This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 14:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Daesh's Nigerian affiliate has been blamed for the recent attack in northeastern Nigeria, which saw over 100 people, mostly women and children, being kidnapped from a number of displacement camps. More than 100 people are missing after jihadists in northeast Nigeria carried out a mass kidnapping that targeted women and children from ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 12:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following their Super Tuesday wins, Biden's crucial State of the Union address looms on Thursday as he seeks to convince voters that he is fit enough to beat Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. US President Joe Biden faces one of the most critical moments of his political career with a State of the Union speech aimed at ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-07 11:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN Security Council United Nations United States
Haiti's spiraling security situation has become "critical,” said the UN Security Council on Wednesday, March 6, as armed gangs threaten a full-scale civil war. The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 19:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA
Republican former UN ambassador Nikki Haley halted her White House campaign on Wednesday, refraining from endorsing former President Donald Trump. However, she urged Trump to garner the support of moderates and independents who had previously backed her during the primary. Republican former UN ambassador Nikki Haley suspended her White House ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 19:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A missile launched by Yemen's Houthis struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, resulting in at least two fatalities and six injuries among the crew, according to a statement from a US official. A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi hit a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, with the crew reporting at least two dead and six ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 17:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN's International Organization for Migration has released new figures, on Wednesday, claiming over 8000 migrants deaths on migration routes last year, making 2023 the deadliest year for migrants for a decade. Although IOM acknowledges the true death toll is likely far higher. At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions simmer in East Asia following confrontations between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea on Wednesday. This follows China's decision to increase its defence spending and drop reference to “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan. Southeast Asian and Australian leaders on Wednesday warned against actions that “endanger ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 11:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iranian authorities are currently enforcing "widespread surveillance" of women in public spaces, according to an Amnesty International report released on Wednesday. Tehran seeks to break Iranian women's resistance to headscarf legislation. Iranian authorities are subjecting women to widespread surveillance to enforce the obligatory headscarf, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-06 10:58 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Donald Trump is virtually set for a rematch with Joe Biden on US presidential elections after his victory in the "Super Tuesday" primaries on March 5, while his rival Nikki Haley recorded only modest successes. Donald Trump celebrated an "amazing night" as he closed in on the Republican presidential nomination with easy wins in the Super Tuesday ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-05 19:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US officials unveiled sanctions on Tuesday against entities linked to the Intellexa Consortium, citing their involvement in producing and disseminating commercial spyware utilized to target US officials, journalists and other individuals. The US Department of the Treasury stated that it sanctioned five entities and two people linked to the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-05 18:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
European Union Europe Josep Borrell Ukraine
European Union officials revealed on Tuesday an ambitious plan to significantly increase weapons manufacturing and acquisition within the bloc. This initiative aims to reduce dependence on US arms and comes in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. EU officials unveiled on Tuesday an ambitious proposal to massively boost weapons production and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-05 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine claims to have destroyed “one of the most modern” warships in Russia's Black Sea Fleet, in the latest naval drone attack, which has seen Ukraine disable 25 Russian ships since Moscow invaded in February 2022. Ukraine said on Tuesday that it destroyed another Russian military vessel in the Black Sea, in the latest naval attack on ...