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Ukraine: Macron Announces New €2 Billion French Military Aid
Ukraine: Macron Announces New €2 Billion French Military Aid

This is Beirut 26/03 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron announced an additional €2 billion in military aid from France to Ukraine, accusing Russia of demonstrating a "willingness for war." On the eve of a summit he is organizing in Paris with nearly thirty countries ready to contribute, in various ways, to the "security guarantees" that Europeans wish to offer Kyiv in ...

Rubio Says US to Examine Russia Conditions, Peace to 'Take Time'
Rubio Says US to Examine Russia Conditions, Peace to 'Take Time'

This is Beirut 26/03 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States will examine Russia's requested conditions for agreements with Ukraine but cautioned that a peace deal would take time. "It won't be simple. It'll take some time, but at least we're on that road and we're talking about these things," Rubio told a news conference in Jamaica. Russia ...

Vacation Buzzkill: Canadians Cancel Summer Trips to Trump's America
Vacation Buzzkill: Canadians Cancel Summer Trips to Trump's America

This is Beirut 26/03 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Canada Tourism

Rosalie Cote and her parents vacationed in the US state of Maine every summer for 25 years -- but this year they are staying home, incensed like many Canadians by Donald Trump's threats of annexation and tariffs. The United States was the top destination for Canadian tourists, with 20.4 million visits reported last year by the US Travel ...

Turkey Protesters Defiant Despite Mass Arrests
Turkey Protesters Defiant Despite Mass Arrests

This is Beirut 26/03 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Turkey Protests

Protesters were defiant Wednesday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1,500 arrests as they marked a week since the start of Turkey's biggest street demonstrations against the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since 2013. The protests erupted on March 19 after the arrest of Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a graft and ...

Netanyahu Accuses Opposition of Fueling Anarchy Amid Ongoing Protests
Netanyahu Accuses Opposition of Fueling Anarchy Amid Ongoing Protests

This is Beirut 26/03 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the opposition on Wednesday of fueling "anarchy" in Israel following mass anti-government protests in recent days. In a speech to parliament, Netanyahu addressed the opposition, stating: "You recycle the same worn-out and ridiculous slogans about 'the end of democracy.’ Well, once and for all: Democracy ...

Sudan Army Retakes Khartoum Airport from Paramilitaries
Sudan Army Retakes Khartoum Airport from Paramilitaries

This is Beirut 26/03 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Sudan Khartoum

The Sudanese army on Wednesday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries' last major holdout position south of the city. The army, battling the RSF since April 2023, "fully secured" the airport in central Khartoum from RSF fighters stationed inside, the source ...

Armenia Parliament Votes for Starting EU Accession Bid
Armenia Parliament Votes for Starting EU Accession Bid

This is Beirut 26/03 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Armenia's parliament passed a bill Wednesday launching Yerevan's bid for European Union membership, as the historically Russia-allied country drifts further away from Moscow's orbit. The landlocked Caucasus nation has grown increasingly close to the West, frustrated by what it says was Moscow's failure to protect it from arch-foe ...

In Kabul, Women Sell Their Hair to Survive Taliban Repression
VideosIn Kabul, Women Sell Their Hair to Survive Taliban Repression

Maroun Chahine 26/03 12:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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In Kabul, Afghanistan, after every shower, Fatima carefully collects the hair that has fallen into the bathtub plug and keeps it preciously. When she reaches a few hundred grams, she discreetly sells it, like many Afghan women, to earn a modest income, despite the ban imposed by the Taliban authorities. Before the Taliban returned to power in ...

Washington Underscores Syria's Uncertain Future and Security Challenges
Washington Underscores Syria's Uncertain Future and Security Challenges

This is Beirut 26/03 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Washington UN Security Council Damascus Syria

Three months after the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Washington underscored the persisting challenges facing the process of peaceful political transition in light of recurring security incidents, notably mass killings in the country’s western part. At a UN Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East, US interim ...

Intel Report: Beijing's Ties With Russia Main Threat to US
Intel Report: Beijing's Ties With Russia Main Threat to US

This is Beirut 26/03 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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China remains the main threat to the United States globally, but of increasing concern is its closer cooperation with Russia, Iran, and North Korea, said an annual US intelligence report released Tuesday. China's rise in all areas of power has been identified for years by the US as its main threat, and was behind Barack Obama's strategic ...

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