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US to Significantly Step Up Support to Philippines

par This Is Beirut, 30/07 12:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States will provide $500 million in military funding to the Philippines, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, as Washington boosts ties with Manila in the face of China's growing assertiveness. Blinken was in Manila with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as part of an Asia-Pacific tour to strengthen Washington's ...

US Sanctions Iranian and Chinese Firms for Aiding Tehran's UAV Program

par This Is Beirut, 30/07 18:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States sanctioned five people and seven companies in China and Iran on Tuesday, accusing them of aiding Tehran's ballistic missile and drone programs. The sanctions targeted individuals and companies in China, Hong Kong and Iran involved in procuring key components for "subordinates" of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces ...

US Strikes Kill Four Pro-Iran Fighters in Iraq

par This Is Beirut, 31/07 05:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American forces carried out a "defensive" air strike on combatants who were attempting to launch drones that were deemed a threat to US and allied troops, a United States official said. The strike – which Iraqi sources said left at least four people dead – was the first by American forces in Iraq since February, when the US military said it ...

US Sanctions Houthi Weapons Procurement Network

par This Is Beirut, 31/07 19:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States sanctioned two people and four firms on Wednesday for facilitating the procurement of weapons on behalf of Yemen's Houthis. The group began launching attacks on ships in the Red Sea following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, forcing many shipping companies to alter their routes and triggering retaliatory strikes by ...

Trump Accuses Harris of “Turning Black” for Political Gain

par This Is Beirut, 01/08 02:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris had decided to "turn Black" for political gain, as he attacked his Democratic White House rival during a combative interaction with African American journalists in Chicago. The Republican former president's inflammatory comments marked an escalation of the 78-year-old's vitriol ...

Harris Unchallenged as Democrats Vote for White House Nominee

par This Is Beirut, 01/08 09:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Kamala Harris will be confirmed as the Democratic US presidential nominee in an electronic vote starting Thursday that replaces the fanfare of in-person balloting that usually kicks off the party's national convention. Less than two weeks after Joe Biden ended his reelection bid, his 52-year-old vice president is in full control of the party, ...

Russia Frees US Reporter in Major Prisoner Swap with West

par This Is Beirut, 01/08 19:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for a Berlin murder were among two dozen prisoners freed Thursday in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. The prisoners were flown to Turkey's capital Ankara from Russia, the United States, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Belarus under the ...

Harris Secures Democratic Presidential Nomination

par This Is Beirut, 02/08 22:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump. Harris was the sole candidate on the ballot for a five-day electronic vote of nearly 4,000 party convention delegates. She will ...

Harris to Name Running Mate

par This Is Beirut, 06/08 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Kamala Harris was set to announce her running mate on Tuesday before the pair heads out on a five-day swing through America's hottest battleground states, just three months out from the presidential election. The US vice president's campaign has come out of the blocks at a lightning pace since she replaced Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ...

Gaza Truce Talks to Be Held in Doha on Thursday

par This Is Beirut, 14/08 18:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza ceasefire talks will be held in the Qatari capital on Thursday, two sources close to the negotiations said, while it remains unclear if the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will participate. Qatar has been engaged in behind-the-scenes efforts, with support from Egypt and the United States, to reach a deal for a Gaza truce and ...

Trump's Campaign Struggles as Harris Shifts Momentum

par This Is Beirut, 17/08 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After the extraordinary events of the last few weeks, Donald Trump's campaign to return to the White House is experiencing considerable turbulence, with the ex-president appearing older and less at ease. Donald Trump has never lacked self-confidence, but his presidential campaign has been sent into a tailspin by the extraordinary events of the ...

Blinken Arrives in Qatar for Gaza Truce Push

par This Is Beirut, 20/08 21:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Qatar on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour to push forward talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old Gaza war. A US senior official traveling with Blinken in the Middle East criticized "maximalist" remarks attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on maintaining control of ...

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