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SpotlightMoscow Talks: Syria and Russia Confront Sensitive Issues

Mario Chartouni 02/10 16:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will visit Moscow on October 15 to attend the Russia-Arab League summit, according to al-Hadath. This marks the first high-level meeting between Syria’s new leadership in Damascus and the Kremlin. The visit comes as several sensitive issues remain unresolved, including the future of Russian military bases in ...

Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Democrats Over US Government Shutdown

This is Beirut 02/10 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he plans to follow through on his threat for mass layoffs of US federal workers as he ratcheted pressure on Democrats to back moves to end the government shutdown. The Republican president announced he would meet budget chief Russell Vought "to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a ...

Two Arrests Made over UK Synagogue Attack

This is Beirut 02/10 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Two suspects were arrested over the attack near a synagogue in Manchester in which two people were killed Thursday and three badly wounded, anti-terrorism police said. The car and stabbing attack was carried out outside a packed synagogue, with the suspect believed shot dead by UK police. As the Jewish community marked the holiday of Yom Kippur ...

Europe on Alert After Drone Incidents

This is Beirut 02/10 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Mysterious drone flights and a Russian tanker detention spark security tensions in Europe.

Gaza Civil Defence Says 13 Killed in Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut 02/10 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people across Gaza on Thursday, the territory's civil defence agency said, including an employee of the French charity Doctors Without Borders. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal, whose rescue agency operates under Hamas authority, said 10 people were killed in several air raids in central Gaza, while two ...

Two Killed as Violence Flares in Morocco Protests

This is Beirut 02/10 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Two people were killed when officers opened fire on a group of people attempting to "storm" a police station in Morocco on Wednesday, state media said, as protests -- sometimes violent -- roil the north African nation. Demonstrations have convulsed Morocco for several days, urged on by the GenZ 212 group, a recently formed collective ...

Macron Urges Europe to ‘Increase Pressure’ on Russia’s Shadow Fleet

This is Beirut 02/10 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Europe Thursday to take coordinated action against Russia's so-called shadow fleet and follow his country's lead in clamping down on vessels used to bust Western sanctions. France is currently investigating a Benin-flagged ship that is among hundreds of ageing tankers blacklisted by the European ...

ADDS Energy Projects Terminated, New York Funding Freeze

This is Beirut 02/10 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress went home without resolving a funding stand-off with President Donald Trump and the White House threatened public sector jobs. Federal funding expired at midnight after Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on, prompting ...

ExplainerEurope’s First Alzheimer’s Treatment: Will Leqembi Live Up to Expectations?

Bélinda Ibrahim 02/10 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After decades of research and broken promises, the arrival of Leqembi (lecanemab) marks a symbolic milestone in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Developed by Eisai and Biogen, this monoclonal antibody has just been approved in the European Union for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s. For the first time, a drug aims to slow the progression ...

Zelensky at European Summit as EU Seeks to Bolster Backing

This is Beirut 02/10 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to join talks with leaders from across Europe in Copenhagen Thursday, as the EU seeks to bolster Kyiv's fight against Russia in the face of dwindling US support. Heads of state and governments from just under 50 countries will converge on a conference centre under tight security after mystery drone ...

No More Signs of Life in Indonesia School Collapse

This is Beirut 02/10 09:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Rescuers detected "no more signs of life" at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an official said Thursday, raising fears no more survivors would be found. Part of the multi-storey boarding school on the main island of Java suddenly collapsed on Monday as students gathered for ...

Philippine Quake Toll Rises to 72 as Search Winds Down

This is Beirut 02/10 09:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 72 on Thursday, officials said, as the search for the missing wound down and rescuers turned their focus to the hundreds injured and thousands left homeless. The bodies of the three victims were pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel overnight Wednesday in the city ...