2024-05-07 23:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Since the outbreak of the Gaza war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, 2023, the Israeli military has undertaken a military project: the creation of a corridor stretching from the east to the west of the Gaza Strip. Known as the "Netzarim corridor," this passageway carries significant strategic implications for the Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 23:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a high altitude lunch at a childhood haunt in the Pyrenees mountains. Macron pressed a message to Beijing not to support Russia's war against Ukraine and to accept fairer trade. The first day of Xi's state visit to France, his first to Europe since 2019, saw ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the heart of Donald Trump's hush money case, testified in a packed Manhattan courtroom Tuesday about a 2006 sexual encounter that precipitated the criminal trial of the former United States president. Trump is charged with falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 payment ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 15:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ukraine announced Tuesday it had detained two Ukrainian security officials involved in a plot coordinated by Russia to assassinate senior Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv says that the Ukrainian leader has been targeted by Russia on multiple occasions, including at the beginning of the Russian invasion in February ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The EU on Tuesday announced $125 million for NGOs and UN agencies helping people in Yemen, a day after aid groups appealed for billions to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the country. The money is directed at the "most vulnerable in Yemen", the European Commission said after a Brussels meeting on Yemen bringing together donors, UN officials ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 14:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would emerge from the current "difficult" period victorious and stronger, as he took power for a record fifth presidential term. The 71-year-old said after being sworn into office that he viewed the presidency as a "huge honor, responsibility and sacred duty." "We will pass through this difficult, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Britain's defense ministry has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack involving the names and banking details of members of the armed forces, a government minister confirmed on Tuesday. Former minister Tobias Ellwood said a third-party payroll system used by the defense ministry had been targeted and bore the hallmarks of a Chinese ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-07 10:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Russia has made major advances in Ukraines east, closing in on the strategically important town of Chasiv Yar, as Kiev waits for Western aid to filter through to the front lines. Russia has redoubled its offensive in Donbas over the past month, making significant advances as Ukraine awaits a boost in Western arms supplies. Plumes of black smoke ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-05-06 20:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Renowned as the world's oldest active military force and also its smallest, the Vatican's Swiss Guard boasts a storied legacy, built upon the unwavering mission of protecting the Pope and his residence at the risk of its members' lives. Today, Monday, May 6, 34 new recruits will join the ranks of the Swiss Guards. They will take the oath to Pope ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-06 18:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Moscow said on Monday that it could launch strikes at British military targets inside Ukraine and elsewhere if Kyiv's forces used British-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russia. The statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry came after British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said during a visit to Ukraine that Kyiv "absolutely has ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-06 11:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
IAEA Chief to visit Iran on Monday, to meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, as tensions flare between the agency and Iran. UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is set to arrive in Iran on Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. The visit comes at a ...
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-05-06 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The approval of the "Safety of Rwanda" immigration bill by the Rishi Sunak-led British government was anything but a mere legislative formality, but rather the outcome of a fierce political battle that unfolded over four months. For the Conservative Party, this fight isn’t just about addressing illegal immigration, as it also holds personal ...