This is Beirut, 15/07 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Russia Tariffs
US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions, as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv via NATO. Trump said he was "very, very unhappy" with Vladimir Putin, underlining his insistence that his patience had finally snapped with the Russian ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States European Commission Europe Trade Tariffs Donald Trump
The European Commission on Monday said it was putting forward a new list of US goods worth 72 billion euros ($84 billion) that could be targeted by EU levies if tariff talks with Washington fail. The bloc's trade chief, Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, announced the proposal, "accounting for some 72 billion euros' worth of US ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump PSG Chelsea Club World Cup
Cole Palmer scored two goals and made another as Chelsea stunned Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday, beating the European champions 3-0 before lifting the trophy alongside US President Donald Trump. PSG were the favorites after coming to the United States fresh from winning the Champions League and having destroyed ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump European Union USA Tariffs Trade
EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. The US leader Trump threw months of painstaking negotiations into disarray on Saturday by announcing he would hammer the bloc with sweeping 30-percent tariffs if ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 09:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Donald Trump United Kingdom USA Charles III
US President Donald Trump's second state visit to the United Kingdom will be between September 17 to 19, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. Trump and his wife Melania will be welcomed by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor castle. Trump was invited by a personal letter from Charles, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed to him last ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron European Union Banks Bitcoin
Bitcoin surged past the $120,000 mark for the first time on Monday, setting a new record as optimism grows around potential regulatory breakthroughs for the cryptocurrency industry this week. The digital asset peaked at $122,571.19 before easing slightly, trading 2.4% higher at $121,952.61. Most Asian markets rose Monday as investors digested ...
This is Beirut, 13/07 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA European Union Donald Trump United States
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday Brussels will keep holding off on hitting back at US steel and aluminium tariffs, as it seeks a deal to ward off broader 30-percent levies. US President Donald Trump on Saturday threw months of painstaking negotiations into disarray by announcing he would hammer the 27-nation bloc with sweeping 30-percent ...
Sana Richa Choucair, 13/07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Middle East Peace
Since returning to power in January 2025, President Donald Trump has multiplied his promises of peace: an end to the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours,” a global deal in the Middle East, including Gaza. But when Trump speaks of peace, he taps into a long rhetorical tradition where peace often rhymes with order, or even submission. Behind this ...
This is Beirut, 12/07 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron Kyiv
Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight, killing at least six people in the latest wave of strikes, Ukraine said Saturday, adding that it was close to an agreement to receive more Patriot air-defense systems. "The Russians continue to use their specific tactics of terror against our country, striking concentrated blows ...
This is Beirut, 12/07 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump European Union United States USA Washington
Donald Trump announced on Saturday the imposition of 30% tariffs on products imported into the United States from the European Union and Mexico, a new escalation amid ongoing negotiations ahead of the August 1 deadline, which has raised alarm across Europe. The U.S. president justified the decision in a new letter published on his Truth Social ...
This is Beirut, 11/07 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States State Department Donald Trump Layoffs
The US State Department began laying off more than 1,300 employees on Friday as part of President Donald Trump's campaign to massively downsize the federal government workforce. A State Department official said 1,107 members of the civil service and 246 Foreign Service employees were being informed that they were being fired. The layoffs at ...
This is Beirut, 11/07 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Growth in oil demand is anemic globally, with several countries in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump's tariff threats suffering drops, the IEA said Friday. Annual growth in oil demand fell from 1.1 million barrels per day (mbd) in the first quarter of the year to just 0.5 mbd in the second, the International Energy Agency said in ...