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Far-Right Candidate Leads Romania’s Presidential Rerun

This is Beirut, 04/05 22:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Romania's far-right candidate George Simion was leading in Sunday's first round of presidential elections according to exit polls for the rerun of last year's annulled ballot that plunged the country into political turmoil. The stakes are high for the NATO country of 19 million, which has become a key pillar of the defence alliance since Russia's ...

Trump Says “I Don’t Know” if He Must Uphold the U.S. Constitution

This is Beirut, 04/05 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said in a television interview airing Sunday that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution. He also said he is not seriously considering running for a third White House term, after musing publicly over an idea clearly barred by the nation's founding legal document. "I don't know," Trump responded when ...

Trump to Visit the Gulf in Mid-May for Talks with GCC Leaders

This is Beirut, 04/05 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump is due to meet the heads of state of six Gulf countries while on a visit to Riyadh later this month, a source close to the Saudi government told AFP on Sunday. Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16 will be the first foreign trip of his second term -- other than a brief visit ...

US Approves $3.5 bn Missile Sale to Saudis

This is Beirut, 03/05 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United States on Friday approved a $3.5 billion sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia, ahead of a visit to the kingdom by President Donald Trump. The State Department said it notified Congress of the deal that will include Saudi Arabia's purchase of 1,000 medium-range air-to-air missiles. The AIM-120 missiles, whose principal contractor is ...

AfD Designated as "Far-Right Extremist": Is a Ban on the Party Coming ?

This is Beirut, 02/05 20:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the rising far-right party AfD as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned. The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) swiftly slammed the move as a "heavy blow" to democracy, just months after they won second ...

Trump’s 2026 Budget Boosts Defense and Border Security, Slashes Social Spending

This is Beirut, 02/05 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump unveiled the first budget blueprint of his second term Friday, with a big increase on defense and homeland security while radically slashing other areas of government. Trump's 2026 budget proposal eyes a 22 percent non-defense spending cut amounting to $163 billion -- doubling down on cost-cutting efforts under Elon ...

Iran Says US Sanctions ‘Will Not Change’ Its Policy After Trump Threats

This is Beirut, 02/05 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Friday continued US sanctions on its trade partners will not alter its policy, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose penalties on countries or individuals dealing in Iranian oil. "The continuation of these illegal behaviours will not change Iran's logical, legitimate and international law-based positions," a ...

US Stocks Rise After Solid April Jobs Data

This is Beirut, 02/05 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Wall Street stocks rose early Friday, digesting a better than expected US jobs report as Apple shares fell on a hit due to President Donald Trump's tariffs. The world's largest economy added 177,000 jobs last month, down slightly from the level in March but above analyst expectations. “The key takeaway from the report is that the ...

Trump to Rename World War Anniversaries as 'Victory Day'

This is Beirut, 02/05 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed his intent to rename both May 8 and November 11 "Victory Day" in his latest attempt to alter the country's nomenclature. "I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I," he wrote on his Truth Social platform. Victory Day, observed by ...

Trump Axes NSA Waltz After Chat Group Scandal

This is Beirut, 02/05 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday replaced his national security advisor, Mike Waltz, following a scandal over a chat group leak, saying he would appoint him as ambassador to the United Nations instead. In the first major cabinet shake-up of Trump's new term, the president said Secretary of State Marco Rubio would now also serve as his ...

The Liberal Comeback: Carney’s Impossible Equation

Ali A. Hamadé, 02/05 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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On April 28, Canadians went to the polls to elect a new Assembly and, indirectly, to choose their next head of government. While the latest polls predicted a tight race, the final result confirmed an ongoing trend: the Liberal Party, led for the first time by former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, once again triumphed over Pierre ...

EU Preparing New Sanctions On Russia, French Minister Tells AFP

This is Beirut, 02/05 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union is preparing to hit Russia with a 17th round of sanctions, describing President Vladimir Putin as the "sole obstacle" to peace in Ukraine. The 27-nation bloc has imposed unprecedented penalties on Russia in response to its invasion and said this year it would not lift ...