This is Beirut 08/07 20:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Vladimir Putin
President Donald Trump accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of talking "bullshit" about Ukraine, saying that the United States would send Kyiv more weapons to defend itself. Trump's expletive reflected his growing frustration with the Kremlin leader over the grinding war that Moscow launched nearly three and a ...
This is Beirut 08/07 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran said Tuesday it has not made any request for talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump said Tehran was seeking negotiations following last month's war with Israel. "No request for a meeting has been made on our side to the American side," said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, according to Tasnim news ...
This is Beirut 08/07 17:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
ICC Taliban Haibatullah Akhundzada Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls. Judges said there were "reasonable grounds" to suspect Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of committing gender-based ...
This is Beirut 08/07 16:23 - Reading : less than a minute
brioche Tarte Tropézienne France
Inspired by a Polish grandmother's recipe and popularized by Brigitte Bardot until it became the quintessential holiday dessert on the Côte d'Azur, the Tarte Tropézienne is celebrating its 70th anniversary with ambitions to conquer the world. This brioche, sprinkled with sugar crystals and filled with a generous layer of cream, was born in the ...
Mario Chartouni 08/07 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Middle East West Bank Palestinians Tribes
What if the future of Middle East peace lay not in a one-state or two-state solution, but in a network of tribal emirates forging direct ties with Israel? That is the provocative vision reportedly proposed by a group of influential Palestinian clan leaders from the Hebron region in the West Bank—chief among them the powerful Sheikh Wadih ...
Rayan Chami 08/07 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Kyrgyzstan Sustainable Construction Rice Waste
In southern Kyrgyzstan, rice waste is changing the way people build. In Kyzyl-Kiya and Batken, homes made from rice husk blocks are lowering building costs, keeping families warm in winter and turning farm leftovers into the future of sustainable construction.
This is Beirut 08/07 14:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron United Kingdom France\
French President Emmanuel Macron began a three-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday which will see him address parliament and try to rekindle a purportedly warm relationship with King Charles III. Macron and his wife Brigitte were greeted off the presidential plane at an air base northwest of London by heir-to-the-throne Prince William and his ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 08/07 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US Envoy to Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has reversed three decades of US policy by no longer labeling Hezbollah a terrorist organization. The shift de-internationalizes the issue of the Iranian proxy militia, whose disarmament is mandated by UN Security Council resolutions and the November ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and ...
This is Beirut 08/07 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Authorities across southern and central Europe scrambled Tuesday to respond to a deadly mix of heatwaves, wildfires, and severe storms as soaring temperatures and extreme weather battered multiple countries from Greece to Spain. In Greece, the Acropolis in Athens was partially closed for safety reasons amid a four-day heatwave, with temperatures ...
This is Beirut 08/07 12:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Archaeologists unveil images after eight years of research in Peru’s “City of Social Integration.”
This is Beirut 08/07 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Israel Iran Masoud Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian came under fire Tuesday after voicing support for renewed talks with the United States, with critics accusing him of being "too soft" in the wake of last month's attacks on the country. The backlash followed the release of an interview with US media personality Tucker Carlson, in which Pezeshkian said Iran had ...
This is Beirut 08/07 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Yemen Houthi Movement Israel Red Sea
A cargo ship has been under attack in the volatile Red Sea since Monday after losing power and suffering major damage, a maritime monitor said on Tuesday. "The vessel has sustained significant damage and has lost all propulsion. The vessel is surrounded by small craft and is under continuous attack," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ...