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Beirut Reels as Israeli Airstrikes Intensify Amid Expanding Regional Conflict

                                     Smoke rises after an Israeli strike in central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood Israeli warplanes struck central Beirut in the early hours of March 18, delivering some of the most intense bombardments the city center has seen in decades. The attacks destroyed residential buildings in densely populated neighborhoods such as Bashoura, Zuqaq al-Blat, and Basta, killing at least six to twelve people according to varying Lebanese authority reports.  The strikes come as the broader conflict widens following Hezbollah’s involvement earlier in the month and escalating tit-for-tat actions between Israel and Iran. Residents described fleeing in the middle of the night—some after receiving evacuation warnings, others with no warning at all—as explosions lit up the capital’s skyline.  Lebanese officials say the attacks targeted both residenti...
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France Grinds to a Halt as Unions Lead Mass Strikes Against Austerity

French students block the entrance of a high school in Paris as part of a day of nationwide strikes and protests in France.

France faced sweeping disruption on Thursday as hundreds of thousands joined nationwide strikes against government austerity plans. Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists, hospital staff and even high school students walked out, demanding the scrapping of a €44 billion budget-cut package drafted by former prime minister François Bayrou.

Public transport was heavily affected, with Paris Metro lines running limited services and regional trains severely reduced. Nine in ten pharmacies closed their doors, while one in three primary school teachers and nearly half of secondary school staff joined the walkout.

The protests come amid a political crisis for President Emmanuel Macron and newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who has promised compromises but not ruled out key cuts. Authorities deployed 80,000 police and gendarmes nationwide, warning of potential violence from extremist groups.

Unions say the fight is far from over, vowing to keep pressure on the government until the austerity plan is abandoned.


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