This is Beirut, 17/04 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The UN nuclear watchdog's chief Rafael Grossi warned that Iran was "not far" from possessing a nuclear bomb, shortly before he arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for talks. Western countries including the United States have long accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons -- an allegation Tehran has consistently denied, insisting that its ...
This is Beirut, 17/04 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States California Government Justice Tariffs
California is suing the federal government over Donald Trump's on-again-off-again tariffs, the governor and attorney general said Wednesday, claiming the American president does not have the right to impose them. The move marks the strongest pushback yet against a tariff roll-out that has sent global stock markets into meltdown, and left ...
Christiane Tager, 16/04 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States luxury Hermes china tariffs
The world of luxury may shine bright, but it’s not immune to economic storms. On Tuesday, the biggest names – Kering, Hermès and LVMH – saw their shares take a hit, with a stock market slump that was anything but glamorous. The biggest blow went to LVMH, whose first-quarter 2025 results showed a 2% drop in revenue. It’s the first slap in ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Ballet Star Dancer Jean-Pierre Bonnefous Death Culture
Renowned star dancer Jean-Pierre Bonnefous, celebrated for his performances in major neoclassical ballets, has died in the United States, where he spent most of his career, his family and the Paris Opera announced on Wednesday. “He passed away peacefully at the age of 82 in Charlottesville, Virginia,” his nephew Jérémy Bouhy told AFP. Born ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States China Trade war Tarifs
China warned Wednesday it was "not afraid" to fight a trade war with the United States and reiterated calls for dialogue, after US President Donald Trump said it was up to Beijing to come to the negotiating table. "If the US really wants to resolve the issue through dialogue and negotiation, it should stop exerting extreme pressure, stop ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump China United States Tariffs
US President Donald Trump believes it is up to China, not the United States, to come to the negotiating table on trade, the White House said Tuesday as tensions escalate between the world's two biggest economies. "The ball is in China's court. China needs to make a deal with us. We don't have to make a deal with them," said ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Harvard
President Donald Trump escalated his war against elite US universities Tuesday with a threat to strip Harvard's tax-exempt status if the country's most famous educational establishment refuses to submit to wide-ranging government oversight. Harvard stands out for defying Trump, in contrast to several other universities and a string of powerful ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas Gaza Gaza Hostages United States Benjamin Netanyahu Israel
Hamas's armed wing said Tuesday it had "lost contact" with the group holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander following an air strike on their location in Gaza. "We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding soldier Edan Alexander following a direct strike on their location. We are still trying to reach them at this moment," ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 15/04 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel United States
The Shia of Lebanon who pledge allegiance to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei should ask themselves these questions: Why do they boycott American products when Khamenei invites Americans to invest in Iran and promises Washington $4 billion in contracts? Why do these Shia have to live in tents, erected atop their razed homes, and not surrender ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hamas Palestine Israel United States USA
Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, which the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war. A Hamas official told AFP that Israel had also demanded that the Palestinian militants disarm to secure an end to the ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Harvard Donald Trump Israel Palestine
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism. The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures expands on a list Harvard received on April 3, which ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Tariffs Markets
The United States opened the door Monday to tariffs targeting high-end technology and pharmaceuticals, feeding the uncertainty gripping the global economy in a trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned can have "no winner." After weeks of indications such a move was coming, the US Commerce secretary formally announced ...