Author: Steven Sahiounie

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib condemned the recent explosions of thousands of portable communication devices in Lebanon, labeling the incident as a “terrorist attack” and holding Israel responsible. Speaking before the United Nations Security Council on Friday, Bou Habib described the explosions, which claimed dozens of lives across Lebanon over two days, as an “unprecedented act of warfare in its brutality and terror.” He emphasized that “targeting thousands of civilians in their homes, streets, workplaces, and shopping centers is simply terrorism.” Bou Habib warned that any new Israeli offensive against Lebanon could displace more residents from the northern region…

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, announced her intention to pursue a second debate with her Republican opponent, Donald Trump. Speaking before an audience of around 600 people at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, Harris stated, “I am aiming for another debate. We’ll see.” The first debate between the candidates took place on September 10, after which Trump publicly rejected the idea of a follow-up debate with Harris on his platform, Truth Social. The former U.S. president declared, “There will be no third debate,” following his first debate with President Joe Biden in…

A former friend of the Hungarian businesswoman linked to the coordinated “exploding pager” attacks in Lebanon has shared new insights into her life. The woman in question, Christiana Parsoney Archediacono, is the CEO of the company that supplied the devices, “PAC.” According to a report by the British newspaper Daily Mail, a close former friend described Christiana as “mysterious” and revealed that “she always hid the nature of her work.” Her name made headlines after it was revealed that the pagers used in the explosions on Tuesday in Lebanon were produced by the company “PAC,” headquartered in Budapest. Christiana’s involvement…

On Friday, Israel announced it had formally “challenged” the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan’s request to issue an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Oren Marmorstein, posted on the platform “X” that “Israel has today officially challenged the ICC’s jurisdiction and the legitimacy of the prosecutor’s requests for arrest warrants against the Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister.” In July, the ICC permitted over 60 governments and organizations to submit legal arguments regarding the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and other officials involved in the Gaza conflict. Prosecutors at the ICC claim there are…

The United States is growing increasingly concerned about the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion into southern Lebanon amid rising tensions with Hezbollah along the border. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Friday, recent explosions of communication devices used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday have heightened fears within the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) of a potential ground war in southern Lebanon. However, even before these incidents, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concerns to senior Pentagon officials during a meeting on Monday. He indicated that he feared Israel might launch an…

Early voting for the U.S. presidential election kicked off on Friday, allowing voters in three states to cast their ballots either in person at early polling stations or by mail ahead of the November 5 election date. Polling centers in Virginia became the first to open for early voting, giving voters the option to vote before Election Day. According to ABC News, these centers will remain open until November 2. While voters in Virginia stand in line at early voting centers, residents of Minnesota and South Dakota also have the opportunity to either vote in person or submit their ballots…

A social media post by Elon Musk in the aftermath of an assassination attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump has attracted the attention of the Secret Service, Bloomberg has discovered. An assassin narrowly missed Trump at a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania. On Sunday, a pro-Ukrainian activist was arrested in Florida after setting up an ambush for the Republican nominee at a golf course. “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala ????” Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns, referring to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Outraged Democrats quickly accused Musk of…

Russian forces have conducted a strike on Ukraine’s key military communications facility, as well as a number of other high-priority targets, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said that Russian warplanes, drones, missiles and artillery had successfully “hit the main center of special radio communications of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” plus critical airfield infrastructure facilities. Officials did not say where the center was located, nor comment on the extent of the damage. Ukrainian media and officials reported several explosions in Kharkov and Sumy Region, with several blasts also…

President Joe Biden stated that inflation rates and interest rates in the United States have begun to decline. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, he mentioned inheriting “the worst economic crisis the United States has seen since the Great Depression” four years ago. Biden added, “Now inflation and interest rates are starting to fall.” He emphasized, “There is still more work to be done. I will soon discuss our efforts to lower costs and grow our economy.” These remarks follow the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points, signaling the start of monetary…

The Russian military has destroyed a German-made Leopard 2 tank in Russia’s Kursk Region, as Ukraine’s ill-fated attempt to hold on to Russian territory drags on. Video footage shows the tank suffering multiple hits from kamikaze drones. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that more than 500 casualties had been inflicted on Ukrainian forces throughout Kursk Region in the preceding 24 hours. Two Leopard tanks, four Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles, and dozens of other armored vehicles and pieces of military equipment were destroyed in the same period, the ministry stated. In a video posted…