This is Beirut, 25/06 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
NATO leaders are set to sign off Wednesday at their Hague summit on a defense spending pledge to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand for a headline figure of five percent of GDP. Here are the details of what NATO is signing up to: Five percent? Not really Trump has insisted NATO countries hit the five-percent bar -- well beyond the ...
This is Beirut, 25/06 06:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Will he play nice? That's the question for NATO leaders nervously waiting to see if a carefully choreographed show to please US President Donald Trump will pay dividends when the alliance summit gets down to business on Wednesday. Every precaution is in place to avoid a Trump blow-up at the Hague summit, from giving him credit for a historic ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump swept into NATO's Hague summit Tuesday, with allies hoping a pledge to ramp up defence spending will keep the mercurial leader of the military superpower committed to protecting them. Trump joined leaders from NATO's 31 other members to kick off the two-day gathering with a dinner hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander in ...
Christiane Tager, 24/06 22:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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From Cold Sweats to Cooling Oil: Why Crude Prices Are Plunging After the Iran-Israel De-Escalation A bomb can send oil prices soaring – unless it doesn’t hit as hard as expected. That’s exactly what played out in the markets following Iran’s limited strike on a United States base in Qatar, followed by a surprise ceasefire between Tehran ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Oil prices sank and stock markets rose Tuesday as US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was taking hold after he berated both countries for violating the truce. In volatile trading, crude futures slumped more than five percent after Trump announced a ceasefire. "This morning's ceasefire further reduced the perceived ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 16:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli army carried out a “symbolic attack” against Iran on Tuesday afternoon in retaliation for the Iranian strike earlier that morning, which killed seven people on Israeli territory. The Israeli attack took place despite a strong warning issued a little earlier by US President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv. Trump made an urgent ...
Marc Saikali, 24/06 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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With the announcement of a ceasefire, Donald Trump blew the final whistle. Twelve days were all it took to upend the geopolitical order of the region. Twelve days of war between Israel and Iran, following years of shadow conflict, thunderous ultimatums and unspoken red lines. Twelve days that reshaped the strategic balance in the Middle East and, ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Qatar's prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel after Iranian missiles targeted an American base near Doha, an informed source said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani spoke to the Iranians at Washington's request following Monday's unprecedented attack on Qatari soil, the ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 14:07 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel said Tuesday it had agreed to "bilateral ceasefire" with Iran proposed by US President Donald Trump, following 12 days of war with its arch-foe. "Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the cabinet... to announce that Israel had achieved all the objectives of Operation 'Rising Lion' and much ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 12:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel said Tuesday it has agreed to US President Donald Trump's declaration of a ceasefire with Iran, adding that it has achieved all its objectives in the 12-day war with its arch-foe. Hours after Trump said his ceasefire had taken effect, Israel said it intercepted two Iranian missiles, with Defence Minister Israel Katz vowing that the ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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NATO leaders will seek to lock in US President Donald Trump's commitment to their alliance with a summit pledge to boost defence spending, as they gather Tuesday in The Hague with global attention focused on Iran. The overriding focus of the gathering, which kicks off with dinner hosted by the Dutch king, has been on keeping Trump ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Oil prices sank more than five percent Tuesday after Israel said it had agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a bilateral ceasefire with Iran. Shares in Asia were buoyant, as fears of an energy market shock eased following 12 days of war between Israel and its arch-foe. London, Paris and Frankfurt also rose at the open. At around ...