par This Is Beirut, 02/01 11:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck with a knife on Tuesday, January 2, by a man who pushed through a crowd, pretending to be his supporter, the police said. Surrounded by journalists and supporters at a construction site in the southern port city of Busan, Lee was attacked, as shown on South Korean ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/01 13:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
ETHIOPIA politics port red sea somalia Somaliland
On Tuesday, Somalia firmly asserted its commitment to defending its territory through “any legal means” and took the significant step of recalling its ambassador to Ethiopia after Addis Ababa struck a controversial deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland. The controversial Addis Ababa deal, providing Ethiopia with coveted access to the ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/02 11:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
politics Presidential Elections Sénégal
Senegalese lawmakers voted late on Monday to delay this month's presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that sparked international concern over a country normally seen as a beacon of stability in West Africa. The bill was passed nearly unanimously, with 105 votes in favor and one against, after opposition deputies were ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/02 09:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Democrats New York politics republicans This is Beirut United States
Voters in suburban New York picked a Democrat to replace expelled Republican congressman George Santos on Tuesday, US networks projected, after President Joe Biden's party poured cash into TV ads to flip the seat in an election year. CNN and NBC News both called the race in favor of Tom Suozzi, forecasting that he had defeated Republican Mazi ...
par Charles Chartouni, 08/07 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The mere observation of the international scene conveys a perplexing picture regarding both international political stability and domestic political evolutions. The parliamentary elections in France, the late European elections, and the incoming presidential elections in the US are challenging on multiple accounts: the sociology of the political ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/07 03:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Barack Obama Joe Biden politics Presidential Elections United States
US President Joe Biden was reportedly coming closer to dropping out of the White House race Friday as allies including Barack Obama were said to have expressed concerns that he can no longer win the 2024 election. The 81-year-old Democrat was holed up at his beach house with Covid as multiple US media reports said he was considering the future of ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/07 06:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump politics Presidential Elections United States
Donald Trump predicted an "incredible victory" Thursday in accepting the Republican presidential nomination from a party euphoric over his escape from assassination and buoyed by the apparent implosion of Joe Biden's reelection campaign. "We will have an incredible victory, and we will begin the four greatest years in the history of our ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/07 04:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Joe Biden politics Presidential Elections United States
World leaders lined up to pay tribute to Joe Biden after he announced Sunday he was dropping out of the US presidential race. Biden notified the public of his decision in a letter, a stunning move that upends the 2024 race for the White House. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's new nominee. - European allies ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/07 05:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Kamala Harris politics Presidential Elections United States
US Vice President Kamala Harris launched her election campaign Monday with a blistering personal attack on Donald Trump and vowed to win in November despite the "rollercoaster" of President Joe Biden's shock exit. As she closed in on the Democratic Party's nomination with the support of a slew of heavyweights and massive voter donations, Harris ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/07 04:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Joe Biden Kamala Harris politics Presidential Elections United States
US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday that he had dropped out of the 2024 election to unite his party and his country, saying in a historic Oval Office speech that it was time to pass the torch to "younger voices." In his first televised address since his stunning decision, the 81-year-old hailed his "tough" and "capable" Vice President ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/07 04:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nicola Maduro politics Presidential Election Venezuela
Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday at protesters challenging the reelection victory claimed by President Nicolas Maduro but disputed by the opposition and questioned abroad. Thousands of people flooded the streets of several neighborhoods of the capital, chanting "Freedom, freedom!" and "This government is going ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/08 03:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron France government politics
President Emmanuel Macron faced an uphill battle Tuesday seeking fresh talks over a new government in France, with the political left refusing to take part after he rejected their candidate for prime minister. More than seven weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary election which cost his allies their relative majority, Macron has still not ...
