This Is Beirut 06/06 17:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in "severe" food poverty, UNICEF has warned, meaning more than 180 million are at risk of experiencing adverse impacts on their growth and development. "Severe child food poverty describes children who are surviving on severely deprived diets so they're only consuming two or less ...
This Is Beirut 06/06 13:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranian authorities have arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a "satanist network" at an event with "alcoholic drinks", local media reported Thursday. A total of "18 men and 12 women" were arrested at a gathering in the northern province of Mazandaran, Fars news agency reported, without specifying when the raid took place. Police forces ...
This Is Beirut 05/06 23:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday criticized the West's delivery of long-range weapons to Ukraine, arguing Moscow could arm other countries with similar weapons to attack Western targets. The comment -- which Putin made at a rare press conference with foreign news outlets -- came after several Western countries including the United ...
This Is Beirut 05/06 19:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday blamed his opponents for fostering the "hatred" that led to an assassination attempt against him, in his first address since the shooting. In the video posted on Facebook, looking calm but speaking with long pauses, the 59-year-old also said that he could resume work as early as this month. "I ...
This Is Beirut 05/06 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors has passed a resolution criticizing Iran's lack of cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog, three diplomats told AFP on Wednesday. The motion brought by Britain, France and Germany – but opposed by China and Russia – is the first of its kind since November 2022 and comes ...
This Is Beirut 05/06 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Western allies come together to mark 80 years since the World War II D-Day landings, as the specter of war haunts Europe once again in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden began a state visit to France on Wednesday marking 80 years since the World War II D-Day landings, with a new war shadowing Europe as Ukraine battles Russian invasion. Along with ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 20:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France, Germany, and Poland have become "permanent" targets for Russian disinformation attacks in the run-up to European Parliament elections this week, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. The European Union has repeatedly warned heading towards the June 6-9 vote that Russia would ramp up disinformation campaigns in the 27-country bloc. "There ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Western army instructors who train Ukrainian soldiers in the country would have no "immunity" from Russian strikes, the Kremlin said Tuesday, amid reports that France could dispatch military trainers to Ukraine. Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrsky said last week that French military instructors would soon arrive in the country, but Kyiv's ...
This Is Beirut 04/06 11:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
American president Joe Biden blasted Donald Trump on Monday as a "convicted felon" who is seeking the US presidency for the first time in history, in a dramatic escalation of his attacks on his rival in November's election. Biden, 81, was using the description for the first time since Trump was convicted by a New York jury of covering up hush ...
This Is Beirut 03/06 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu views a plan outlined by US President Joe Biden for a truce in Gaza and hostage release deal as “partial,” a government spokesman said on Monday. Biden presented on Friday what he labelled an Israeli three-phase plan that would eventually end the fighting, free all hostages held by Palestinian ...
This Is Beirut 03/06 20:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend a Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, the White House said on Monday, after President Joe Biden was reportedly set to skip it for an election fundraiser hosted by George Clooney. Harris, who will be joined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan for the June 15 meeting in Lucerne, will “underscore ...
This Is Beirut 03/06 19:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The conservative speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, registered his candidacy on Monday for the snap presidential election on June 28. At the end of the five-day registration period on Monday evening, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told reporters that a total of 80 applications had been submitted. The presidential hopefuls ...