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Trump Ends Secret Service Protection for Ex-Advisor John Bolton

This is Beirut, 22/01 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he withdrew Secret Service protection to John Bolton, his former national security advisor and one of his most outspoken critics, because "you can't have that for life." Bolton, 76, who served in the White House during Trump's first term and has been the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot, ...

UN Chief Praises Trump's 'large Contribution' to Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 22/01 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday hailed Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts to help secure a truce in the Gaza Strip following 15 months of war. "I will praise the United States, Qatar and Turkey for their efforts for months and months and months to obtain the release of hostages, also to obtain the ceasefire," Guterres said at ...

Fragile Gaza Ceasefire Fraught with Risks

This is Beirut, 22/01 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After months of negotiations, a ceasefire has paused the devastating war in Gaza, but it risks collapsing as a result of deep distrust between Israel and Hamas and the multi-phased nature of the deal. Qatar, which mediated the talks along with the United States and Egypt, has expressed hope the six-week truce and hostage-prisoner exchange will ...

The Media Glossary: TikTok Ban

Lyne Sammouri, 22/01 11:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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As newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump celebrated his return to power, he made a bold announcement to save TikTok. What is the TikTok ban? Why did President Trump choose to “save it”? What are the reasons behind TikTok’s ban?

Trump Launches His Own Cryptocurrency!

Christiane Tager, 22/01 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump had his own cryptocurrency, and now it’s finally here. Just two days before being inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump launched his personal crypto. Trump has entered the cryptocurrency world with a "meme coin" bearing his likeness. The coin features Trump with a ...

Panama Complains to UN Over Trump Canal Threat, Starts Audit

This is Beirut, 22/01 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the government in Panama City referred to an article of the UN ...

Trump Touts $500 bn AI Project , Faces Criticism from Cathedral Pulpit

This is Beirut, 22/01 09:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence led by Japanese giant Softbank, cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The venture, called Stargate, "will invest $500 billion, at least, in AI infrastructure in the United States," Trump said in remarks at the White House. ...

By challenging The Right To Land, Trump Is Destabilising The American Identity

This is Beirut, 22/01 05:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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If it succeeds, Donald Trump's overhaul of the right to citizenship by virtue of birth in the country could profoundly reshape the United States, wiping out a founding principle that has been applied for more than 150 years by this world power, according to several experts. Barely inaugurated as the 47th American president, the Republican ...

Stocks enjoy 'Trump bump', but oil slumps

This is Beirut, 21/01 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Global stock markets climbed on Tuesday as Donald Trump wasted no time in starting his second term as US president with a raft of announcements affecting the global economy. Oil prices slumped however on the prospect of more drilling in the United States, while the dollar lost much of its initial gains. Wall Street's major indices rose at the ...

Qatar Says 'Confident' in Deal for Ceasefire in Gaza

This is Beirut, 21/01 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Qatar is confident that the deal it helped mediate for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas addressed all the major issues at stake in the war, the foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday. "We are confident in the deal when it comes to the language of the deal, when it comes to the fact that we hashed out all the major issues on the table", Majed ...

WHO 'Regrets' Trump Decision to Pull US From Organization

This is Beirut, 21/01 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The World Health Organization said Tuesday it regretted US President Donald Trump's decision -- just hours after taking power -- to withdraw his country from the UN agency, saying it hoped he would "reconsider". Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the WHO, a body he has repeatedly criticized over ...

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