2024-03-08 11:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Senegalese people now have a clear picture concerning the forthcoming presidential elections, scheduled for March 24, and can envision a way out of the major crisis caused by the last-minute postponement of the election last month. Senegal on Thursday looked set to elect its new president on March 24 and end weeks of crisis triggered by the delay ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-08 11:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Highly scrutinized by both supporters and detractors, US President Joe Biden delivered a powerful speech on Thursday, March 7, in his final State of the Union address before the November elections, aimed squarely at his rival Donald Trump. Embodying "optimism" against Donald Trump's "rancor" and "moral strength" against the "hatred" fueled by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 21:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kyiv Ukraine United Kingdom Volodymyr Zelensky
Britain will supply Ukraine with more than 10,000 drones to aid its fight against Russia's invasion, the government said Thursday as Defense Secretary Grant Shapps visited Kyiv. The defense ministry said it was spending a further £125 million ($160 million) on "cutting-edge drones", bringing its overall drone package to Ukraine to £325 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy. Days after Hungary followed key holdout Turkey and became the last NATO member to sign off, Sweden ceremonially handed over accession documents to the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 19:48 - Reading : less than a minute
US President Joe Biden's impending coronation as the 2024 Democratic candidate was interrupted -- slightly -- on Super Tuesday when a little-known businessman claimed victory in American Samoa. Jason Palmer beat the incumbent and runaway favorite in the tiny Pacific Ocean territory's caucus, securing a majority there even if most Americans are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 15:02 - Reading : less than a minute
One person was killed and two others were injured in an incident at an oil refinery in southern Iran on Thursday, state media reported. The incident occurred during repair work on a furnace of the Aftab oil refinery company, a private firm located near the port city of Bandar Abbas, said the official IRNA news agency. The company said in a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 14:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Daesh's Nigerian affiliate has been blamed for the recent attack in northeastern Nigeria, which saw over 100 people, mostly women and children, being kidnapped from a number of displacement camps. More than 100 people are missing after jihadists in northeast Nigeria carried out a mass kidnapping that targeted women and children from ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 12:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following their Super Tuesday wins, Biden's crucial State of the Union address looms on Thursday as he seeks to convince voters that he is fit enough to beat Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. US President Joe Biden faces one of the most critical moments of his political career with a State of the Union speech aimed at ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 11:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN Security Council United Nations United States
Haiti's spiraling security situation has become "critical,” said the UN Security Council on Wednesday, March 6, as armed gangs threaten a full-scale civil war. The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 19:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA
Republican former UN ambassador Nikki Haley halted her White House campaign on Wednesday, refraining from endorsing former President Donald Trump. However, she urged Trump to garner the support of moderates and independents who had previously backed her during the primary. Republican former UN ambassador Nikki Haley suspended her White House ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 19:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A missile launched by Yemen's Houthis struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, resulting in at least two fatalities and six injuries among the crew, according to a statement from a US official. A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi hit a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, with the crew reporting at least two dead and six ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 17:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN's International Organization for Migration has released new figures, on Wednesday, claiming over 8000 migrants deaths on migration routes last year, making 2023 the deadliest year for migrants for a decade. Although IOM acknowledges the true death toll is likely far higher. At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, ...