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Ukraine Launches What Moscow Calls the Largest Drone Attack Ever Against the Russian Capital

Ukraine Launches What Moscow Calls the Largest Drone Attack Ever Against the Russian Capital

Ukraine launched what Moscow authorities called the largest drone attack ever against the Russian capital, with hundreds of drones directed toward Moscow as part of a broader overnight assault involving more than 1,000 drones across Russia.

Germany’s Political Center Suffers a Historic Setback as the Right Wins One State and the Left Takes Berlin

Germany’s Political Center Suffers a Historic Setback as the Right Wins One State and the Left Takes Berlin

The U.S. and China Open Formal Talks on AI Risks Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

The U.S. and China Open Formal Talks on AI Risks Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Trump Says He May Meet Iran’s President This Week as Oil Falls on Hopes of Diplomacy

Trump Says He May Meet Iran’s President This Week as Oil Falls on Hopes of Diplomacy

Israel Ties Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon to the Lebanese Army’s Ability to Replace Hezbollah

Israel Ties Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon to the Lebanese Army’s Ability to Replace Hezbollah

The Orchards and Agricultural Land That Once Surrounded Beirut

The Orchards and Agricultural Land That Once Surrounded Beirut

OpenAI Found a Model Writing Itself Instructions About Being “Free” and Owing Humans No Subservience

OpenAI Found a Model Writing Itself Instructions About Being “Free” and Owing Humans No Subservience

Politics

Ukraine Launches What Moscow Calls the Largest Drone Attack Ever Against the Russian Capital

Ukraine Launches What Moscow Calls the Largest Drone Attack Ever Against the Russian Capital

Ukraine launched what Moscow authorities called the largest drone attack ever against the Russian capital, with hundreds of drones directed toward Moscow as part of a broader overnight assault involving more than 1,000 drones across Russia.

Germany’s Political Center Suffers a Historic Setback as the Right Wins One State and the Left Takes Berlin

Germany’s Political Center Suffers a Historic Setback as the Right Wins One State and the Left Takes Berlin

Trump Says He May Meet Iran’s President This Week as Oil Falls on Hopes of Diplomacy

Trump Says He May Meet Iran’s President This Week as Oil Falls on Hopes of Diplomacy

Israel Ties Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon to the Lebanese Army’s Ability to Replace Hezbollah

Israel Ties Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon to the Lebanese Army’s Ability to Replace Hezbollah

Washington Is Losing Patience With The Lebanese Army, Says Actions Will Matter More Than Promises

Washington Is Losing Patience With The Lebanese Army, Says Actions Will Matter More Than Promises

Canada Could Become the EU’s First “Associate Member”, as Trump Threatens Tariffs and Even Trade Cuts Against Europe

Canada Could Become the EU’s First “Associate Member”, as Trump Threatens Tariffs and Even Trade Cuts Against Europe

Macron and Aoun Promise Lebanese Sovereignty Again, but the Record Gives Reason for Skepticism

Macron and Aoun Promise Lebanese Sovereignty Again, but the Record Gives Reason for Skepticism

Economy

Nearly 730,000 Lebanese Have Left Since the 2019 Collapse

Nearly 730,000 Lebanese Have Left Since the 2019 Collapse

An analysis of Lebanese General Security data found a net departure of 729,062 Lebanese citizens between January 2020 and April 2026, nearly four times the net outflow recorded between 2014 and 2019.

The Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2023

The Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2023

The Federal Reserve Could Raise Interest Rates Tomorrow After Inflation Surprises Markets

The Federal Reserve Could Raise Interest Rates Tomorrow After Inflation Surprises Markets

Lebanon’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Lebanon’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Threatens Roughly 4% of Global Oil Supply

Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Threatens Roughly 4% of Global Oil Supply

Oil Is Approaching $100 a Barrel as the Middle East War Threatens Global Supply

Oil Is Approaching $100 a Barrel as the Middle East War Threatens Global Supply

Lebanon’s Middle Class Is Disappearing

Lebanon’s Middle Class Is Disappearing

Culture

The Orchards and Agricultural Land That Once Surrounded Beirut

The Orchards and Agricultural Land That Once Surrounded Beirut

Before Beirut became a dense urban capital, much of today’s city was farmland. Ras Beirut, Achrafieh, Mousseitbeh, Saifi, Raouche and even areas around Hamra were once covered with orchards, vineyards, mulberry plantations and vegetable fields.

Lebanon Before Electricity: How Homes Were Lit, Heated and Cooled

Lebanon Before Electricity: How Homes Were Lit, Heated and Cooled

Why Do Lebanese Homes Have a Salon Reserved Almost Entirely for Guests?

Why Do Lebanese Homes Have a Salon Reserved Almost Entirely for Guests?

This Is Beirut and i24NEWS Move Toward Open Media Cooperation

This Is Beirut and i24NEWS Move Toward Open Media Cooperation

Lebanese Cuisine Ranks Among the Arab World’s Best

Lebanese Cuisine Ranks Among the Arab World’s Best

Lebanon Records a 35% Drop in Marriages as Young People Delay Starting Families

Lebanon Records a 35% Drop in Marriages as Young People Delay Starting Families

Israeli Show Fauda Becomes Netflix’s Most Popular Show in Lebanon

Israeli Show Fauda Becomes Netflix’s Most Popular Show in Lebanon

Technology

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The U.S. and China Open Formal Talks on AI Risks Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

OpenAI Found a Model Writing Itself Instructions About Being “Free” and Owing Humans No Subservience

Claude Is Helping Anthropic Build the Next Claude, With Reports That Some Employees Are Worshipping the AI As A God

Trump Rejects New AI Guardrails, Saying America Cannot Afford to Slow Down Against China

Anthropic’s CEO Wants the AI Industry to Slow Down Before Models Become Too Powerful to Control

World

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Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, America Remembers an Attack That Reshaped the World

Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone

A Powerful El Niño Is Intensifying — and Its Effects Are Already Being Felt Worldwide

Nepal’s Himalayan Flood Disaster Has Killed More Than 1,100 as Thousands Remain Missing

Business

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Anthropic Could Attempt the Largest IPO in History, With Nvidia Considering a $10 Billion Investment

Visa, Mastercard and Ant Are Preparing for a World Where AI Buys Things for You

Greece Is Making a Serious Play to Become Europe’s Next Hedge Fund Hub

Uber Is Cutting 3,300 Jobs as It Reshapes Itself for the Robotaxi Era