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SpotlightTrump Favored by Netanyahu and Israelis in US Presidential Election

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely bet on the return of the Republican candidate to the White House on November 5, despite uncertainties about future U.S. support for Israel, experts say. During his campaign, the Republican vowed to ensure that Israel "would no longer face threats of ...

Turkey Submits Letter to UN Calling for Arms Embargo on Israel

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey's foreign ministry said Sunday it had submitted a letter to the United Nations, signed by 52 countries and two organizations, calling for a halt in arms deliveries to Israel. “We have written a joint letter calling on all countries to stop the sale of arms and ammunition to Israel. We delivered this letter, which has 54 ...

Spanish Royals Pelted with Mud as Flood Death Toll Tops 200

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 17:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Furious locals pelted Spain's royals and premier on Sunday with mud and cries of "murderers!", forcing officials to cut short their visit to the town worst hit by the floods, which have killed more than 200. The angry crowd in the town of Paiporta focused most of its wrath on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the head of the Valencia ...

PoliticsHarris and Trump Race Through Swing States in Final Campaign Push

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 17:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump began a frantic last push across US swing states Sunday, with less than 48 hours of campaigning left to secure a decisive edge in a bitterly fought and historically close presidential election. Over 75 million people have cast early ballots ahead of Tuesday's climax, and the race is down to the wire - with more ...

ReportWest Bank Camp Fears Future After UNRWA Office Raid

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Residents of the Nour Shams camp in the occupied West Bank are fearful for their future after an Israeli raid this week damaged the UN agency for Palestinian refugees office there. The 13,000 inhabitants of the camp near the northern city of Tulkarem depend heavily on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ...

PoliticsTurkey Seeks to Deepen Relations with Africa

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkey on Sunday said it was committed to deepening relations with Africa, which it and called on to back diplomatic support for Palestinians, as it held its latest African summit in Djibouti. Turkey has invested heavily across Africa in recent years, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan carrying out 50 visits to 31 countries during his two ...

ChronicleThe Role of Social Media in the American Presidential Election

Tylia El Helou 2024-11-03 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Social media has profoundly reshaped the American presidential election landscape, influencing campaign strategies, candidate-voter interactions and the direction of public debate. These platforms have become indispensable tools for capturing voters' attention, mobilizing support bases and shaping public opinion. However, they also present ...

Iran Holds Rallies to Mark 1979 Hostage Crisis

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian demonstrators gathered on Sunday outside the former US embassy in Tehran to mark the anniversary of the 1979 hostage crisis that has for decades shaped relations between Washington and Tehran. The hostage crisis began in November 1979 following the Islamic revolution led by Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which ...

Spain's Royals Visit Flooded Region Where 200 were Killed

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are due Sunday to visit the Valencia region, Spanish media reported, where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people. Hopes of finding survivors ebbed five days after torrents of muddy water wrecked towns and infrastructure in Spain's worst such disaster in decades. Almost all the deaths have ...

Supporters of Bolivian Ex-President Take 200 Soldiers Hostage

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Supporters of former Bolivian president Evo Morales are holding at least 200 soldiers hostage, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday, as their weeks-long standoff with the state escalates. Three military units in central Bolivia's Chapare province were "assaulted by irregular groups" on Friday, with the assailants "taking more than 200 military ...

Who are the US's Third Party Candidates?

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 10:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A scion of the famed Kennedy family. A Green Party activist. A self-proclaimed "armed and gay" libertarian. The US presidential election is toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. However, the two-party system still left room this year for three fringe players who could yet influence an ultra-tight election on ...

COP16 Summit Ends, No Agreement on Biodiversity Funding

This is Beirut 2024-11-02 19:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection. With other successes under its belt, the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was suspended by its president Susana Muhamad as ...