Day: January 16, 2024

Lebanese high court judge suspends ex-cabinet ministers’ arrest warrants in Beirut port blast case

11:56 pm January 16, 2024

A judge at Lebanon’s highest court suspended the arrest warrants against two former cabinet ministers in the 2020 Beirut port blast case, officials said Tuesday. The explosion was one of the world’s largest non-nuclear blasts ever recorded. Judge Sabbouh Suleiman of the Court of Cassation lifted the warrants against former public works minister, Youssef Fenianos, […]

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Kellyanne Conway says Ron DeSantis should ‘graciously drop out’ and help Trump after Iowa caucuses

11:18 pm January 16, 2024

Former Senior Counselor to President Trump Kellyanne Conway joined “The Brian Kilmeade Show” on Fox News Radio on Tuesday, advising Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to drop out of the Republican presidential race and help the party unite behind Trump. DeSantis and former U.N. Amb. Nikki Haley finished far behind in Monday’s Iowa caucuses as Trump […]

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Sudan suspends ties with East African bloc over paramilitary leader’s summit invitation

11:14 pm January 16, 2024

The Sudanese government suspended ties Tuesday with the east African regional bloc trying to mediate between the country’s army and a rival powerful paramilitary force, accusing the body of violating Sudan’s sovereignty by inviting the paramilitary leader to an upcoming summit. The army, headed by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and The Rapid Support Forces, commanded by […]

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Trump attends defamation damages trial stemming from E. Jean Carroll lawsuit, after winning Iowa Caucuses

11:05 pm January 16, 2024

Former President Trump sat in a New York City courtroom Tuesday as part of the civil defamation damages trial stemming from E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit claiming he sexually attacked her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. Trump traveled to New York City late Monday night after dominating the Iowa caucuses and solidifying […]

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‘The Crown’ actor poses with message on palm in call for Gaza ceasefire on Emmys red carpet

11:00 pm January 16, 2024

“The Crown” actor Khalid Abdalla held up his left hand with the words “Never Again” inscribed on his palm in a gesture calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East at the 75th annual Emmys on Monday. According to The Guardian, the phrase’s meaning has been up for debate since the dawn of the Israel-Hamas […]

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