More than 120,000 people are expected to attend Pope Leo XIV’s mass in Beirut on Tuesday, the final day of his Lebanon visit and a chance to pay his respects at the site of the huge 2020 port explosion.
The pontiff arrived from Turkey on Sunday on…
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Pacific island office enabling sanctions-busting ‘shadow fleets’
Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the tropical South Pacific to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data has revealed.
Nestled next to a pizza shop…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,377 | Military News
These are the key developments from day 1,377 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published On 2 Dec 2025
Here’s where things stand on Tuesday, December 2:
Fighting
- Russian forces launched a…
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Israel’s Iron Beam laser system to enter operational service within weeks
Nasir Abedi, the former administrative and financial deputy of IIDO’s Tehran office, had been convicted of rape and sexual abuse of one daughter and assault against another, according to the source who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation.
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Why more young US women seem to be ready to move abroad
Leyla KhodabakhshiWashington DC
Submitted photoAubrey, left, and her wife plan to leave New York for Costa Rica in January Aubrey and her wife are preparing to leave the United States for Costa Rica in January – a decision they haven’t taken…
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Int’l Criminal Court says Libyan war crimes suspect now in custody | ICC News
Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri allegedly committed serious crimes at Libya’s Mitiga Prison from 2015 to 2020, The Hague-based ICC says.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has taken Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, who is wanted for…
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World’s Biggest Arms Producers Increased Revenue By 5.9% Last Year To Record Level: Report
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said the revenues of the 100 largest arms makers grew to $679 billion in 2024, the highest figure it has recorded.
The bulk of the increase was down to companies based in Europe and…
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NATO Member States Begging US To U-turn On Troop Numbers: Bloomberg
The US has already reduced its military presence on the continent with further withdrawals planned, and European officials have voiced concern over their ability to defend themselves without American support, the outlet said on Sunday.
The appeal…
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From Honduras to Poland, Trump meddles in elections as never before
The United States has meddled for decades in elections around the world. But no modern president has done so as brazenly as Donald Trump.
Forget shady CIA-hatched plots or surreptitious media campaigns. Trump has openly called on other countries’…
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Zelenskyy says territorial concessions remain Ukraine’s ‘biggest challenge’ | Border Disputes News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that protecting Ukraine’s territorial integrity remains the “biggest challenge” in ongoing negotiations over a US plan to end the war, following discussions in Paris with European and US…
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