This is Beirut, 15/05 16:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Eurovision Votes Politics Music
Groans and giggles typically greet votes at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, loved and mocked for its kitsch music and seemingly partisan outcomes. But over time, what are the voting patterns, and what external factors help explain them? Ahead of Saturday's final in Basel, AFP analyzed all points distributed among around 2,300 possible pairs ...
This is Beirut, 01/05 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
politics trial impeachment South Korea
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Thursday for abuse of power over his martial law declaration, prosecutors said, adding to the impeached ex-leader's legal jeopardy. The new indictment without detention comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his December 3 martial law attempt, which sought to ...
This is Beirut, 30/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Politics
Donald Trump promised Tuesday that he is just getting started as he marked the radical and vengeful beginning of a presidency that has shaken the world and destabilized the United States. Basking in the adulation of cheering supporters in Michigan, the 78-year-old touted the "most successful first 100 days of any administration in the ...
This is Beirut, 29/04 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pakistan India Kashmir Politics
India and Pakistan have been exchanging fire across their de facto border since the Kashmir attack, but in New Delhi and Islamabad, political foes are coming together and looking to score points. On April 22, gunmen killed 26 people in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, the disputed Himalayan region that has long been a dangerous thorn in ...
This is Beirut, 27/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Palestine Mahmoud Abbas PLO Politics
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday, positioning him as a potential successor to the veteran leader. Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed by Abbas, 89, after the vice presidency position was created during a convention held in Ramallah ...
This is Beirut, 24/04 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
politics opposition Ivory Coast Tidjane Thiam
Supporters of Ivory Coast's main opposition party are set to demonstrate outside courts on Thursday to protest the removal of their candidate from an upcoming presidential election. An Abidjan court on Tuesday struck Tidjane Thiam off the electoral list -- a decision that cannot be appealed and rules him out of standing in the October 25 ...
This is Beirut, 20/04 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Politics Protests
Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States for a second major round of demonstrations against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies. In New York, people gathered outside the city's main library carrying signs targeting the US president with slogans like "No Kings in ...
This is Beirut, 18/04 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Republicans Harvard Politics
Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of President Donald Trump's attacks on elite institutions. The lawmakers wrote to the world-renowned education and research establishment demanding documents on its hiring practices, ...
This is Beirut, 17/04 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Justice Politics Education Immigration
More than 130 international students across the United States have joined a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully canceling their visas, jeopardizing their legal status in the country, court documents show. The students allege the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency abruptly and illegally terminated their status ...
This is Beirut, 17/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Canada Politics Debate Elections
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney avoided major errors in a French debate Wednesday that tested his occasionally shaky language skills, as the election front-runner sought to parry attacks from his conservative opponent. Carney, who leads Canada's Liberal Party, has at times struggled to articulate his positions in French while campaigning ...
This is Beirut, 26/03 05:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Election Politics
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered tighter controls on federal elections, including requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, as the Republican continues to attack a system he insists remains tilted against him. Experts swiftly denounced his executive order as an abuse of presidential power that could ultimately prevent ...
This is Beirut, 24/03 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Canada United States Donald Trump Politics Elections
Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trump's drive to annex the United States' huge northern neighbor. Carney, a former central banker, was chosen by Canada's centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced the ...