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Biden Urges Democrats to Support His Reelection

par This Is Beirut, 08/07 18:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Joe Biden urged Democratic lawmakers on Monday to either back his reelection campaign or challenge him at the party convention next month as the US president's reelection bid entered a critical week. The 81-year-old doubled down on his defiance of calls to step aside after a disastrous debate against Republican rival Donald Trump last month ...

Iran: Pezeshkian's Victory, a Hope for Nuclear Negotiations

par This Is Beirut, 06/07 18:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Masoud Pezeshkian's victory in Iran's presidential elections has given a rare boost to efforts for scaling down years of tensions over Tehran's nuclear program, even with no indication of any upcoming breakthrough in the crisis. Pezeshkian's defeat of ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili, a former chief nuclear negotiator whose intransigence and style ...

Despite Sanctions, Maduro Says Talks Will Resume With US

par This Is Beirut, 02/07 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that talks would soon resume with the United States, which has reimposed crippling sanctions on the South American country's oil industry, as he looks towards this month's election. Maduro claimed that Washington had initiated the proposal and that Caracas had agreed to it after two months of careful ...

Taliban Told to 'Include Women' in Public Life at UN Talks

par This Is Beirut, 01/07 23:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha. Rights organizations have strongly criticized the controversial UN move to exclude the groups, including women's rights activists, ...

US Supreme Court Rules on Trump Immunity, Delaying Trial

par This Is Beirut, 01/07 12:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump enjoys some immunity from prosecution as a former president, a ruling that will likely delay his trial for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. The 6-3 decision split along ideological lines comes four months ahead of the election in which Trump is the Republican candidate to take on ...

Putin Suggests Russia Should Produce Previously Banned Missiles

par This Is Beirut, 28/06 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should start producing short- and intermediate-range missiles that were previously banned under a now-defunct arms treaty with the United States. Putin was referring to missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers (300–3,400 miles) that were banned under the Cold War-era ...

US Sanctions Oil Tankers Over Iran Nuclear 'Escalation'

par This Is Beirut, 27/06 23:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against shipping companies for transporting Iranian oil, saying it was a response to Tehran's nuclear "escalation," on the eve of presidential elections in the Islamic republic. "Over the past month, Iran has announced steps to further expand its nuclear program in ways that have no credible ...

Biden and Trump Set for Historic 2024 Presidential Debate

par This Is Beirut, 27/06 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in a crucial US presidential debate on Thursday, as they vie for voter support in a tightly contested and deeply polarized 2024 election. Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for a historic US presidential debate Thursday, with the stage set for what could be an inflection point in the 2024 race, as ...

US Sanctions 'Shadow Banking Network' Supporting Iran

par This Is Beirut, 25/06 18:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States unveiled sweeping sanctions Tuesday against almost 50 individuals and companies it says were part of a "shadow banking" network that moved billions of dollars for Iran's military. The sanctions target a network of Iranian exchange houses and foreign firms that enabled Iran's defense ministry and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...

Time Travel: Mann Act

par Chelsea Al Arif, 25/06 12:13 - Reading : less than a minute

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Travel back in time to 1910. What happened in the United States of America on June 25, 1910? Join us weekly on Time Travel as we explore historical events under a different theme every month. This June, we’re exploring crimes!

Julian Assange Lands in US Territory to Stand Trial

par This Is Beirut, 25/06 10:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed on US soil on Wednesday to face a final court hearing under a plea deal expected to end years of legal drama and allow him to return to his native Australia as a free man. AFP reporters saw a private jet carrying the 52-year-old touch down in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, the Pacific US territory ...

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