This Is Beirut 06/08 17:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
From his teen start in the United States military to teaching in China and on a Native American reservation before entering politics, Democratic vice presidential pick Tim Walz packs a full resume – and exudes folksy appeal. A second-term Minnesota governor and now Kamala Harris's running mate, Walz brings a rural Midwestern perspective to her ...
This Is Beirut 06/08 17:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, opting for the Minnesota governor as the partner most likely to complement her in a historic bid for the White House. Walz had been on a shortlist with a string of other Democratic figures seen as broadening Harris's appeal as she sprints into the contest against Donald Trump. Aiming to ...
This Is Beirut 06/08 12:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Venezuela's opposition leaders on Monday appealed to the Army, the main pillar of support for President Nicolas Maduro, to "take the side of the people" after his disputed reelection, a call swiftly met with a criminal probe. Prosecutors said they had opened an investigation targeting opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential ...
This Is Beirut 06/08 11:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Bangladesh's army chief was due to meet student protest leaders on Tuesday, a day after the military took control as mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. Hasina, 76, had been in power since 2009 but was accused of rigging elections in January and then watched millions of people take to the streets over the ...
This Is Beirut 06/08 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kamala Harris was set to announce her running mate on Tuesday before the pair heads out on a five-day swing through America's hottest battleground states, just three months out from the presidential election. The US vice president's campaign has come out of the blocks at a lightning pace since she replaced Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ...
This Is Beirut 05/08 20:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN experts on Monday called for the prosecution of Iranian officials who may have committed crimes against humanity during a 2022 crackdown on demonstrations that particularly targeted ethnic and religious minorities. The UN Human Rights Council mandated experts to carry out an investigation on Iran following nationwide protests triggered by the ...
This Is Beirut 05/08 20:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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France's President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he had spoken to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia and all three had urged "restraint" to avoid an escalation in the Middle East. "I have spoken to President Mohamed bin Zayed and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the situation in the Middle East. We call on all actors to be ...
This Is Beirut 05/08 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused social media networks of "fascism" and censorship on Monday as his government blocked Instagram for a fourth day. The United States-owned platform, which has an estimated 50-60 million subscribers in Turkey, has been accused by government officials of censorship and failing to remove posts the ...
This Is Beirut 05/08 16:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon said on Monday, more than a year after military coup leaders in the African country told them to leave. The "withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 201 in Agadez is complete," the Pentagon said in a joint statement with Niger's Defense ...
This Is Beirut 05/08 15:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sheikh Hasina, the outgoing Prime Minister of Bangladesh, once symbolized democratic hope for the country by helping to topple the military dictatorship in the 1980s. However, her rule grew progressively authoritarian. On Monday morning, she resigned and fled to India as thousands of anti-government protesters stormed her official ...
This Is Beirut 05/08 14:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Protests in Bangladesh that began as student-led demonstrations against government hiring rules have spiralled into violence killing more than 280 people and overthrowing the premiership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Here are six key dates spanning the protests that ended the autocratic 15-year rule of 76-year-old Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ...
Ali A. Hamadé 05/08 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Middle East is now the stage for heightened tensions, pointing to an ever-increasing possibility of war. Indeed, the friction between Israel and Iran, along with its proxies such as Hezbollah, has reached unprecedented levels. In this particularly volatile environment, the role of major global diplomatic powers, especially that of the United ...