Source: Agence France Presse
Security & Justice
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Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
A Future Without Hezbollah
At the end of September, when Israel’s campaign to destroy Hezbollah was reaching its height, I met one of the group’s supporters in a seaside café in western Beirut. He was a middle-aged man with a thin white beard and the spent look of someone who had not slept for days. He was an academic of sorts, not a fighter, but his ties to Hezbollah were deep and long-standing.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sports
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Real Madrid Launch Investigation into Racist Insults After El Clasico Defeat
Real Madrid has launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, it said on Sunday.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Tuesday 22 October 2024 16:30:23
Ukraine Peace Talks with Russia ‘Depend’ on US Election: Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the prospect of peace talks with Russia “depends" on the outcome of next month’s US presidential election.
Asked whether he thought Moscow was ready for negotiations with Kyiv, Zelenskyy told journalists in comments released Tuesday: “First of all, it depends on the elections in the United States. I think they will be watching the policy of the United States.”
Zelenskyy said based on conversations with the two candidates, he expects the United States to “demonstrate the policy very quickly, after the elections... they will not wait until January.”
Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed skepticism of Washington’s military and financial support for Kyiv, and there are fears a victory for the Republican candidate could create problems for Kyiv as it battles Russian forces in the east and south.
But Zelenskyy said he had held “good” meetings with both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate.
“I had a good meeting with Trump. It was very positive. And I’m glad about that. I had a very good meeting with Harris, not the first one,” Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainian leader also said he believed that Germany was “afraid” of how Russia would react if Ukraine were invited to join the NATO military alliance.
“It is a fact that the German side is skeptical about us joining NATO,” Zelenskyy said. “They are afraid of the NATO-Germany issue in terms of the Russian reaction.”
The Ukrainian leader has called for an immediate invite to join NATO as part of his “victory plan,” triggering a furious reaction in Moscow.
He said he believed France and Britain supported him, and said the response of Germany and other NATO countries like Hungary and Slovakia also “depends on the United States.”
Zelenskyy was speaking to reporters in Kyiv on Monday, in remarks embargoed until Tuesday.
Kyiv relies on Western support to fight the Russian invasion, dragging through its third year.
Moscow’s forces are advancing on the battlefield, where they have superiority in manpower and equipment against Ukraine.
