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Parliament pushes for capital controls law as Lebanese protest

Beirut, Lebanon – Almost three years after banks in Lebanon began preventing the withdrawal of US dollars from bank accounts, families in the country are now fearful a proposed capital controls law will make things worse, as they continue to struggle w...

Ramadan 2022: Syrian refugees struggle in cash-strapped Lebanon

Bar Elias, Lebanon – A truck backs up with dozens of boxes of tomatoes, onions, carrots and peppers, and parks near a remote makeshift kitchen at a small swimming complex in Lebanon’s rural Bekaa Valley.Omar Abdullah of Lebanon-based NGO Sawa for Devel...

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House descends into chaos as GOP rebels again sink key defense vote a second time this week

House Republicans failed for the second time to pass a procedural hurdle for one of its 12 annual spending bills Thursday, a sign of the ongoing chaos over how to fund the government in the next fiscal year.The vote failed 212-216, with five Republican...
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DR Congo president says UN peacekeepers to begin withdrawal this year

Tshisekedi’s pronouncement comes just weeks after the East African Community extended the mandate of a regional force in DRC.President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked his government to fast-track the withdrawal of a Unite...

Babu, En Uyir Thozhan fame Tamil actor, who was bedridden for 30 years, passes away at 60

Director Bharathiraja confirmed the demise of Babu by sharing the news on X and wrote, "He had the potential to rise as a massive star." Babu, a popular Tamil actor known for his role in the movie En Uyir Thozhan, passed away on Tuesday. He was 60. Ove...

US pours billions into Cold War submarine program as China bolsters navy

The U.S. Navy is investing billions of dollars to revamp its Cold War-era submarine detection system in the Pacific Ocean as China bolsters its own navy and becomes more belligerent.The U.S. Integrated Undersea Surveillance System was first built in th...

Eric Clapton raised eye-popping sum for RFK Jr’s presidential campaign

Rock and roll legend Eric Clapton raised $2.2 million for Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., at a recent campaign event.Clapton performed at a Los Angeles fundraiser for Kennedy on Monday in support of his primary campaign against ...