security in the Middle East. Iran has defied Western calls for years to limit its missile program. The United States and its allies have more recently accused Iran of sending ballistic missiles to ...
David Hale 2024-09-16 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
America's presidential election is too close to call. It may be useful today to examine what a Trump victory might mean for foreign policy. Later, we can examine prospects for a Harris foreign policy -- whenever she says enough to assess. When speculating about the direction of foreign policy under Trump 2.0, keep in mind three elements of ...