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US-Brokered Israel-Syria Security Deal Possible in September?

Mario Chartouni, 26/08 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Trump administration is working to secure a preliminary security agreement between Tel Aviv and Damascus ahead of the UN General Assembly in September, according to Israel National News. A source close to the talks said there is “a real possibility of reaching security arrangements” by then. Ongoing Talks and Key Players Syria’s ...

Iran says Negotiating with 'All Our Might' to Prevent Sanctions Snapback

This is Beirut, 26/08 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Tuesday it was making every effort to prevent a sanctions snapback, which European powers have threatened to impose under the moribund 2015 nuclear deal. "Our focus is on preventing actions or incidents that may be costly for the country," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei during a weekly press conference. He added that ...

Trump Moves to Fire a Fed Governor over Mortgage Fraud Claims

This is Beirut, 26/08 10:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump expanded pressure on the Federal Reserve on Monday by moving to fire Governor Lisa Cook "effective immediately", a step the independent central bank official said he had "no authority" to take. Trump's decision against the first Black woman to serve on the central bank's board cited ...

Trump says He Wants to Meet North Korea's Kim Again

This is Beirut, 26/08 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he hoped to meet again with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, possibly this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea's  new leader that got off awkwardly. Hours before President Lee Jae Myung arrived for his long-planned first visit to the White House, Trump took to social media to denounce what he said ...

Xi says China, Russia Ties 'Most Stable' in Turbulent World

This is Beirut, 26/08 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China's ties with Russia are the "most stable, mature and strategically significant" among major world powers, state media reported. During a meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia's Duma, or lower house of parliament, Xi hailed the countries' relationship as being a "stable source of world ...

Trump Threatens Tariffs on Countries Seen Targeting US Tech Firms

This is Beirut, 26/08 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Monday threatened further tariffs and export restrictions against countries that he says are targeting US tech firms. "Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, and Digital Markets Regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. His ...

Trump Says He Wants to Meet North Korea's Kim Again

This is Beirut, 25/08 22:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he hoped to meet again with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, possibly this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea's dovish new leader that got off awkwardly. Hours before President Lee Jae Myung arrived for his long-planned first visit to the White House, Trump took to social media to denounce what he ...

Trump Says Likely to Visit China this Year or Soon After

This is Beirut, 25/08 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to visit China this year or shortly afterwards, noting that economic ties between the two countries have improved, even as he kept the door open to steeper tariffs. Speaking to reporters as he met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Washington, Trump pointed to recent talks with Chinese ...

Trump Tightens Grip on Security in US Capital

This is Beirut, 25/08 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Monday announced new measures that tightened his grip on security in Washington, a day after National Guard troops began carrying weapons in the US capital. Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard, who now number more than 2,200 -- earlier this month as part of what he has billed as a crackdown on allegedly ...

Trump Says Spoke to Putin Since White House Meeting with Europeans

This is Beirut, 25/08 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he had talked to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since meeting in Washington last week with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. Trump was last known to have spoken to Putin on August 18, when he interrupted his talks with Zelensky and the Europeans at the White House to call the Russian ...

Washington Makes Military Aid Overtures to Sahel Juntas

This is Beirut, 25/08 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Under President Donald Trump the United States has reset relations with West Africa's military leaders on a mutual back-scratching basis, bartering help fighting jihadists for the Sahel region's mining riches, experts say. While Joe Biden was in office the US suspended most of the development and military aid it sent to Burkina Faso, Mali and ...

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