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South Korean Ex-Leader Yoon Indicted for Abuse of Power: Prosecutors

This is Beirut, 01/05 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Thursday for abuse of power over his martial law declaration, prosecutors said, adding to the impeached ex-leader's legal jeopardy. The new indictment without detention comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his December 3 martial law attempt, which sought to ...

Trump Celebrates 100 Days in Office With Campaign-Style Rally

This is Beirut, 30/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United States Donald Trump Politics

Donald Trump promised Tuesday that he is just getting started as he marked the radical and vengeful beginning of a presidency that has shaken the world and destabilized the United States. Basking in the adulation of cheering supporters in Michigan, the 78-year-old touted the "most successful first 100 days of any administration in the ...

Kashmir Attack Unites Political Foes in India, Pakistan

This is Beirut, 29/04 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Pakistan India Kashmir Politics

India and Pakistan have been exchanging fire across their de facto border since the Kashmir attack, but in New Delhi and Islamabad, political foes are coming together and looking to score points. On April 22, gunmen killed 26 people in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, the disputed Himalayan region that has long been a dangerous thorn in ...

Palestinian President Abbas Appoints Aide as Potential Successor

This is Beirut, 27/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Palestine Mahmoud Abbas PLO Politics

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday, positioning him as a potential successor to the veteran leader. Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed by Abbas, 89, after the vice presidency position was created during a convention held in Ramallah ...

Ivory Coast Opposition Supporters to Protest Against Leader's Ouster from Poll

This is Beirut, 24/04 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Supporters of Ivory Coast's main opposition party are set to demonstrate outside courts on Thursday to protest the removal of their candidate from an upcoming presidential election. An Abidjan court on Tuesday struck Tidjane Thiam off the electoral list -- a decision that cannot be appealed and rules him out of standing in the October 25 ...

Another Round of Anti-Trump Protests Hits US Cities

This is Beirut, 20/04 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Donald Trump Politics Protests

Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States for a second major round of demonstrations against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies. In New York, people gathered outside the city's main library carrying signs targeting the US president with slogans like "No Kings in ...

Republicans Launch Probe Into Top US University Harvard

This is Beirut, 18/04 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Republicans Harvard Politics

Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of President Donald Trump's attacks on elite institutions. The lawmakers wrote to the world-renowned education and research establishment demanding documents on its hiring practices, ...

More Than 130 Students in US Join Federal Lawsuit Over Revoked Visas

This is Beirut, 17/04 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

US Justice Politics Education Immigration

More than 130 international students across the United States have joined a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully canceling their visas, jeopardizing their legal status in the country, court documents show. The students allege the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency abruptly and illegally terminated their status ...

Canada PM Carney Avoids French Blunder as He Faces Attack in Key Debate

This is Beirut, 17/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Canada Politics Debate Elections

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney avoided major errors in a French debate Wednesday that tested his occasionally shaky language skills, as the election front-runner sought to parry attacks from his conservative opponent. Carney, who leads Canada's Liberal Party, has at times struggled to articulate his positions in French while campaigning ...

Trump Signs Order to Tighten Controls on Federal Elections

This is Beirut, 26/03 05:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United States Donald Trump Election Politics

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered tighter controls on federal elections, including requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, as the Republican continues to attack a system he insists remains tilted against him. Experts swiftly denounced his executive order as an abuse of presidential power that could ultimately prevent ...

Under Trump's Threat, Canada Calls for Early Elections

This is Beirut, 24/03 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Canada United States Donald Trump Politics Elections

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trump's drive to annex the United States' huge northern neighbor. Carney, a former central banker, was chosen by Canada's centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced the ...

Trump Veers Towards Courts Clash Over Migrant Flights

This is Beirut, 18/03 02:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United States Donald Trump Justice Politics

US President Donald Trump barreled towards a showdown with the courts Monday after his administration expelled alleged members of a Venezuelan gang under little-used, centuries-old wartime legislation. Trump, already pushing the law to its limits on several fronts, also claimed he had annulled pardons issued by Joe Biden on the grounds that his ...

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