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Joe Biden Loses American Samoa Primary

par This Is Beirut, 07/03 19:48 - Reading : less than a minute

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US President Joe Biden's impending coronation as the 2024 Democratic candidate was interrupted -- slightly -- on Super Tuesday when a little-known businessman claimed victory in American Samoa. Jason Palmer beat the incumbent and runaway favorite in the tiny Pacific Ocean territory's caucus, securing a majority there even if most Americans are ...

Biden Slams Trump in State of the Union Address

par This Is Beirut, 08/03 11:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Highly scrutinized by both supporters and detractors, US President Joe Biden delivered a powerful speech on Thursday, March 7, in his final State of the Union address before the November elections, aimed squarely at his rival Donald Trump. Embodying "optimism" against Donald Trump's "rancor" and "moral strength" against the "hatred" fueled by ...

TikTok Dragged Into US Election as Trump Opposes Ban

11/03 20:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Former US president Donald Trump stated on Monday that he opposed banning TikTok, as the future of the widely used video-sharing app becomes entangled in the US election campaign. In a major reversal, former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was against a ban on TikTok, as the fate of the popular video-sharing app was dragged into ...

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles as Blinken Visits Seoul

par This Is Beirut, 18/03 11:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Monday in what analysts said was a calculated move to grab attention as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits South Korea for talks. Blinken is attending the third Summit for Democracy and met President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul early on Monday. He is also meeting his South Korean ...

Washington Warns Kyiv of Uncertainty in Aid Timing

par This Is Beirut, 20/03 23:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior White House official in Kyiv stated on Wednesday that they were unable to foresee when the US Congress would approve a delayed $60-billion military aid package for Ukraine. A top White House official in Kyiv on Wednesday said he could not predict when the US Congress would pass a stalled $60-billion military aid package for Ukraine. The ...

US, China Resume Talks on Safe Military Interactions

par This Is Beirut, 05/04 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States and China held talks this week on safety in interactions between their armed forces for the first time in more than two years, the US military said on Friday. The resumption of the talks came after US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed at a summit in November to restore military-to-military ...

Russia Initiates 'Financing Terrorism' Probe Implicating Western Countries

par This Is Beirut, 09/04 21:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia on Tuesday opened a probe into "financing terrorism" that implicates Western countries, saying funds received by US firms in Ukraine, including one that employed Joe Biden's son, were used for "terrorism acts" in Russia. The announcement came with Moscow continuing to blame the West and Ukraine for the attack on a concert hall last month ...

Biden to Attend Ukraine Peace Talks in June, Says Swiss Media

par This Is Beirut, 10/04 16:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden is expected to attend a high-level Ukraine war peace conference, which is expected to be held in Switzerland in mid-June, Swiss media reports said. The conference date has not yet been set, but several media outlets this week suggested June 16–17. Invitations have not been sent, but the NZZ daily newspaper quoted ...

No Elections Before Late 2024?

par Johnny Kortbawi, 23/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Although the general situation in Lebanon indicated there might be a breakthrough – between May and June at the latest – in the presidential election issue, things look grimmer now. It is almost as if the fate of Lebanon, already low on the list of world priorities, has been adjourned until after the Gaza war. The Al-Aqsa Flood operation, ...

Xi Tells Blinken, We Should Be "Partners, Not Rivals"

par This Is Beirut, 26/04 10:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world's biggest economies should be "partners, not rivals" as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns. Blinken, in China for the second time in less than a year, pointed to improvements in the relationship but urged greater action from Beijing on ...

Hochstein's Mission: Separate Gaza From Southern Lebanon

par Bassam Abou Zeid, 27/04 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Everyone in Beirut is anticipating the visit of Amos Hochstein, top advisor to US President Joe Biden, who recently traveled to Israel to continue discussing ceasefire specifics in southern Lebanon and reach a long-term solution based on United Nations Resolution 1701. Based on recent information, Hochstein is once again attempting to separate ...

Biden and Trump Agree on Election Debate Dates

par This Is Beirut, 15/05 20:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to hold a first presidential debate in June after the Democratic incumbent challenged his rival to "make my day" and the scandal-plagued Republican quickly responded that he was ready to "rumble." CNN announced that it will hold the first debate on June 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. Biden proposed a second ...

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