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Members of UN Security Council Condemn Israeli Attempt to Ban UNRWA

This is Beirut, 10/10 10:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Members of the United Nations Security council warned Israel on Wednesday against proceeding with a law aimed at curbing the UN's Palestinian refugees agency. Israel has long been at odds with the agency known as UNRWA and alleged that some of its employees were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks that triggered the war in Gaza. The Foreign ...

Donald Trump Rules Out Second Debate With Kamala Harris

This is Beirut, 10/10 04:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Donald Trump ruled out a second US presidential debate with rival Kamala Harris on Wednesday, hours after Fox News offered to host a candidate showdown later this month before election day on November 5. The Republican ex-president and Democratic vice president, locked in an excruciatingly close White House battle, have faced off just once, in ...

Biden and Netanyahu Discuss Israeli Operations in Lebanon During Phone Call

This is Beirut, 09/10 22:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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United States President Joe Biden held talks over the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, during which they discussed Israel’s military operations in Lebanon and its potential military response to the Iranian missile attack.  “Today’s phone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US ...

Time Runs Out in Florida to Flee Hurricane Milton

This is Beirut, 09/10 18:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Florida residents fled – or defied warnings and tried to take shelter – on Wednesday in the final hours before Hurricane Milton, a lethal Category 4 storm, roars out of the ocean and tears across the state. Milton was downgraded by the US weather service from top-of-the-scale Category 5 to a 4 early in the day.  "It's a matter of life and ...

Florida Braces for Category 5 Hurricane Milton

This is Beirut, 09/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Storm-battered Florida braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton which strengthened back to a Category 5 storm Tuesday, as US President Joe Biden begged residents to flee what he warned could be the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a century. As the second huge hurricane in as many weeks rumbled toward Florida's west coast, a sense ...

Electing a President Is Necessary Before Achieving a Ceasefire

Rami Rayess, 09/10 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Some may argue that electing a new president before achieving a ceasefire and ending the Israeli war on Hezbollah is illogical, because it contradicts the natural course of events. How can MPs head to the Parliament and cast their votes under the pressure of Israeli airstrikes, even if those strikes are on the outskirts of the capital and not in ...

CIA Chief: Iran Has Not Decided to Develop Nuclear Weapon

This is Beirut, 08/10 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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CIA Director William Burns said on Monday that there is no evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. He added that if Iran were to make such a decision, the United States and its allies would likely be able to detect it soon after it occurs. Speculation has centered on whether Israel might strike Iranian nuclear sites to prevent ...

US Sanctions Hamas Financial Backers on Oct. 7 Anniversary

This is Beirut, 07/10 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States imposed fresh sanctions Monday on individuals and a "sham charity" it said were international financial supporters of Hamas, among others, on the anniversary of the group's bloody attack on Israel. On October 7 last year, Hamas militants launched a surprise attack into Israel that resulted in the deaths of 1,206 people according ...

Biden and Harris Mourn the October 7 Anniversary and Palestinian Deaths

This is Beirut, 07/10 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris mourned the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel one year ago, while decrying the heavy civilian losses of Palestinians in the subsequent Israeli operations. "Let us bear witness to the unspeakable brutality of the October 7 attacks, but also to the beauty of the lives that ...

Harris Says US Will Not Stop ‘Pressure’ on Israel for Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 06/10 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States will not ease its "pressure" on Israel and Arab leaders to reach a deal on hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview released on Sunday. Washington is working with Israel on humanitarian aid and "the need for a deal to be done which would release the hostages and create a ceasefire. And ...

Biden, Harris Tour US States Damaged by Hurricane Helene

This Is Beirut, 03/10 04:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden on Wednesday witnessed Hurricane Helene's catastrophic destruction firsthand and Vice President Kamala Harris distributed aid to needy families, as thousands of federal responders joined all-out efforts to rescue residents and care for millions in the disaster. Biden flew into the Carolinas and his deputy headed to Georgia ...

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