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Asian Stocks Rise on Electronics Tariffs Exemption, Gold Hits New High

This is Beirut, 14/04 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Asian stocks rose Monday as trade war fears were tempered by Donald Trump's announcement of tariff exemptions for electronics, though the dollar weakened and safe-haven gold hit a fresh record amid fears the relief would be short-lived. After the wild gyrations witnessed last week, markets got off to a relatively stable start following news ...

Panama Deal Allows US to Deploy Troops to Canal

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 ...

Japan to Sell More Rice Reserves as Prices Soar

This is Beirut, 09/04 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Japan will sell more rice from its emergency stockpile through July in an attempt to stabilize soaring prices, the agricultural minister said Wednesday. After rice prices nearly doubled year-on-year, the government began auctioning its stockpile last month -- the first time since it was started in 1995. "In order to stabilize rice prices ...

Judge Orders White House to Restore AP Access

This is Beirut, 09/04 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A US federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore the Associated Press's access to President Donald Trump's official events, saying it had no right to bar media for their "viewpoints." AP journalists and photographers have been barred from the Oval Office and from traveling on Air Force One since mid-February ...

Donald Trump 'Perfecting' New Tariffs as Nervous World Braces

This is Beirut, 01/04 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump kept the world's leading economies on edge Tuesday as he made final preparations for a "Liberation Day" announcement of sweeping new tariffs that could trigger a global trade war. Trump has promised to be "very kind" when he unveils the so-called reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, but uncertainty reigned over which ...

Trump Admin Sent Journalist Classified US Plan for Yemen Strikes

This is Beirut, 25/03 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and other top officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen's Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed Monday. President Donald Trump announced the strikes on March 15, but in a shocking security breach, The Atlantic ...

Trump Brings The Bling With Gold-Plated Oval Office Makeover

This is Beirut, 20/03 19:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump promised a new "Golden Age" for America. In the Oval Office, at least, he has lived up to his promise with a blingy makeover. The Republican has decked out the inner sanctum of the US presidency with gilded trophies and gold-plated, Trump-branded coasters, and filled almost every available inch of wall space with portraits of his ...

Trump Signs Order to Close Education Department

This is Beirut, 20/03 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order aimed at shutting down the Department of Education, a decades-long goal on the US right that objects to federal involvement in school systems run by individual states. "We're gonna shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible. It's doing us no good. We want to return our ...

US Fed Holds Rates Again and Flags Increased Economic Uncertainty

This is Beirut, 19/03 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Federal Reserve paused interest rate cuts again on Wednesday and noted an increase in economic uncertainty, as it navigates an economy unnerved by President Donald Trump's stop-start tariff rollout. Policymakers voted to hold the US central bank's key lending rate at between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent, the Fed announced in a ...

US Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House

This is Beirut, 09/03 15:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secret Service agents shot an armed man near the White House during the night, an agency spokesman said early Sunday, while President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. The man had been hospitalized and his condition was "unknown," the spokesman said in a statement that did not specify ...

Trump's Tariff Rollback Brings Limited Respite As New Levies Loom

This is Beirut, 08/03 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump imposed vast tariffs this week on key partners Canada and Mexico, roiling cross-border ties before offering temporary relief to manufacturers—but with more levies kicking in next week, the respite may be fleeting. US companies faced a series of duties starting Monday, with Trump doubling an additional levy on ...

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 ...

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