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US Federal Agencies Try to Resist Elon Musk's Pressure

This is Beirut, 24/02 05:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Multiple US federal agencies, including some led by prominent Donald Trump loyalists, have pushed back against a move by Elon Musk to force employees to explain what they had achieved at work or risk losing their jobs. The resistance signaled a possible rift between key Trump administration figures and Musk, who has spearheaded a campaign to ...

Russia's top diplomat arrives in Turkey

This is Beirut, 23/02 22:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Turkey late Sunday, Moscow's state news agency TASS reported, a day ahead of talks with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. Turkish diplomatic sources had said that Lavrov would visit Turkey Monday, the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. TASS released footage Sunday of Lavrov ...

Final Farewell to Nasrallah and Safieddine: A Funeral Amid High Tensions and Rehashed Messages

This is Beirut, 23/02 16:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Under a sky crisscrossed by Israeli military aircraft and Lebanese Army helicopters, the funeral of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and former head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council Hashem Safieddine took place, nearly five months after their deaths in Israeli airstrikes. Tens of thousands of people poured into the capital to ...

Trump Envoy Says Headed to Middle East This Week to Discuss Gaza Peace Deal

This is Beirut, 23/02 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he was headed to the Middle East this week to discuss an extension to phase one of the Israel-Hamas peace deal. "We have to get an extension of phase one, and so I'll be going into the region this week, probably Wednesday, to negotiate that," Witkoff told CNN. "And we're hopeful ...

Trump Wants Return on US Aid Money to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 23/02 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was trying to get money back for the billions of dollars sent to support Ukraine's war against Russia. His comments came as Washington and Kyiv negotiate a mineral resources deal Trump wants as compensation for the wartime aid his predecessor Joe Biden gave Ukraine. It was the latest twist in a ...

Trump Says Wants Musk to Be 'More Aggressive' in Federal Cuts

This is Beirut, 22/02 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would like his billionaire advisor Elon Musk to get "more aggressive" in implementing his reform agenda, cutting back the federal government. "Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see him get more aggressive," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Remember, we have ...

Gaza: Riyadh Arab Summit Concluded, No Final Statement Expected

This is Beirut, 21/02 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Arab leaders met in Riyadh on Friday to craft a plan for Gaza's post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian inhabitants. Trump's plan has united Arab states in opposition to it, but disagreements remain over who should govern Gaza and how its reconstruction ...

Moon or Mars? NASA's Future at a Crossroads under Trump

This is Beirut, 21/02 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA's Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing's plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket. Late Wednesday, NASA abruptly ...

Macron to Tell Trump: "You Can't Be Weak with Putin" Ahead of US Visit

This is Beirut, 20/02 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France was entering a "new era" and that he planned to tell US President Donald Trump he could not "be weak" with Vladimir Putin. Macron spoke to the French ahead of a planned visit to the White House to meet Trump next week, as Europe scrambles to respond to his Ukraine war ...

US Appeals Court Keeps Lock on Trump's Birthright Order

This is Beirut, 20/02 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An appeals court upheld an order on Wednesday blocking President Donald Trump from ending birthright citizenship for children whose parents are in the United States illegally. The emergency request was filed by the Justice Department in an attempt to clear the path for Trump's executive order, which has been blocked by judges in lower district ...

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