This Is Beirut 2024-07-18 10:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Senator J.D. Vance, chosen by Donald Trump to support his campaign, called on Wednesday for America to “choose a new path” that puts workers at its center, during his keynote speech at the Republican convention in Milwaukee. Donald Trump's vice presidential pick J.D. Vance lit up the Republican National Convention Wednesday with a speech ...
Salam Zaatari 2024-07-18 10:23 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
I remember not too long ago, when YouTuber and influencer Andrew Tate predicted his arrest, he stated something about some shadow forces that still resonates in my thoughts, he called them “the matrix”. Tate said there are three steps to eliminate an influence that does not go along with hidden agendas or “the matrix” (the world ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-18 03:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms Wednesday, shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition. The 81-year-old Democrat gave reporters the thumbs up and said "I feel good" as he cut short a campaign trip to Las Vegas and flew to his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-17 21:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled Wednesday a new plan for countries in the Americas to boost production of semiconductors, which are critical just about everywhere in modern industry and a sector dominated by China. "This initiative will turbocharge countries' capacity to assemble, to test and to package semiconductors, beginning ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-17 18:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia and Ukraine have released a total of 190 captured soldiers in the latest prisoner exchange between the two countries, officials in Moscow and Kyiv announced on Wednesday. Thousands of POWs have been freed in more than 50 individual exchanges throughout the war – an area where the two sides have been able to strike rare agreements since ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-17 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A late French priest celebrated for his work with the poor has been accused of sexually assaulting several women, one of them underage, charities Emmaus and Fondation Abbe Pierre said on Wednesday. “Our organizations celebrate the courage of the people who have given testimony and, through their words, allowed these facts to come to light. We ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-17 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
China said on Wednesday it had suspended negotiations with the United States on nuclear non-proliferation and arms control in response to Washington's weapons sales to Taiwan. The US and China in November held rare talks on nuclear arms control, part of a bid to ease mistrust ahead of a summit between leader Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. Further ...
Rami Rayess 2024-07-17 14:47 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In the wake of the presidential debate between US President Joe Biden and his rival, former President Donald Trump, Biden's lackluster (if not catastrophic, as leading commentators and political analysts have described) performance has fueled expectations that Trump may achieve a decisive victory. Biden's frequent gaffes and almost daily slips of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-17 13:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two drones were launched against a base in Iraq where forces of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition are stationed, security officials said on Wednesday. “An attack using two drones” targeted Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province on Tuesday evening, a police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-17 12:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
King Charles III will read out Labor's first program for government in a decade and a half on Wednesday when the UK parliament formally reopens following the July 4 election. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will put turbocharging economic growth at the heart of his legislative plans as Labor runs the UK for the first time in 14 years. "The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-17 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to a US court document, a former Syrian military commander called Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw one of the most infamous jails in Syria and is suspected of torturing and executing political prisoners, was taken into custody in Los Angeles, the New York Times reported. In his application for US citizenship, al-Sheikh is charged ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-17 12:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran on Wednesday rejected accusations by US media implicating it in a plot to kill former US president Donald Trump. CNN reported Tuesday that US authorities received intelligence from a "human source" weeks ago on an alleged Iranian plot against the former president, prompting his protection to be boosted. Other US outlets also reported the ...