Marc Saikali 25/09 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United Nations Europe Gulf Hezbollah
This week, heads of state are taking the stage at the United Nations General Assembly. The routine is familiar: solemn speeches, pledges for peace, calls for multilateralism. Yet behind the diplomatic pomp and cameras focused on New York, everyone knows the real negotiations are happening elsewhere – in hushed corridors and behind closed ...
This is Beirut 25/09 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation Wednesday into what he called "triple sabotage" after an escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctioned as he addressed the United Nations. The UN has said the events that happened while Trump was at its headquarters in New York on Tuesday were accidental, and partly blamed ...
This is Beirut 24/09 22:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Israel Israeli Nuclear Program
State television in Iran aired documents and images Wednesday evening that it claims are linked to Israel’s nuclear program, which has never been officially confirmed or denied by its longtime adversary. In a documentary, the Iranian broadcaster revealed, with passport copies as evidence, the identities of individuals presented as Israeli ...
This is Beirut 24/09 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Steve Witkoff Gaza United States
US envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday he expected a breakthrough related to Gaza in the coming days, saying President Donald Trump had presented a plan to regional countries. Witkoff, a real estate friend of Trump who has become his roving ambassador, said the US president shared ideas when meeting with a group of Arab and Islamic countries ...
This is Beirut 24/09 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria United Nations Syrian Refugees
One million Syrian refugees have returned from abroad since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last December, the United Nations said Wednesday, urging more support to allow others to follow. "In just nine months, one million Syrians have returned to their country following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government on 8 December 2024," ...
This is Beirut 24/09 20:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement United States Dallas Shooting Incident
Two detainees were killed and one injured when a man opened fire Wednesday at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Dallas, Texas, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. The assailant fired “indiscriminately” from the roof of a nearby building before taking his own life, the department ...
This is Beirut 24/09 20:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron NATO France Russia
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday warned Israel against closing down the French consulate in Jerusalem as a possible retaliatory measure following his announcement earlier this week that France now recognizes a Palestinian state. "I think that would be a major error, and therefore I don't believe it will happen," he said in an ...
This is Beirut 24/09 20:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military said a drone launched from Yemen struck the southern resort town of Eilat on Wednesday, with rescuers reporting nearly two dozen wounded. A military statement said the drone "fell in the area of Eilat" on the Red Sea coast after air defenses had failed to intercept it, in the second such incident within ...
This is Beirut 24/09 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Ukraine Russia United Nations
President Volodymyr Zelensky cast doubt Wednesday on NATO's ability to guarantee Ukraine's security but praised Donald Trump after the US president unexpectedly flip-flopped to say he thinks Russia can be defeated. Addressing the United Nations, Zelensky suggested that even NATO membership, which Trump has ruled out for Ukraine, might not be ...
This is Beirut 24/09 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Iran Nuclear Program Uranium Enrichment Ali Khamnei
“We will not yield,” said Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejecting any compromise on uranium enrichment, a major point of contention with Western countries over Iran’s nuclear program. AFP reviews Tehran’s firm stance just days before a possible return of UN sanctions against Iran. Why does Tehran insist on ...
This is Beirut 24/09 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
European Union Russia Oil Slovakia Hungary Sanctions
The European Commission said Wednesday that it was working on potentially imposing tariffs on imports of Russian oil into the bloc, in the face of pressure from US President Donald Trump. Trump has demanded that Europe end energy imports from Moscow before agreeing to move ahead with punishing sanctions against Moscow over the war in ...
This is Beirut 24/09 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Alibaba announced on Wednesday a "milestone collaboration" in AI tech with US chip giant Nvidia that the Chinese company said will accelerate its development of humanoid robots. The news came as Alibaba's shares soared more than nine percent in Hong Kong after chief executive Eddie Wu unveiled plans to further ramp up spending on artificial ...