Spotlight
- Lebanon Berri says quintet ambassadors didn't ask him to set electoral session Commenting on his meeting Tuesday with the ambassadors of the five-nation group of Lebanon, Speaker Nabih Berri has said that the circumstances hav...
- Lebanon Bassil urges consensus on 'reformist, sovereign and patriotic president' Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil told a delegation from the National Moderation bloc that there is a need for “consensus on a reformist,...
- World Argentina seeks arrest of Iran minister over 1994 Jewish center bombing Argentina has asked Interpol to arrest Iran's interior minister over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 p... 1
- Lebanon Hezbollah fires fresh barrages of rockets at Israel Hezbollah said it fired fresh barrages of rockets across the border on Wednesday after an Israeli strike killed two civilians. Israeli warplanes... 1
- Middle East Israel says US military aid sends 'strong message' to enemies Israel said Wednesday the U.S. Senate approval of $13 billion in military aid sent a "strong message" to its enemies, with strikes pummelling Gaza....
Lebanon
- Hezbollah replaces Iranian forces as Tehran cuts Syria presence
- Geagea says border clashes not real support but 'show' with political goals
- Hezbollah launches 'dozens' of rockets at Israel after civilian deaths in Hanin
- Quintet meets Berri as presidential void drags on 3
- Reports: Hochstein to visit Beirut as Paris seeks to spare Lebanon war 2
- Bou Saab officially out of the Free Patriotic Movement 3
- Berri: All efforts must be focused on finalizing presidential juncture
- Hezbollah targets bases near Akka after member's killing in Zahrani strike 4
- Ministers discuss refugee crisis at Grand Serail
- European Commissioner Várhelyi meets Berri, Mikati in Beirut
- Report: Quintet to press Berri as Johnson proposes timeframe 1
- Israelis from border towns mark Passover away from home
Middle East
- Iran says EU sanctions for Israel attack 'regrettable' 1
- Tent compound rises in southern Gaza as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive
- Qatar says it needs to see 'seriousness' in Israel-Hamas talks
- Israel's strike on Iran: limited hit, major message
- 'Neutrality' issues found at UN agency for Palestinians, but no terrorism proof
- 10 key moments in the Israel-Hamas war
- Turkey's Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security 4
- Iranians make first umrah pilgrimage since Saudi ties restored
- Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children
- Rockets fired from Iraq at US-led coalition base in Syria
- Israel military intelligence chief resigns over October 7 Hamas attack 1
- Bodies found at Gaza hospital as Israel vows to 'increase pressure' on Hamas
World
- Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money case a worthy proxy?
- Modi accused of hate speech for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at a rally days into India's election 1
- German EU lawmaker's aide arrested on suspicion of spying for China
- As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge 2
- Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US colleges after Columbia mass arrests 20
- Aid approval brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines 1
- Prosecutors will make history with opening statements in Trump's hush money criminal case
- Russia says seized village in east Ukraine's Donetsk region
- Russia says to 'ensure its security' if Poland hosts nuclear weapons
- US House approves Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid, threatens TikTok
- French authorities detain man after surrounding Iran consulate in Paris
- Indians vote in first phase of world's largest election as Modi seeks third term
Business
- 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
- US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran
- Bitcoin's next 'halving' is right around the corner
- Emirates airline again halts local flight check-in as UAE recovers from record rains
- Lebanon poised for a clean energy revolution: Don't miss Middle East Clean Energy 2024!
- Oil jumps, equities fall as Iran blasts fan MidEast fears
- Mideast in 'shadow of uncertainty' due to regional conflicts, IMF's Azour says
- Who owns businesses in California? A lawmaker wants the public to know
Sports
- 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
- Man United back in another FA Cup final against Man City after narrowly avoiding humiliation
- Bellingham scores late and Madrid moves closer to league title after 'clasico' win over Barcelona
- Barcelona fined by UEFA for fans making Nazi salutes, monkey gestures at Paris Saint-Germain game
- Leverkusen, Roma, Atalanta, Marseille into Europa League SF. Liverpool, West Ham, Milan, Benfica out
- Group condemns 'humiliating searches' by security at Barcelona stadium
- Nagelsmann extends contract through 2026 World Cup. Bayern left still searching
Climate Change & Environment
- 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
- Giving a second life to fashion's deadstocks
- European court decision shows that safe climate is a human right
- Climate change's economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049
- Here's why experts don't think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai's downpour
- UAE struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
Away from politics
- 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
- Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is great sad pop, meditative theater
- Panda diplomacy: San Francisco city to receive pandas from China
- WHO says human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern'
- WHO clarifies terminology for air-transmitted pathogens
- Beach offers rare respite for war-weary Gazans
- 'I was afraid for my life': Orlando Bloom puts himself in peril for new TV series
- UK's Prince William returns to public duties for first time since Kate's cancer diagnosis
- Southern California city council gives key approval for Disneyland expansion plan
- Father of boy accused of stabbing 2 Sydney clerics saw no signs of extremism, Muslim leader says
- California university cancels speech by pro-Palestinian valedictorian
- Salman Rushdie recounts stabbing in new memoir 'Knife'
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