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US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war by threatening more than a dozen countries with higher tariffs Monday -- but then said he may be flexible on his new August deadline to reach deals. Trump sent letters to trading partners, including key US allies Japan and South Korea, announcing that duties he had suspended in April would snap ...
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President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, after Russia claimed new gains in its grinding war against its neighbor. Trump's announcement followed Washington saying last week that it was halting some weapons shipments to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian officials caught off guard and scrambling for ...
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US President Donald Trump hosted Benjamin Netanyahu for dinner at the White House on Monday as he pressed the Israeli prime minister to end the devastating Gaza war. Netanyahu's third visit since Trump's return to power comes at a crucial time, with the US president hoping to capitalize on the momentum from a recent truce between Israel ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to push for an end to the Gaza war, after Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire. Trump has said he believes there is a "good chance" of an agreement this week for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory, hot on ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 21:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Monday postponing a deadline for higher tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies ranging from the EU to Japan, the White House said. The July 9 deadline for steeper levies would be pushed back to August 1, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, adding that Trump would address ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 20:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Monday he was slapping 25 percent tariffs on Japan and South Korea in his first letters to trading partners ahead of a deadline to reach a deal with Washington. Trump had said at the weekend that starting from Monday he would send a first batch of up to 15 letters to countries informing them that he would reimpose ...
Mario Chartouni, 07/07 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington this Monday for his third meeting at the White House with Donald Trump in just six months. Against the backdrop of a fragile truce with Iran, ongoing conflict in Gaza, and indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha under Qatari mediation, this visit could significantly ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute
A festive weekend at an all-girls summer camp in South Texas turned tragic due to violent flooding. The death toll has already exceeded 80 and continues to rise. President Donald Trump has called the situation a “century-long catastrophe” and plans to visit the site this Friday.
This is Beirut, 07/07 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump has said he will send letters to select trade partners facing tariff hikes as early as Monday, piling pressure on countries to strike a deal with Washington before a new August 1 deadline. The White House announced sharp levies on dozens of economies in April, citing a lack of "reciprocity" in trade relations, which were ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on Iran. The 11 emerging nations -- including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- account for about half the world's population and 40 percent of global economic output. The bloc is divided about ...
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US President Donald Trump announced he would send the first tariff letters to various countries on Monday, days before his deadline for trading partners to reach a deal expires. Trump said on Sunday that he will send a first batch of up to 15 letters, warning that US levies on imports will snap back to the high levels he set in April if countries ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Monday US President Donald Trump, who expressed hope for a "deal this week" between Israel and Hamas that sees hostages released from the Gaza Strip. Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday evening in Doha, aiming to broker a ceasefire and reach an agreement on ...