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Trump, Zelensky, and Vance Engage in Extraordinary Shouting Match

This is Beirut, 28/02 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in an extraordinary shouting match in the Oval Office, leaving efforts to end the war with Russia hanging in the balance.  "With respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media", said US Vice ...

Trump Backs Putin on Ukraine Ceasefire as Starmer Seeks Security Guarantees

This is Beirut, 27/02 21:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump said he trusted Russia's Vladimir Putin to stick to any Ukraine ceasefire Thursday, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to win security guarantees for Kyiv - with the help of a royal invitation to visit Britain. Trump struck a friendly tone as he and Starmer met in Washington and even walked back a comment about Ukrainian ...

Trump to Impose New Tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada as of Next Week

This is Beirut, 27/02 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would impose an added 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports while moving ahead with levies on Canada and Mexico next week, citing "unacceptable" fentanyl smuggling. Trump had announced – then halted – sweeping 25 percent levies on Canadian and Mexican imports this month over illegal immigration ...

US stocks mixed on Nvidia results, latest Trump tariff talk

This is Beirut, 27/02 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Wall Street stocks were mixed early Thursday following solid results from Nvidia as markets digested the latest tariff news from US President Donald Trump. Nvidia reported a net income of $22 billion in the fourth quarter as it cited "amazing" demand for its Blackwell chip technology. Analysts at UBS rated Nvidia's numbers as "good enough" while ...

French Finance Minister: EU Will 'Do the Same' if US Imposes Tariffs Hikes:

This is Beirut, 27/02 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French Finance Minister Eric Lombard told AFP on Thursday that the European Union would "do the same" if the United States follows through with 25 percent tariffs announced by President Donald Trump. Trump threatened Wednesday to impose 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from the European Union. "It is clear that if the Americans maintain the ...

Russia, US Diplomats Meet in Istanbul for Embassy Talks

This is Beirut, 27/02 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian and US officials met in Istanbul on Thursday for talks on resolving embassy issues as the two countries aimed to restore ties, Russian news agencies reported. The talks are being held at the US consul general's residence and come after this month's first high-level meeting between the two nuclear powers since the start of Russia's Ukraine ...

Starmer Pushes Trump for Ukraine Guarantees Against Putin

This is Beirut, 27/02 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump on Thursday to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to stop Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again. Starmer arrived in Washington late Wednesday to build on a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, amid growing concerns in Europe ...

US Cuts Overseas Development Program Budgets by More than 90%

This is Beirut, 27/02 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programs, with multi-year contracts pared down by 92 percent, or $54 billion, the State Department said Wednesday. On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding a freeze on all US foreign aid for 90 days. The pause aimed ...

America’s New Doctrine

Salam El Zaatari, 27/02 09:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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There’s an old rule in business: if you keep doing favors for people, they’ll come to expect it, and stop doing the work themselves. That, in a nutshell, is what America’s foreign policy shift under President Donald Trump looks like. For decades, US allies in Europe and the Middle East have operated under a comfortable assumption: when ...

Yalta 2.0: The New Masters of the World

Marc Saikali, 27/02 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Since Donald Trump’s rise to power, everything has accelerated. Geopolitical time has sped up. The Middle East, Ukraine... all fronts are moving rapidly. As if by magic, Donald Trump managed to make the Slavic enemies utter the words “ceasefire” to halt the senseless slaughter after three years of unprecedented violence, reminiscent of the ...

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