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Ukraine: Putin Orders Surprise Three-Day Ceasefire in May

This is Beirut, 28/04 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow's World War II Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said Monday. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump urged Putin to "stop shooting" and "sign a deal" to end the three-year conflict, which the White ...

Stock Markets Mostly Rise as Investors Eye Trade Talks

This is Beirut, 28/04 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Stocks mostly rose on Monday as investors assess how the land lies on the trade war front with countries seeking to temper Donald Trump's eye-watering tariffs. Investors were also keeping tabs on China after President Xi Jinping and other top leaders last week discussed plans to boost consumption in the world's number two economy. Markets ...

Canada’s Election: How Things Work

This is Beirut, 28/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Canada holds an election on Monday after a campaign dominated by US President Donald Trump's trade war. Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal Party leader, is slightly favored in the polls, but the Conservative Party, headed by Pierre Poilievre, has closed the gap in recent days. Here are some key facts about the vote. The date  Canada had ...

US Says It Struck 800 Targets in Yemen, Killed 100s of Huthis Since March 15

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday. Washington's forces have hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end the threat they ...

Canada Votes for New Government to Take on Trump

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Canada elects a new government on Monday to confront annexation threats from the United States and deal directly with President Donald Trump, whose trade war has defined the campaign. The Liberal Party, led by new Prime Minister Mark Carney, looked set to lose easily to the Conservatives' Pierre Poilievre until the US president's attacks on the ...

Brics Set to Meet Over Trump Trade Policies

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Senior diplomats from BRICS countries will meet on Monday in Brazil to present a united front in the face of threats emerging from US President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies. The meeting comes at a critical moment for the world economy after the International Monetary Fund this week slashed growth forecasts over the impact of the ...

Can Trump-Zelensky Vatican Talks Bring Ukraine Peace?

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump's meeting in the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed by both sides as historic. Whether it will help seal a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia will become clearer in the coming days. Brought together by the funeral of Pope Francis, the US and Ukrainian presidents sat knee-to-knee on red and gold chairs in the giant nave of ...

Trump Thinks Zelensky Ready to Give Up Crimea to Russia

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said he believed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was ready to concede Crimea to Russia as part of any ceasefire deal, as talks on a truce entered what Washington called a critical week on Monday. Trump also stepped up pressure on Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian president should "stop shooting" and sign an ...

Geopolitical Variations and Political Challenges

Charles Chartouni, 28/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The past week was replete with events that cannot be overlooked if we are to address critical conflicts around the world: the death of Pope Francis and its reverberations ; the evolutions of the Ukraine war ; the ultimate scope of the US-Iranian negotiations; the shifting facades of Turkey’s Islamic authoritarianism; and the normalization ...

US Says It Struck 800 Targets in Yemen, Killed 100s of Huthis Since March 15

This is Beirut, 27/04 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday. Washington's forces have hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end ...

Trump, Zelensky Meet on Sidelines of Pope's Funeral

This is Beirut, 26/04 14:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in St. Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral in the Vatican on Saturday in their first encounter since a White House clash as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia. The two agreed to further talks after the funeral, the Ukraine ...

Hundreds of Thousands at Funeral for Pope 'With an Open Heart'

This is Beirut, 26/04 12:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, packed St. Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader. Some waited overnight to get a seat for the ceremony, with the Vatican reporting some ...

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