This is Beirut, 30/05 22:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Elon Musk White House
Billionaire Elon Musk said Friday he would remain a "friend and advisor" to Donald Trump, as the US president hosted an Oval Office farewell for the man who led his turbulent cost-cutting drive. "I look forward to continuing to be a friend and advisor to the president," Musk told reporters after Trump handed a golden key as a gift to the ...
This is Beirut, 30/05 20:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Russia
Ukraine said Friday it did not expect any results from talks with Russia in Istanbul unless Moscow provided its peace terms in advance, accusing the Kremlin of doing "everything" it could to sabotage the potential meeting. Diplomatic efforts to end the war have accelerated in recent weeks, with both sides meeting for their first round of direct ...
Kaline Antoun, 30/05 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Iran Israel Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Nuclear
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay any potential military action against Iran, in order to give the United States administration more time to negotiate a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. Iran’s nuclear program lies at the center of an escalating diplomatic ...
This is Beirut, 30/05 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States China Tariffs
US President Donald Trump signaled renewed trade tensions with China on Friday, arguing that Beijing had "violated" a deal to de-escalate tariffs, at a time when both sides appeared deadlocked in negotiations. Trump's post on his Truth Social platform came hours after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks with ...
This is Beirut, 30/05 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump European Union USA
The EU is "fully invested" in reaching a deal with the United States to avoid sweeping tariffs, the bloc's trade chief said Friday, after US judges ruled the controversial measures were unconstitutional. "Delivering forward-looking solutions remains a top EU priority. Staying in permanent contact," EU trade commissioner ...
This is Beirut, 30/05 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Turkey Ukraine Ceasefire Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump
Turkey on Friday proposed to host a meeting between the American, Russian and Ukrainian presidents in an effort to advance toward an end of the three years of war in Ukraine. NATO member Turkey, which has strove to maintain relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, has become a key mediator amid US President Donald Trump's push for a deal to end the ...
This is Beirut, 30/05 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Elon Musk stormed into US politics as President Donald Trump's chainsaw-brandishing sidekick. Four turbulent months later it's the tech tycoon himself on the chopping block. Trump hailed Musk as "terrific" as he announced that they would hold a joint press conference on Friday as the South African-born magnate leaves the so-called Department of ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA Hamas Israel Palestine Donald Trump Gaza
The White House said on Thursday that Israel had "signed off on" a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, as the Palestinian militants confirmed they were studying the deal. Negotiations to end more than 19 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in Gaza in March after a brief ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump Israel Palestine Hamas Gaza
The White House said Thursday that Israel had accepted US President Donald Trump's proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, while discussions were "continuing" with Hamas. The Palestinian militant group had earlier said it was examining a new deal proposed by Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, while there was no immediate ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Harvard Sanctions
Harvard held its annual graduation ceremony Thursday as a federal judge considers the legality of punitive measures taken against the university by US President Donald Trump. Hundreds of robed students and academics squeezed onto the steps of the campus's main library as Trump piled unprecedented pressure onto the university, one of the most ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Damascus USA Barbara Leaf Donald Trump Middle East
The US Special Envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, arrived in Damascus on Thursday, according to Syria’s official news agency SANA, marking a new stage in the normalization of relations between the two countries following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. He is currently meeting Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Shareh. Barrack, who also serves as the ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 29/05 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Ceasefire Hamas Israel
Steve Witkoff, special envoy to US President Donald Trump, has unveiled a new framework aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza. The proposal, delivered to Israeli officials overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, outlines a 60-day truce that would begin with Hamas releasing ten living hostages and the return of 18 bodies, to be carried out in two ...