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Kamala Harris Wins Nancy Pelosi's Support for Presidential Race

This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 20:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday won the crucial backing of Democratic heavyweight Nancy Pelosi to lead the party against Donald Trump in November after Joe Biden's stunning exit from the 2024 race. As the endorsements stacked up, the 59-year-old Harris made her first public appearance since Biden's announcement in a ceremony at the ...

US Secret Service 'Failed' in Mission to Protect Trump

This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 19:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle acknowledged on Monday that the agency "failed" in its mission to prevent the assassination attempt on Former President Donald Trump. "The Secret Service's solemn mission is to protect our nation's leaders," Cheatle said during testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and ...

Ukrainian Drones Set Ablaze Russian Oil Refinery

This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 14:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Ukraine

A barrage of drones launched by Ukraine overnight sparked a blaze at an oil refinery in southern Russia, in Kyiv's latest aerial strike, officials in Ukraine and Russia said Monday. Regional authorities in the Russian Black Sea town of Tuapse in the Krasnodar region said debris from one downed drone sparked a fire at an oil refinery. Kyiv and ...

Harris's Contenders Fall in Line Following Biden's Drop

This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 14:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Endorsements poured in swiftly Sunday for Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee following Joe Biden's extraordinary announcement that he would step down from the race. Throwing support behind the current US vice president were a variety of party heavyweights as well as numerous governors and other officials previously ...

Editorial – Middle East Escalation: Foolishness Reigns

Michel Touma 2024-07-22 11:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Middle East

The foolishness strategy is in full swing in the region—more than ever. On the night of July 17, the Israeli Knesset quietly passed a resolution rejecting the creation of a Palestinian State… This insidious move undermines the Biden administration just as it prepares to host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week. American leaders are ...

Biden Backs Harris, Biggest Day for Top Democrat Fundraiser

This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 10:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Democratic fundraising group ActBlue said on Sunday evening that it had seen its biggest single-day haul of the 2024 election after US President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. "As of 9pm ET, grassroots supporters have raised $46.7 million through ActBlue following Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign launch. ...

Elections, the New Cold War and the Simmering International Crises

2024-07-22 10:04 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Palestine

European elections, followed by domestic elections in France, the jump-starting of the United States presidential campaigns, the electoral parodies in Venezuela and Iran, and the unhindered war courses in Ukraine, Gaza, South Lebanon, South-West Syria and Sudan are interfacing and reconfiguring the international political scene around tangled ...

International Reactions to Biden Dropping Out

This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 04:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United States

World leaders lined up to pay tribute to Joe Biden after he announced Sunday he was dropping out of the US presidential race. Biden notified the public of his decision in a letter, a stunning move that upends the 2024 race for the White House. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's new nominee. - European allies ...

What Happens After Biden Exit?

This Is Beirut 2024-07-21 22:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was withdrawing from the presidential race against challenger Donald Trump, following a dismal debate performance and flagging polling numbers. The stepping down of the Democratic party's flag bearer at the last minute is unprecedented in modern US electoral history, and a high-risk ...

Kamala Harris, Trailblazer Eying America's Last Glass Ceiling

This Is Beirut 2024-07-21 22:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

US Presidential Elections

For years Kamala Harris faced criticism that she was not up to the job of being a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now, she finds herself feted by Democrats as their best hope to stop Donald Trump's comeback. Despite blazing a trail as the first woman, Black and South Asian vice president in United States history, the 59-year-old Democrat long ...

Biden Drops Out of Election Race, Endorses Kamala Harris

This Is Beirut 2024-07-21 21:02 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Donald Trump US Presidential Elections

Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's new nominee, in a stunning move that upends the 2024 race for the White House. The 81-year-old Biden stepped aside after weeks of pressure from Democrats following a disastrous debate performance, throwing the ...

Five Ways Turkey Is Building Its Influence in Africa

This Is Beirut 2024-07-21 13:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Turkey

Turkey is pushing for diplomatic and economic influence on the world stage – not least in Africa, where it announced plans this week to search for oil and gas off Somalia. Over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power, Ankara has consolidated its foothold on the continent, quadrupling its number of embassies there. Here are five ...