This is Beirut, 19/01 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President-elect Donald Trump laid a wreath Sunday in a symbolic trip to the most hallowed place for America's war dead, before holding a huge victory rally on the eve of his return to power. Already involved in negotiations to restore the TikTok app at home and in peace efforts in the Middle East, Trump finds himself embroiled in world ...
This is Beirut, 19/01 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump arrived in Washington on Saturday evening for a reception at one of his golf courses, kicking off four days of festivities that will culminate in his inauguration on Monday as the 47th President of the United States. Before arriving with his wife Melania and their son Barron from their fiefdom of Mar-a-Lago, Florida, he promised that ...
This is Beirut, 19/01 03:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump promised on Saturday that he would sign a ‘record’ number of presidential decrees immediately after being sworn in on Monday in Washington, where he is expected to arrive this Saturday evening. In a telephone interview with NBC News, the soon-to-be 47th President of the United States said that he did not have a precise figure in ...
This is Beirut, 16/01 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In a sombre farewell speech on Wednesday, Joe Biden expressed concern that America was falling into the hands of an ‘oligarchy’, targeting Donald Trump and the tech multi-billionaires now lining up behind him. It was a far cry from the ‘optimism’ professed by the outgoing president over the last four years, during this short address of ...
This is Beirut, 14/01 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump's cabinet nominees go under the microscope in a frenzied week on Capitol Hill starting Tuesday, as US senators hold confirmation hearings that could make or break their political careers. Thirteen nominees will be grilled before 11 committees, and while many will sail through, others face controversies ranging from alleged sexual ...
This is Beirut, 10/01 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US President-elect's last-ditch efforts to frustrate a process that would make him the first felon in the White House. The judge has indicated, however, that Trump will not face prison – even though the 34 counts of falsifying business records ...
This is Beirut, 09/01 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The 14th President of the Lebanese Republic is set to arrive at Baabda's Presidential Palace after a vacancy spanning over two years. Before a substantial audience comprising Lebanese, Arab, and international media, the president-elect will assume his constitutional responsibilities during a ceremonial event. Accompanied by the army's anthem of ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The body of late US president Jimmy Carter was transferred Tuesday in a grand and solemn military ceremony to the US Capitol, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week. Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, served a single term from 1977-1981 and was widely praised for his post-presidential humanitarian ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Exactly four years after Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol, seeking to overturn his election loss, lawmakers meet Monday to certify his 2024 win, cementing the Republican's comeback from political ignominy. Heightening the drama around the January 6 joint session of Congress, a powerful storm was forecast to blanket Washington in ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Republican leader Mike Johnson was set to face down critics Friday in a vote in Congress that could see him returned as one of the country's top statesmen – or jettisoned to the back benches and political obscurity. Having seized the gavel in a palace coup in 2023, the Louisiana conservative is vying for reelection as speaker of the House of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. "I've always liked the (H1-B) visas, I have always been in favor of the visas, that's why we have them" at Trump-owned facilities, ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 10:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. "In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathing ...