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Beef, Defence Deals and Rare Earths: How Japan's New Leader Wooed Trump

This is Beirut, 28/10 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Japan pulled out all stops for this week's visit by US President Donald Trump -- his first with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The US president's visit was a major diplomatic test for Takaichi, who has only been in office for a week. From pledges that Tokyo will spend much more on its defense to supporting Trump's Nobel Peace Prize bid, ...

Trump in Japan as Hopes Grow for China Trade Deal

This is Beirut, 27/10 18:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China's Xi Jinping end their bruising trade war. Speaking on Air Force One, Trump said he was hopeful of a deal when he sees Xi on Thursday in South Korea, while also indicating he was willing to extend his trip in order to meet North Korean ...

Inside Gaza’s Technocratic Committee: What’s at Stake

Mario Chartouni, 27/10 16:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Following a meeting in Cairo on Friday, the main Palestinian factions, including Hamas, announced that they had agreed to entrust the administration of the Gaza Strip to a temporary Palestinian committee composed of independent technocrats. According to a statement posted on Hamas’s website, the committee will oversee day-to-day affairs and ...

Trump Says He Won't Meet with Canada 'For a While,'

This is Beirut, 27/10 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would not meet with Canada "for a while," as Prime Minister Mark Carney offered an olive branch to resume trade talks. Trump announced he would be hiking tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 percent and terminated all trade talks following what he called a "fake" anti-tariff ad campaign ...

Asia Stocks Surge on US-China Trade Deal Breakthrough

This is Beirut, 27/10 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Asian equities surged Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal, averting an escalation in the world's biggest trade dispute. Markets rallied after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the threat of the US president imposing an additional ...

Lebanon and the Middle East: Between Irrationality and Paradox

Michel Touma, 27/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When irrationality and reckless behavior come to define the actions of a powerful political faction, it doesn’t take long before red lines are dangerously breached. As a result, serious threats hang over the lives of populations directly exposed to the faction’s erratic excesses. This is exactly what we are witnessing today among several of ...

US and Malaysia Sign Deal to Secure Access to Rare Earths

This is Beirut, 26/10 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signed a trade agreement Sunday, boosting US access to critical minerals as China tightens controls on rare earths. Beijing this month announced sweeping restrictions on the rare earths industry, prompting Trump to threaten 100 percent tariffs on imports from China in ...

'Disarmament:' The Challenge of Peace

Sana Richa Choucair, 26/10 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In this final week of October, the Disarmament Week set by the United Nations resonates with new urgency. On one front, Washington has issued an ultimatum to Hamas to disarm under Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. On another, the Lebanese government is under US pressure to disarm Hezbollah, a key Iranian proxy in the region. Tehran remains ...

Asian tour: Donald Trump Presents Himself as a Peacemaker

This is Beirut, 26/10 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The US president, Donald Trump, co-signed a historic ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, following deadly clashes earlier this summer. After Kuala Lumpur, Donald Trump continues his tour of Asia. Next stop, Japan, then South Korea, where he hopes to conclude a trade agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.

Trump Says Increasing Tariffs on Canada by 10 Percent

This is Beirut, 26/10 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was hiking tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 percent, in the latest fallout over a Canadian anti-tariff ad that featured late US leader Ronald Reagan. The announcement came two days after Trump said he had terminated all trade talks with Canada over what he called the "fake" ad ...

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