This is Beirut 27/04 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday. Washington's forces have hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end ...
Ryan Chaba 27/04 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pope Francis Carlo Acutis Vatican canonization
The canonization of young Carlo Acutis, initially scheduled for today in Rome, has been suspended following the death of Pope Francis. While the process itself remains unchanged, the event has been postponed sine die. This decision has saddened thousands of faithful, especially young people, for whom “God’s geek” represents a modern figure ...
This is Beirut 27/04 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire in disputed Kashmir for a third night in a row, officials said Sunday, as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plunged to their lowest level in years. India has accused Pakistan of supporting "cross-border terrorism" after gunmen carried out the worst attack on civilians in contested ...
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday, positioning him as a potential successor to the veteran leader. Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed by Abbas, 89, after the vice presidency position was created during a convention held in Ramallah ...
Fady Noun 26/04 21:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Despite appearances that may lead some to think the world is merely an endless repetition, History has meaning: the world is moving toward something. A deadly struggle between truth and falsehood marks this History. One need look no further than the fabrications currently infesting the internet—fabrications involving dates, predictions, and ...
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The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third consecutive round of talks, hoping to strike an accord that would ease regional tensions. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again led the talks, which this time included a technical-level meeting between ...
Rayan Chami 26/04 15:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Tears and applause filled St. Peter’s Square as hundreds of thousands of mourners, alongside world leaders, bid farewell to Pope Francis – a pontiff celebrated for his compassion, humility and an unwavering call to “build bridges, not walls.”
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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in St. Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral in the Vatican on Saturday in their first encounter since a White House clash as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia. The two agreed to further talks after the funeral, the Ukraine ...
This is Beirut 26/04 14:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pakistan's leader said his nation was open to a neutral investigation on Saturday into a deadly attack in Indian-run Kashmir that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, and that has sent fraught relations into a tailspin with soldiers exchanging gunfire across their contested frontier. Islamabad denies involvement in the April 22 attack on ...
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Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, packed St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some waited overnight to get a seat for the ceremony, with the Vatican reporting some ...
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Istanbul prosecutors on Saturday said nearly 50 people had been arrested in a probe into the graft case of Istanbul's opposition mayor, whose jailing last month sparked nationwide protests. When Ekrem Imamoglu from the main opposition CHP was arrested on March 19, huge crowds began rallying in protest outside Istanbul City Hall every night, ...
This is Beirut 26/04 12:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran, US hold new round of high-stakes nuclear talks The United States and Iran were expected to start haggling over details of a potential nuclear deal in Oman on Saturday as they entered their third round of talks in as many weeks. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are again leading the discussions, ...