By NAJIA HOUSSARI Nadia Al Faour and Anan Tello – Arab News
BEIRUT/DUBAI/LONDON: A series of Israeli airstrikes rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday evening, erasing a residential block in the Haret Hreik neighborhood and reverberating across the Lebanese capital, rattling windows and sending a thick plume of dark smoke into the sky. Continue reading “Israel strikes on Beirut cause panic on the streets as Lebanese army spreads across the country”

Just one day after Israel secured 
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The Biden administration announced on Thursday that the US will be providing Ukraine with another $8 billion in military aid — including new long-range munitions and glide bombs that can travel 81 miles — one day after Putin warned he may use nuclear weapons if the West gives Ukraine long-range weapons to launch large strikes inside of Russia. 

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Glass ceiling: shattered.