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Biden Firms Up Reelection Bid Among Senior Democrats

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 09:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden won much-needed support from senior Democrats and gave a confident NATO summit speech Tuesday, but doubts over his age and fitness continued to dog his reelection bid. The top Democrat in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, held meetings with members about whether to ditch Biden as their 2024 candidate following his ...

NATO Marks 75th Anniversary as Worries in the Alliance Grow

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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NATO convenes in Washington on Wednesday to mark the military alliance’s 75th anniversary, as the ongoing Ukraine war and political uncertainties in the West spark worries. NATO leaders meet on Wednesday for their 75th anniversary, seeking ways to ramp up support for Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes and political uncertainties in the West stir ...

Biden's Verbal Gaffes Mar Key NATO Press Conference

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 09:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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During his crucial NATO press conference, Thursday, Biden failed to cool concerns over his fitness for office after making several verbal gaffes, including mistaking Ukraine's President Zelensky for Vladimir Putin, and Vice President Kamala Harris for Donald Trump. A defiant Joe Biden insisted Thursday that he will run for another term as US ...

Hi-Tech Surveillance System in Rafah Linked to Progress in Gaza Ceasefire Talks

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 11:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza ceasefire talks are ongoing with negotiators on Friday discussing a hi-tech surveillance system in Rafah, on the Gaza-Egypt border. Reuters reports that discussions between Israeli and Egyptian negotiators are ongoing, on Friday, regarding the installation of a hi-tech electronic surveillance system on the Gaza-Egypt border. Negotiators ...

End of the Line for US Problem-Plagued Gaza Pier

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 11:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he is “disappointed” with the problem-plagued effort to deliver aid to Gaza via a temporary pier, which American officials say will soon permanently end. The $230-million military pier has repeatedly been detached from the shore because of weather conditions since its initial installation in ...

Biden, World Leaders Condemn Trump Assassination Attempt

par This Is Beirut, 14/07 08:45 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden and world leaders led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in an apparent assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, as some Republicans blamed the Biden campaign for the violence. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the attack minutes after the Republican ...

Trump Speaks Out After Assassination Attempt

par This Is Beirut, 14/07 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump called on Americans Sunday to stand united after he was injured in an assassination attempt – a shocking incident that opened a dark new chapter in an already polarized US presidential race. The 78-year-old former president was hit in the ear at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, while the shooter and a bystander were killed ...

Netanyahu to Make Landmark Speech to US Congress

par This Is Beirut, 21/07 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday as he fights off intense pressure to quickly cut a Gaza war ceasefire deal with Hamas. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving premier, will become the first foreign leader to address a joint meeting of the two chambers four times – pulling ...

Netanyahu to Address US Congress to Rally Support for Gaza War

par This Is Beirut, 24/07 10:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, seeking to rally support at a time of tensions between his country and its main military backer over the war in Gaza. Washington has been increasingly critical of the mounting toll on civilians, while protests in Israel by families of ...

Biden Says US Committed to Defend Israel

par This Is Beirut, 02/08 09:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington is committed to defending Israel's security "against all threats from Iran," the White House said, after the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Tehran. Biden, who was joined on the call by Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala ...

Biden to Netanyahu: 'Stop Bullshitting Me' Amid Rising Tensions Over Hostage Deal

par This Is Beirut, 04/08 10:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A senior official in the Biden administration criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stating that he has shown ingratitude toward the United States despite the significant aid it has provided during the past 10 months of conflict. According to Haaretz, the official described recent conversations between President Joe Biden and ...

Are Gaza Ceasefire Talks Dead?

par This Is Beirut, 04/08 18:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With Ismail Haniyeh killed, regional tensions escalating, and the latest round of talks stalling, are ceasefire hopes now dead? The killing of Hamas's political leader in an attack blamed on Israel has prompted fears of a wider regional conflict and sidelined talks aimed at ending the nearly 10-month war in Gaza. With the United States and ...

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