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Iran's Widespread Human Rights Abuses Criticized at UN Meeting

par This Is Beirut, 18/03 15:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Several countries criticized Iran's widespread human rights abuses in a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday. Several countries condemned on Monday the extent of human rights violations in Iran during a UN meeting, denouncing the sharp increase in death sentences and executions. A handful of nations, including Russia, China and Cuba, ...

Baltimore Bridge Collapses after Ship Collision

par This Is Beirut, 26/03 11:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed after a ship collided with it, the Maryland Transportation Authority said early Tuesday. "I-695 Key Bridge collapse due to ship strike," the MTA posted on social media platform X, referring to the interstate highway. It urged drivers to avoid the route over the Patapsco River, ...

Russia Claims to Have Evidence of Ukraine Link to Moscow Attack

par This Is Beirut, 28/03 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia claimed, on Thursday, that it has evidence that Ukrainian nationalists were linked to last week's Moscow attack. The US has dismissed these claims as absurd. Russia said Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week's massacre at a concert hall outside Moscow were linked to "Ukrainian nationalists", a claim that the United States ...

US, Japan Upgrade Defense Ties During Washington State Visit

par This Is Beirut, 11/04 11:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The US and Japan announced their biggest upgrade to defense ties, during a Washington state visit, in which the leaders agreed that a Japanese astronaut will be the first non-American to walk on the Moon. US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled their countries' biggest ever upgrade in defense ties Wednesday ...

Is Washington's Brain Fog Lifting?

par David Hale, 19/04 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Small powers can rarely indulge in national security self-delusion. The potentially existential cost of such luxury is simply too high. It is a different matter for great powers, which can carry on in willful contradiction of national interests, obvious threats, and plain facts for some time before reality intrudes. Since October 7, 2023, ...

Terry Anderson, Lebanon's Longest-held Hostage, Dies at 76

par This Is Beirut, 22/04 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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American journalist Terry Anderson, who was snatched by Islamic militants in Lebanon in 1985 and held hostage for six years, died at age 76 Sunday, his former employer the Associated Press (AP) said. Anderson, then the AP's Beirut bureau chief, was the longest-held Western hostage in Lebanon when he was finally released in 1991. He died at his ...

Blinken Visits China to Manage Tensions but Increase Pressure

par This Is Beirut, 24/04 14:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Blinken visited China on Wednesday, as the US seeks to increase pressure over Ukraine and Fentanyl, while simultaneously managing tensions ahead of November's upcoming election. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned Wednesday to China on his second visit in one year, as the United States ramps up pressure on its ...

Iran Asked Washington for Help After Helicopter Crash

par This Is Beirut, 20/05 23:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States said on Monday that Iran had asked for its assistance after the helicopter crash that claimed the life of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and offered its condolences while deeming that he had "blood on his hands". "The Iranian government has asked us for help," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters, even ...

Biden Warns of Electing "Convicted Felon" Trump

par This Is Beirut, 04/06 11:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American president Joe Biden blasted Donald Trump on Monday as a "convicted felon" who is seeking the US presidency for the first time in history, in a dramatic escalation of his attacks on his rival in November's election. Biden, 81, was using the description for the first time since Trump was convicted by a New York jury of covering up hush ...

Biden and Macron Reaffirm US-European Alliance

par This Is Beirut, 08/06 19:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden on Saturday vowed Washington was "standing strong" with Ukraine as French counterpart Emmanuel Macron hosted him on a state visit, shadowed by Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion and the looming United States election. Speaking after visiting Normandy earlier this week to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Biden repeatedly ...

Biden Age Concerns On Display in Heated Presidential Debate

par This Is Beirut, 28/06 09:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden stumbled in the first presidential debate, against Donald Trump, on Thursday evening, fueling concerns over the presidents age. A halting Joe Biden struggled Thursday to allay concerns he is too old for a second term in the White House in a fiery debate with Donald Trump marked by personal insults. A bombastic Trump lashed ...

Biden to Meet Democratic Governors, to Assuage Age Concerns

par This Is Beirut, 03/07 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Joe Biden is to meet Democratic governors, Wednesday, to assuage growing anxiety over the viability of his candidacy following a disastrous debate performance. The White House said Biden will meet with Democratic governors on Wednesday evening, to reassure them of his competence as he faces growing pressure to withdraw his candidacy, following ...

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