This is Beirut, 12/04 17:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Trump administration has exempted smartphones, computers, and other electronics from its punishing "reciprocal" tariffs -- lessening the cost impact on American consumers for a host of popular high-tech products. The exemptions, published late Friday in a notice by the US Customs and Border Protection office, cover various ...
This is Beirut, 12/04 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump took his rivalry with Barack Obama to the walls of the White House Friday, replacing a portrait of the former US president with one of himself surviving an assassination attempt. The 78-year-old Republican moved the picture of the Democrat, the only Black US president, to the opposite side of the famed residence's grand entrance ...
This is Beirut, 12/04 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, suggested British and French troops could adopt zones of control in the country, in an interview with The Times newspaper published Saturday. Kellogg suggested they could have areas of responsibility west of the Dnipro River, as part of a "reassurance force", with a ...
David Hale , 12/04 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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President Trump prides himself on his mastery of the art of the deal. On April 12, those skills will begin to be tested for the first time in the arena of the 45-year-old contest between America and Iran. All who care about stability and peace in the Middle East should wish him well and hope he and his team come to the negotiation prepared and in ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 22:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt insisted Friday that the upcoming talks between the United States and Iran in Oman would be direct. “I want to make that very clear,” she told reporters in Washington. “The president believes in diplomacy, direct talks, and talking directly in the same room,” she said. Her comments ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump’s envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who met with president Vladimir Putin, in Moscou, said Friday that the initial meeting with Iranian officials in Muscat will focus on rebuilding trust rather than hashing out the fine details of a nuclear deal. “The initial meeting in Muscat will be centered on building ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 19:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed Friday, capping a volatile week as President Donald Trump's unpredictable tariff policy rattled market confidence. Trump triggered a massive market sell-off last week by announcing universal tariffs, and this week he sparked a huge but short-lived rally by pausing higher ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 16:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday for talks on the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said, cautioning they were unlikely to reach a breakthrough. US President Donald Trump is pressing Moscow and Kyiv to end the more than three-year conflict but has failed to extract any major concessions from the Kremlin ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ukraine's European allies vowed Friday to step up weapons deliveries as support from the United States dries up under President Donald Trump. The US leader has switched Washington's focus from backing Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion to trying to negotiate a peace deal with President Vladimir Putin to halt the war. Britain and Germany took ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Germany urged Friday a "diplomatic solution" ahead of this weekend's nuclear talks between Iran and the United States after President Donald Trump said military action was possible if negotiations fail. Longtime adversaries Iran and the United States are set to hold talks on Saturday in Muscat on Tehran's nuclear programme. The ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The US Senate approved Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's top military officer on Friday after the president abruptly fired the previous chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff this year. Lawmakers signed off on Dan Caine's nomination and promotion to four-star general in an early morning vote of 60 to 25 ahead of a two-week recess. Trump's ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks to reestablish influence over the vital waterway. The agreement, signed by top security officials from both countries, allows US military personnel to deploy to ...