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Trump: Saudi Normalization With Israel "Will Happen"

This is Beirut, 25/04 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said he was confident Saudi Arabia will normalize ties with Israel, according to an interview published Friday by Time Magazine. "Saudi Arabia will go into the Abraham Accords," Trump said, referencing the historic agreement struck at the end of his first term in 2020, which saw Muslim-majority United Arab Emirates, ...

China's BYD posts strong quarterly profit on EV sales surge

This is Beirut, 25/04 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD reported strong first-quarter profits on Friday, propelled by surging sales as US rival Tesla struggles to maintain pace. China's EV market is the largest in the world, and BYD has emerged in recent years as the clear leader of the highly competitive sector, outperforming Tesla in annual revenue last year. The ...

Trump’s Four-Wheel Boomerang: Clearing the Road for China

Christiane Tager, 24/04 22:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Trump, determined to “bring the auto industry back home,” recently imposed a 25% tariff on steel, aluminum, and crucially, the entire automotive sector. His goal was straightforward: to reshore production and safeguard American industry. However, in trying to curb imports, Trump has inadvertently given China’s EV sector a significant push. ...

Signalgate: Trump to Be Interviewed by The Atlantic's Editor

This is Beirut, 24/04 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will sit for an interview with the reporter who uncovered a major security lapse after being inadvertently added to a group chat in which top US officials shared secret military strike plans. The Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg was propelled to global fame -- and roundly attacked by Trump and ...

Trump Urges Putin to "Stop" After Deadly Strikes on Kyiv

This is Beirut, 24/04 18:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump on Thursday called on Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukraine, in a rare rebuke of the Russian leader after Moscow fired a barrage of missiles and drones at Kyiv, killing at least 12 in the deadliest attack on the capital in months. The direct appeal to Putin came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his allies to put ...

Tesla's EU Sales Plunge as Musk Takes Flak

This is Beirut, 24/04 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tesla electric car sales in Europe plunged in the first three months of the year, industry data showed Thursday, in a fresh blow to its boss Elon Musk who has been criticised for his work in US President Donald Trump's administration. Sales of the sleek machines fell 45 percent to just over 36,000 units in the first quarter of 2025 in the ...

Netanyahu Slams Iran, Hamas as Israel Commemorates the Holocaust

This is Beirut, 23/04 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking Wednesday at an annual Holocaust commemoration, said Iran was an existential threat and warned that "the fate of all humanity" was at stake if it acquired nuclear arms. Netanyahu was speaking at the start of Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the murder of six million Jews ...

How US Peace Plan for Ukraine and Russia Might Look

This is Beirut, 23/04 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has piled pressure on Ukraine and Russia to find a peace agreement, with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance threatening to walk away if a deal is not made. So what does Washington want? Some official demands have already been made public, and media outlets have reported on several unannounced plans for a US-led ...

Iran Slams US Sanctions as ‘Hostile’ Ahead of New Round of Talks

This is Beirut, 23/04 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned new US sanctions targeting its oil network, calling the move a sign of Washington's "hostile approach" ahead of a third round of nuclear talks. In a statement, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the US policy of imposing sanctions on the Iranian people was a "clear ...

New Round of Ukraine Talks in UK "Postponed"

This is Beirut, 23/04 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine peace talks involving international foreign ministers scheduled to take place in London on Wednesday have been postponed, the UK government said, but a meeting of lower level officials will still take place. "The Ukraine Peace Talks meeting with Foreign Ministers today is being postponed. Official level talks will continue," the ...

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