This Is Beirut 25/07 10:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amnesty International called on the United Nations Thursday to extend the arms embargo on Darfur to cover all of Sudan, in a report on weapons flooding the war-torn country. The 15-month war between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces "is being fuelled by an almost unimpeded supply of weapons into Sudan by states and ...
This Is Beirut 25/07 10:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump launched a volley of attacks against US Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday, calling her a "radical left lunatic" in his first rally since she became the de facto Democratic Party nominee for November's election. Trump's address comes as Harris, 59, hits the campaign trail armed with President Joe Biden's endorsement -- after his ...
This Is Beirut 25/07 04:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut 25/07 01:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are in their "closing stages," a US official said Wednesday, ahead of talks between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden will try to close some "final gaps" in his talks with Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday but key elements including the ...
This Is Beirut 24/07 20:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia, a key player in Yemen's nearly decade-long war, on Wednesday welcomed a deal between Yemen's government and the Iran-backed Houthis to halt tit-for-tat banking sanctions. The deal was announced on Tuesday by Hans Grundberg, the United Nations' envoy to Yemen, in a bid to end the warring parties' battle for control over the country's ...
This Is Beirut 24/07 16:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A far-right Israeli minister said Wednesday he had prayed at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, yet again defying longstanding rules that permit Jewish visits but forbid prayer. The mosque compound is Islam's third holiest site and a symbol of Palestinian national identity but it is also revered by Jews as the site of their ancient ...
This Is Beirut 24/07 14:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Reuters reported on Wednesday that a car bomb in northern Moscow injured an official from Russia's military intelligence agency. Russia's Interior Ministry stated that two people were injured in a blast caused by an unidentified device. Russian media reports that shortly after the officer and an unidentified woman got into the car in a Moscow ...
This Is Beirut 24/07 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Joe Biden will give what could be his final Oval Office speech on Wednesday to explain why he dropped out of November's election and deny that he will spend six months as a lame duck. With the world's eyes already on a looming clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will insist in his address to the nation ...
This Is Beirut 24/07 13:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Republican candidate Donald Trump's campaign has filed a complaint on Tuesday to the Federal Election Commission over Vice President Kamala Harris' use of campaign funds raised by Joe Biden. President Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday, following a disastrous debate performance and growing dissent within the Democratic Party over his ...
This Is Beirut 24/07 12:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound on Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilize chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war. It is the first time the South Korean leader's office in downtown Seoul, which is protected by scores of soldiers and a ...
Aubin Eymard 24/07 11:59 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
From his beginnings as a senator, to his nomination as Barack Obama’s running mate and his election as President of the United States, Joe Biden has left a mark on America’s political history over the last fifty years. Let us take a deep dive into his long-spanning career in the service of Uncle Sam. In recent weeks, Joe Biden made a plethora ...
This Is Beirut 24/07 11:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage, but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital told AFP. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety, and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the ...