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Trump Threatens Further 50% Tariffs on China, Stacking on Earlier Rate

This is Beirut 07/04 20:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened huge additional tariffs on imports from China if Beijing did not withdraw its retaliation plans, adding that Washington would begin talks with other countries that want negotiations. The fresh action would stack on an already steep US rate taking effect Wednesday, the White House told AFP, bringing ...

Red Crescent Says Israeli Troops Shot Gaza Crew 'with Intent to Kill'

This is Beirut 07/04 19:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Palestine Red Crescent Society said on Monday that 15 medics and rescuers killed by Israeli forces last month in Gaza were shot in the upper body with "intent to kill." The killings occurred in the southern Gaza Strip on March 23, days into a renewed Israeli offensive in the Hamas-ruled territory. They have since sparked ...

Macron Says Opposes Any Displacement, Annexation in Gaza, West Bank

This is Beirut 07/04 18:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on a visit to Cairo on Monday that he was strongly opposed to any displacement of Palestinians or annexation in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. "We are firmly opposed to the displacement of populations and to any annexation of both Gaza and the West Bank," Macron said as he met with his Egyptian ...

EU Offers US Zero Tariffs for Cars and Other Industrial Goods

This is Beirut 07/04 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday the EU had offered the United States a bilateral tariff exemption for cars and other industrial goods as it works to avert an all-out transatlantic trade war. "We stand ready to negotiate with the United States. Indeed, we have offered zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods, as ...

Trade War: World Markets Plunge Under the Weight of New Taxes

This is Beirut 07/04 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Global markets are reeling from Donald Trump's trade war and Chinese retaliation, causing serious concerns for the global economy. After two days of decline, the European stock markets plunged to an all-time low, with indices such as the DAX and CAC 40 sharply down. In Asia, markets suffered a “Black Monday,” with Hong Kong recording its worst ...

Iran Urges France to Clarify Woman's Arrest

This is Beirut 07/04 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tehran on Monday urged Paris to explain the arrest in France of an Iranian woman who has been out of reach for weeks, as tensions mount between the two countries. The French weekly Le Point identified the woman as Mahdieh Esfandiari, a 35-year-old French language graduate who has lived in Lyon for eight years. Her family, worried after losing ...

Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank Strike to Demand End to Gaza War

This is Beirut 07/04 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Shuttered storefronts lined empty streets in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Monday, as Palestinians held a general strike demanding an end to the Gaza war. "I walked through the city today and couldn't find a single place that was open," Fadi Saadi, a shopkeeper in Bethlehem, told AFP. Shops, schools, and most ...

China vows to stay 'safe and promising land' for foreign investment

This is Beirut 07/04 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A top Chinese official has vowed to protect US firms and pledged his country will remain a "promising land" for foreign investment, Beijing said Monday, after it slapped 34 percent tariffs on US imports. China retaliated last week against levies at the same level announced by US President Donald Trump on what he called "liberation day". It also ...

Stocks Savaged as China Retaliation to Trump Tariffs Fans Trade War

This is Beirut 07/04 10:15 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Asian equities collapsed on a black Monday for markets after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war many fear could spark a recession. Trading floors were overcome by a wave of selling as investors fled to the hills, with Hong Kong's loss of 12 percent its worst in more than 16 years, while Taipei ...

Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq Ready to Disarm to Avert Trump Wrath

This is Beirut 07/04 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In a significant shift, several powerful Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert an escalating conflict with the Trump administration, according to 10 senior commanders and Iraqi officials. The move comes after repeated private warnings from U.S. officials to Baghdad, threatening airstrikes if the ...

Netanyahu and Trump to Talk Tariffs, Iran and Gaza

This is Beirut 07/04 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Talks on Monday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are expected to be dominated by Washington's shock tariffs on Israel and escalating tensions with Iran. Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet with Trump in the US capital since the president unveiled sweeping levies on multiple countries ...

AnalysisPolitical Fraud and the Bungled Peace

Charles Chartouni 07/04 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Monitoring the Lebanese political scene is quite disturbing since the hypothetical new political era seems to be bungling. The new incumbents, who came into power incidentally, were unlikely to be co-opted if it were not for the military and political upheaval induced by the Israeli destruction of the operational platforms weaved by the Iranian ...