This Is Beirut 12/06 10:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Violence against children in armed conflicts reached "extreme levels" in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming UN report obtained by AFP on Tuesday. The United Nations' annual "Children in Armed conflict" report placed the Sudanese army as well as the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the blacklist for "the killing ...
Marie de La Roche Saint-André 12/06 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Following President Macron’s abrupt dissolution of the National Assembly, the French Left has rallied together. Their goal: to thwart the far-right’s surge in the wake of the National Rally’s significant success in the European elections, a success that could be further strengthened by allying with certain Republicans. Shortly after the ...
This Is Beirut 11/06 19:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting United States president. The 54-year-old son of President Joe Biden was convicted on all three of the counts facing him, CNN and other US media reported. Hunter Biden was accused of lying about his illegal drug ...
This Is Beirut 11/06 16:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leader of France's right-wing Republicans (LR) on Tuesday backed an alliance in snap legislative elections with the far-right National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen. "We need to have an alliance while remaining ourselves — an alliance with the RN and its candidates," Eric Ciotti told TF1 television, setting out a position set to be hugely ...
This Is Beirut 11/06 11:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Netanyahu has reaffirmed his commitment to a ceasefire as Blinken plans to discuss Biden's proposal with the Israeli opposition on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire proposal during their meeting in ...
This Is Beirut 10/06 22:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Yemen's Houthis on Monday said they had arrested a "spy network" operating under the cover of humanitarian organizations, after aid workers, including 11 UN staff, were held last week. The Iran-backed group claimed the network was linked to the CIA and had been carrying out "espionage" activities in Yemen for years, initially through the United ...
Ali A. Hamadé 10/06 21:43 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Following President Emmanuel Macron's announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly on Sunday evening and the scheduling of the two-round legislative elections on June 30th and July 7th, France is bracing for a period of deep political uncertainty. His move follows the European elections, marked by a landslide victory for Marine Le ...
This Is Beirut 10/06 13:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
More armed conflicts took place worldwide in 2023 than any other year since the end of the Second World War, according to a Norwegian study published Monday. Last year saw 59 conflicts of which 28 were in Africa, the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) showed. But the number of countries which experienced conflicts declined from 39 in 2022 ...
This Is Beirut 10/06 13:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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At a glance, here are the five key takeaways from Sunday's European Union elections. Far-right parties made striking gains in European Union elections on Sunday, while the ultimate losers were French President Emmanuel Macron -- and the Greens. Here are five takeaways from the vote which saw Europe's centrist political groups emerge relatively ...
This Is Beirut 10/06 13:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The European Union election results on Sunday evening, have produced a mixed set of results, with the far-right surging across Europe. Here is how Sunday night's biggest winners and losers reacted to the vote. Winners France's far-right National Rally, under Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, were arguably the biggest winners, handing Macron a ...
This Is Beirut 10/06 10:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Giorgia Meloni's far-right party won a decisive victory in European elections in Italy, near-final results showed Monday — making her one of the few EU leaders to emerge stronger after the vote. "It is a resounding result," Meloni said Monday of the gains made by her Brothers of Italy party, despite a historically low turnout of 49.69 ...
Charles Chartouni 10/06 09:01 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden’s proposal for a lasting truce should be clarified and subjected to further elaboration and incremental amendments if it were to offer a true alternative to the actual doldrums. The sequenced truce framework falls short of its projected objectives unless it specifies the conditions of a sustainable political plan ...