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Gold Hits Record above $3,500, Stocks Slip as Trump Fuels Fed Fears

This is Beirut, 22/04 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Bullion hit another record Tuesday while the dollar steadied and equities mostly fell as Donald Trump's latest salvo against Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell added fuel to fears about the central bank's independence. With the US tariff blitz still causing ructions on global trading floors, investors are now dealing with the added worry that the ...

Republicans Launch Probe Into Top US University Harvard

This is Beirut, 18/04 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of President Donald Trump's attacks on elite institutions. The lawmakers wrote to the world-renowned education and research establishment demanding documents on its hiring practices, ...

US Congress Approves Budget, Unlocking Trillions for Trump's Agenda

This is Beirut, 10/04 19:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Republican-led US Congress adopted a budget Thursday that unlocks trillions of dollars for President Donald Trump's agenda, jump-starting what Democrats say is a plan to dismantle social welfare in favor of tax cuts for the rich. House Speaker Mike Johnson said the blueprint would deliver on promises Trump made in his election campaign, ...

Senate Republicans Move Forward with Trump Tax Cuts

This is Beirut, 05/04 16:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US senators on Saturday approved a budget blueprint unlocking trillions of dollars for sweeping tax cuts promised by President Donald Trump, despite bitter infighting among the majority Republicans over the savings that will be needed to fund them. Working deep into the night, lawmakers voted 51-48, mostly along party lines, to approve the ...

Trump Says ‘Not Joking’ About Possible Third Term as Us President

This is Beirut, 30/03 21:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his suggestion that he might seek a third term as US president, NBC News reported, which would defy the two-term limit stipulated in the US constitution. In a Sunday-morning phone call with NBC News, Trump said "I'm not joking," when asked to clarify a remark on seeking another term, adding: "There are methods ...

Istanbul Mayor Arrested: An Economic Shock for Turkey

Christiane Tager, 24/03 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul since 2019 and member of the Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP in Turkish), the main opposition party, was incarcerated after being convicted of “public insults” against government officials. This development comes at a particularly difficult time for the Turkish economy, already ...

Gold tops $3,000 for first time on Trump tariff threats

This is Beirut, 14/03 14:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Safe-haven gold surpassed $3,000 for the first time Friday, boosted by uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's tariffs, while stock markets gained on hopes US lawmakers will avert a government shutdown. "Markets hate uncertainty, and Trump's second tenure in the White House has served to provide huge instability over expectations for trade, ...

Protesters Rally on International Women’s Day, Fearing Far Right

This is Beirut, 08/03 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Protesters took to the streets across the world Saturday to mark International Women's Day, demanding equal pay, political representation and an end to gender-based violence while voicing fears of rising repression. In eastern Ukraine, scores of demonstrators held a minute's silence to honour women killed defending the country from Russia's ...

Now a believer, Trump hosts White House crypto summit

This is Beirut, 07/03 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump on Friday hosts top cryptocurrency players at the White House, a political boost for an industry that has struggled to gain legitimacy -- and where the Republican president faces conflict of interest concerns. US crypto investors were major supporters of Trump's presidential campaign, contributing millions of dollars toward his ...

Trump Turns Against Zelensky - and Towards Russia

This is Beirut, 20/02 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump has not just turned against Volodymyr Zelensky by branding the Ukrainian president a "dictator" – he has also turned towards Russia's narrative about its invasion, deepening uncertainty about Kyiv's fate. Tensions had bubbled for days over Trump's sudden decision to open talks with Moscow while excluding Ukraine, before they boiled ...

Trump's Administration Tries to Save New York Mayor, Faces Opposition

This is Beirut, 15/02 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Justice Department filed court papers Friday to dismiss a corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, despite a barrage of resignations from prosecutors who refused to drop the charges. Adams, who pleaded not guilty in September to charges of fraud and bribery, has denied allegations he asked for the case to be dropped in exchange ...

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