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Netanyahu to Visit White House Monday for Crucial Talks with Trump

This is Beirut 05/04 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled for a high-stakes White House meeting with President Trump on Monday, according to four knowledgeable sources who spoke with Axios. This potential visit marks Netanyahu as the first international leader to personally engage with President Trump in an attempt to negotiate relief from the ...

Zelensky Slams 'Weak' US Reply to Russian Strike on His Hometown

This is Beirut 05/04 16:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday slammed the US embassy for what he called a "weak" statement that did not blame Russia for a missile strike on his hometown that killed 18 people, including nine children. In one of the deadliest strikes in recent weeks, a Russian missile on Friday evening struck a residential area near ...

Senate Republicans Move Forward with Trump Tax Cuts

This is Beirut 05/04 16:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US senators on Saturday approved a budget blueprint unlocking trillions of dollars for sweeping tax cuts promised by President Donald Trump, despite bitter infighting among the majority Republicans over the savings that will be needed to fund them. Working deep into the night, lawmakers voted 51-48, mostly along party lines, to approve the ...

Iran Says Wants Dialogue 'on Equal Footing' with US

This is Beirut 05/04 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday said his country was willing to engage in dialogue with the United States as equals, without clarifying whether Tehran would participate in direct talks. It came after US President Donald Trump, who has called on Tehran to hold direct negotiations on its nuclear program, threatened to bomb Iran if ...

Iran President Fires Deputy over Pricey Antarctica Trip

This is Beirut 05/04 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs over a costly trip to Antarctica as the country grapples with hyperinflation amid a biting economic crisis. A photo shared on social media in recent days showed the now former vice-president, Shahram Dabiri, alongside a woman identified as his wife, ...

Trump's Global Tariff Takes effect in Dramatic US Trade shift

This is Beirut 05/04 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump's widest-ranging tariffs to date took effect Saturday, in a move which could trigger retaliation and escalating trade tensions that could upset the global economy. A 10 percent "baseline" tariff came into place past midnight, hitting most US imports except goods from Mexico and Canada as Trump invoked emergency economic ...

Defiant Trump Dismisses Stock Market’s Tariff Plunge

This is Beirut 05/04 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump goaded China on Friday after the United States' chief economic rival retaliated against his tariffs, and he dismissed falling stock markets over the growing global trade war, touting it as a chance to "get rich." "China played it wrong, they panicked -- the one thing they cannot afford to do!" Trump ...

Russian Strike Kills 18 in Ukrainian President’s Home City

This is Beirut 05/04 05:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rig killed 18 people on Friday, among them nine children, authorities said. The missile struck a residential area near a children's playground and wounded more than two dozen others, according to the head of the city's military ...

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Israel Attorney General Says Move to Fire Shin Bet Chief "Tainted by Conflict of Interest"

This is Beirut 04/04 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's attorney general on Friday criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's move to fire internal security chief Ronen Bar, saying it was "tainted by a personal conflict of interest." In a statement, Gali Baharav-Miara said the government's "decision to terminate the tenure of the head of the Shin Bet is fundamentally flawed, tainted by a ...

Great Writers, Gentle Neuroses, Small Literary Miracles (1/2)

Bélinda Ibrahim 04/04 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The act of writing is peculiar in that it lies at the crossroads of inspiration and method – between the sudden emergence of words and the mechanics of movement. For some authors, routine becomes a sacred ritual, a meticulously orchestrated sequence of gestures meant to ward off the terror of the blank page. Others find in it a form of ...

Where Things Stand in The US-China Trade War

This is Beirut 04/04 15:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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China has hit back against US President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs, slapping 34 percent levies on all imports of American goods. AFP looks at how an escalating trade war between the United States and China is playing out—and what impact it might have. Why is China so vulnerable to tariffs? Trade between the world's two largest ...

Trump Sued Over Emergency Powers to Impose Tariffs on China

This is Beirut 04/04 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A nonprofit group sued US President Donald Trump and his administration on Thursday over alleged misuse of emergency powers to impose tariffs on all imports from China earlier this year. The lawsuit disputed the legality of Trump's executive order from February 1, not the broader set of tariffs announced on Wednesday that also target a number of ...