Spotlight
- Lebanon Reports: Quintet ambassadors may call for dialogue, Berri to chair it The ambassadors of the five-nation group for Lebanon are trying to resolve two lingering points: who should call for dialogue over the presidency a...
- Lebanon Report: French proposal involves 1701 and 3rd presidential choice Ahead of French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné’s arrival in Lebanon this weekend, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has followed up with Fr...
- World Xi tells Blinken US, China must be 'partners, not rivals' Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken that the world's two biggest economies should be "partners, not rivals...
- Middle East Gaza war: Latest developments Palestinians mourned people killed in Israeli bombardment of Rafah, the crowded southern Gaza city where Israel says it is advancing plans for a gr...
- World US to provide $6 bn to fund long-term weapons contracts for Ukraine The U.S. is expected to announce Friday that it will provide about $6 billion in long-term military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said, adding tha...
- Lebanon Israeli killed in overnight Hezbollah border 'ambush' An Israeli was killed overnight in a Hezbollah attack in the occupied Kfarshouba Hills, the Israeli army said Friday. Hezbollah said it has targ... 1
Lebanon
- Clean energy champions assemble: Shape the future at Middle East Clean Energy 2024
- Report: Lebanon pressed on ceasefire, Hezbollah won't bow to 'intimidation' 2
- Hezbollah denies Israel claim it killed half of commanders in south 1
- US official warns potential for Israel-Hezbollah escalation is 'acute'
- Bassil says doesn't see Lebanon as part of 'Shiite Crescent' 5
- Parliament postpones local elections again as violence rocks south 3
- Fadlallah says Hezbollah 'ready for any scenario' 5
- One wounded in Israeli drone strike on Baalbek's Douris
- UK Deputy Chief of Defense Staff affirms UK support to Lebanese Army
- Gallant claims half of Hezbollah's commanders in south eliminated 7
- French FM to visit Beirut in bid to 'separate' Lebanon from Gaza 2
- Hezbollah replaces Iranian forces as Tehran cuts Syria presence 2
Middle East
- Leaders of 18 nations call on Hamas to release hostages 5
- Pier for US-led project to bring aid to Gaza comes under fire 1
- World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza to be honored at memorial
- Hamas releases video showing well-known Israeli-American hostage
- Hamas official says group would lay down weapons if two-state solution is implemented
- US downs anti-ship missile, 4 drones in Aden Gulf as Houthis resume attacks
- Arab League welcomes report on UNRWA neutrality
- Israeli army says killed woman who ran at soldiers with knife
- Blast near ship off Yemen may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after recent lull
- EU urges probe into reported mass graves at Gaza hospitals
- Israel says US military aid sends 'strong message' to enemies 1
- Iran says EU sanctions for Israel attack 'regrettable' 1
World
- Ukraine pulls US Abrams tanks from front lines over Russian drone threats
- The Columbia protest: Carefully planned and partly improvised
- Biden says US rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs $95 billion war aid measure into law
- Russia vetoes UN resolution calling for prevention of dangerous nuclear arms race in space
- Ukraine, Russia exchange fire, at least seven dead
- Macron outlines Europe vision as a global power amid war in Ukraine 1
- Pro-Palestinian protests spread at US universities
- Iran's Raisi in Sri Lanka says West doesn't monopolize knowledge, technology 2
- Biden tries to navigate Israel-Hamas war protests roiling college campuses
- Ukraine attack drones strike Russia energy sites 1
- Armenia blasts modern 'ethnic cleansing' as it commemorates WWI genocide
- Argentina seeks arrest of Iran minister over 1994 Jewish center bombing 10
Business
- French air traffic controllers cancel strike but Paris flights still disrupted
- Blinken raises Chinese trade practices in Shanghai meetings
- US growth likely slowed last quarter but still pointed to solid economy
- Macron accuses US, China of failing to respect global trade rules
- EU to probe if China is unfairly denying firms access to its medical devices market
- Boeing posts $355M loss as it tries to dig out from under its latest crisis
- Beijing-Washington tensions biggest worry for US companies in China
- Wall Street is looking to Tesla's earnings for clues to Musk's plan to restore company's wild growth
- Pepsi beats Q1 revenue forecasts as price increases moderate
- Iranian and Pakistani leaders vow to boost trade in meeting that seeks to mend diplomatic rift
- Markets bounce as Middle East fears ease, US inflation in view
- Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security 4
Sports
- Macron takes part in charity football game, showing off sporting prowess
- Xavi will stay with Barcelona for another season
- Mbappe nets twice in win over Lorient but PSG's title party delayed by Monaco victory
- Liverpool's Premier League title hopes hit by 2-0 loss to Everton. Man United survives another scare
- 3 of football's top clubs need a new coach. Emery off the market after Aston Villa extension
- Havertz scores 2 as Arsenal routs Chelsea 5-0 to cement Premier League lead
- Alcaraz and Nadal recovering from injuries at Madrid Open, Djokovic skips tournament
- Serie A title, second star and derby: Inter takes it all with win over Milan
- UEFA picks 2 video review referees at center of controversy for Euro 2024 duty 1
- Man City vs Man United FA Cup final time confirmed
- Thunder edge Pelicans in thriller, Celtics, Bucks and Clippers win playoff openers
- Liverpool stays in the hunt for the Premier League title with 3-1 win at Fulham
Climate Change & Environment
- COP29 host says deal on climate aid essential but offers few details
- Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
- Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada
- Martian skies: Athens turns orange hue with dust clouds from North Africa
- Angry farmers in once-lush Mexican state target thirsty avocado orchards
- Rivers recede but flooding plagues thousands in central Russia
- Mexico abandons protection of loggerhead sea turtles
- Ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in bid to reduce pollution
- Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate
- Three Filipinos dead in UAE floods
- Barcelona to get floating desalination plant to help fight drought in northeastern Spain
- Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help
Away from politics
- The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts new course
- Russian patriarch suspends priest who took part in services for Navalny
- Portrait by Klimt sells for $32 mn at auction in Vienna
- The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday
- Iran rapper famous for songs after Mahsa Amini killing sentenced to death
- Venice launches experiment to charge day-trippers in bid to combat over-tourism
- More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu
- More than just a bowl of noodles, ramen in Japan is an experience and a tourist attraction
- Military horses run loose in central London, injuring 4 people and causing havoc
- Doctors combine pig kidney transplant, heart device in bid to extend woman's life
- Wake up sleeping beauties, it's almost Met Gala time
- Imagine Dragons' new album: 'Heavy concepts but playful'
- Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns
- How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous
- 4 Germans caught marking Hitler's birthday outside Nazi dictator's birthplace in Austria
- Iranians make first umrah pilgrimage since Saudi ties restored
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