Trump Formally Named Republican Candidate, Picks Right-Winger for VP

This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 22:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump Republicans US Presidential Elections

Donald Trump won formal nomination Monday as the Republican presidential candidate and picked a right-wing loyalist for running mate, kicking off a triumphalist party convention in the wake of last weekend's failed assassination attempt. Trump announced 39-year-old Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential pick, rewarding a one-time harsh ...

US Judge Dismisses Trump Classified Documents Case

This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 22:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump White House

A Florida judge appointed by Donald Trump has dismissed Monday the criminal case against him on charges of mishandling top secret documents, a stunning victory for the former president who immediately called for his other pending cases to be dismissed as well. The decision effectively removes a major legal threat for Trump, who faces multiple ...

Germany Arrests Suspected Hezbollah Member

This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 18:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

A suspected member of Hezbollah has been arrested in Germany, accused of procuring components for drones believed to be used in attacks on Israel, German prosecutors said Monday. The Lebanese man named as Fadel Z was detained on Sunday, federal prosecutors said in a statement. He was "strongly suspected of membership of a foreign terrorist ...

The Secret Service: From Anti-Fraud Enforcement to VIP Protection

Malo Pinatel 2024-07-15 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump

The image went viral worldwide: Trump, fist raised beneath the star-spangled banner, escorted by his security detail. Men in dark suits and sunglasses, representing an agency whose enigmatic name might mislead many about its true mission: The United States Secret Service (USSS). It is one of the oldest federal agencies in charge of law ...

Zelensky Calls on Russia to Attend Second Ukraine Summit

This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 17:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Russia should be represented at a second summit aiming to secure lasting peace with the Kremlin, after more than two years of war. Both sides have shunned direct peace talks since negotiations between Russian and Ukraine delegations fell through in the early weeks of Russia's invasion ...

No Surprises Expected as Syrians Vote in Parliamentary Poll

This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 14:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Syrians in government-held areas were voting Monday in their fourth parliamentary election since civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep President Bashar al-Assad's ruling Baath party in power. The election came amid overtures from Ankara towards Damascus, after ties were severed following the start of Syria's war in 2011, with Assad ...

Editorial – A World Adrift

Michel Touma 2024-07-15 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States

“The world is (really) going to the dogs.” This brief, laconic reflection, expressed in an online post, is likely to become a common refrain on social networks. It alludes to a series of serious, historically significant events that are unfolding at an alarming pace in a feverish and deadly atmosphere all around the globe. The assassination ...

Trump Stars at Milwaukee Republican Convention Clouded by Shooting

This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 10:31 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail on Monday as the star of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee – a gathering meant to fire up the grassroots that has instead been overshadowed by the weekend attempt on his life. The 78-year-old former president is carrying Republican hopes into November's election and, days after an ...

Biden Tells Americans to "Cool it Down"

This Is Beirut 2024-07-15 09:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States

US President Joe Biden sought to calm a divided nation Sunday after his rival Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, saying in a rare Oval Office address that it was time to lower the temperature of America's hostile politics. "It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that," Biden said in a televised address ...

Political Variations

2024-07-15 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Emmanuel Macron

The latest elections in France unveiled the evolving political chasms, the growing political and constitutional discrepancies and the systemic exclusions aimed at hobbling the National Rally (NR), and perpetuating the stigmas and the ostracism against this political formation. Ten million political voters are discounted from the French political ...

Germany: 2 Dead in an Attack in Lautlingen

This Is Beirut 2024-07-14 16:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Two people were shot dead in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said, adding that the suspected gunman was also found dead in what appeared to be a domestic incident. The attacker was reportedly a hunter, according to Bild newspaper and broadcaster SWR. Police in the Reutlingen region said they received several reports of gunshots in the ...

Trump Speaks Out After Assassination Attempt

This Is Beirut 2024-07-14 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump called on Americans Sunday to stand united after he was injured in an assassination attempt – a shocking incident that opened a dark new chapter in an already polarized US presidential race. The 78-year-old former president was hit in the ear at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, while the shooter and a bystander were killed ...