US Vice Presidential Contenders to Face Off in a Tense Debate

This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US vice presidential contenders J.D. Vance and Tim Walz face off in what could be an unusually important undercard debate Tuesday as they compete for the decisive votes of the American heartland. The debate between Democrat Walz, the Minnesota governor chosen by Kamala Harris, and Republican Vance, the Ohio senator who is Donald Trump's running ...

Biden, Trump Fight Over Deadly Hurricane Helene

This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to 118 on Monday, as the disaster became a hot topic in an already bitter election campaign, with the White House angrily refuting claims it had been slow to respond. With hundreds still missing across several southeastern US states and the death toll ...

3 Dead, 9 Wounded in Israeli Raid on Damascus

This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 04:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

As Israel announced its ground incursion on Lebanon, Syria's official news agency SANA said the country's air defense systems were intercepting "hostile targets" in the Damascus area. Syrian state media said three civilians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Damascus early Tuesday and nine others were wounded, citing a military source. "The ...

US to Send Thousands of Troops to Middle East

This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 20:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Pentagon announced on Monday that the United States is preparing to send "few thousand" additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if needed. The increased presence will come from multiple fighter jet squadrons, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. The additional personnel would ...

Blinken Declares World Is 'Safer' After Nasrallah's Death

This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 19:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the world is safer after Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Hezbollah chief as a "brutal terrorist" while insisting diplomacy was the Middle East's best chance at stability. "The region and the world are safer without him," Blinken, speaking in Washington, said of the deceased ...

Netanyahu Declares Support For Iranian People

This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an English video message to the Iranian people on Monday that there was “no place in the Middle East” that could not be reached by Israel. At a time his country's army is pounding Iranian-backed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, Netanyahu declared his support to the Iranian people while condemning ...

Has the War in Lebanon Rescued Netanyahu?

Ali A. Hamadé 2024-09-30 14:48 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu

  Nearly a year after the onset of the Gaza war and the opening of the Lebanese front, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is enjoying his highest approval rating since taking office. A year later, it is evident that this conflict shows no signs of resolution. In recent months, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have ...

Death Toll From Storm Helene in US Rises to 93

This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 12:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The death toll from powerful storm Helene jumped to at least 93 on Sunday, with one county in North Carolina alone reporting 30 deaths, authorities said, as rescuers battled to reach people in need across the southeastern United States. The storm response took on a political tinge after President Joe Biden and the two candidates vying to replace ...

US Vice Presidential Candidates to Face-Off in Debate

This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz will face off Tuesday in a debate that promises to be a feisty battle to win over voters in middle America, who could decide the cliffhanger 2024 election. The combative Vance, 40, shares former president Donald Trump's gift for courting controversy, whether by smearing Democrats as ...

Russian PM to Meet Iranian President in Tehran

This Is Beirut 2024-09-29 19:14 - Reading : less than a minute

Russia announced Sunday that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Monday. The announcement came as Russia condemned Israel's "political murder" of Iran-backed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Mishustin will hold talks with Pezeshkian and First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, ...

China 'Deeply Concerned' About Situation in Middle East

This Is Beirut 2024-09-29 11:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Middle East

China said on Sunday it was “deeply concerned” about the situation in the Middle East, following the death in Lebanon of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement, in Israeli bombardments. Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite group allied with Palestinian Hamas at war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, confirmed on Saturday the death ...

Blinken Affirms Diplomatic Solutions Remain Viable in Mideast

This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 23:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States still believes a diplomatic solution is possible in the Middle East, even as Israel strikes Lebanon, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. "The path to diplomacy may seem difficult to see at this moment, but it is there, and in our judgment, it is necessary. We will continue to work intensively," Blinken told a news ...