This is Beirut, 26/10 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The US president, Donald Trump, co-signed a historic ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, following deadly clashes earlier this summer. After Kuala Lumpur, Donald Trump continues his tour of Asia. Next stop, Japan, then South Korea, where he hopes to conclude a trade agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
This is Beirut, 26/10 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Canada United States Tariff Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was hiking tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 percent, in the latest fallout over a Canadian anti-tariff ad that featured late US leader Ronald Reagan. The announcement came two days after Trump said he had terminated all trade talks with Canada over what he called the "fake" ad ...
This is Beirut, 25/10 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Japan United States Sanae Takaichi Donald Trump
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she told US President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Saturday that strengthening the alliance between their countries was her "top priority." The call came days before Trump's planned visit to Tokyo on a regional tour and was the first between the two leaders since Takaichi took ...
This is Beirut, 25/10 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Qatar Donald Trump Gaza
US President Donald Trump will meet Saturday with the emir and prime minister of Qatar – a key ally in preserving the fragile Gaza peace deal – during a refueling stop on his way to Asia, officials said. The Qatari leaders will board Air Force One late in the day when it lands at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the regional headquarters for ...
This is Beirut, 25/10 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Xi Jinping United States Asia
US President Donald Trump headed for Asia on Saturday for high-stakes trade talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, saying that he would also like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip. Trump is set to meet Xi in South Korea on the last day of his regional swing in a bid to seal a deal to end the bruising trade war between ...
Amal Chmouny, 25/10 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah United States Donald Trump
Lebanon’s long‑simmering debate over Hezbollah’s disarmament has sharpened into a defining confrontation between state sovereignty and a foreign‑backed militia. In Washington, the issue is becoming the centerpiece of US regional policy. For President Trump’s administration, Hezbollah’s disarmament is not merely a security objective but ...
This is Beirut, 25/10 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Canada United States Donald Trump Tariff
The Canadian province of Ontario said on Friday it would pull an anti-tariff ad featuring former US president Ronald Reagan that prompted current leader Donald Trump to scrap trade talks. Trump announced on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he had "terminated" all negotiations with Canada over what he called the "fake" ...
This is Beirut, 24/10 15:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Kyiv Washington
Ukraine's allies are gathering in London on Friday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pushing for more long-range missiles to be delivered to Kyiv. They are just one part of a rapidly developing arsenal being deployed on both sides of the front line, as the three-and-a-half year war has reshaped the ...
This is Beirut, 24/10 15:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA Canada
US President Donald Trump on Friday doubled down on his decision to end trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. On his Truth Social network Thursday, Trump vented fury at what he called a "fake" ad ...
This is Beirut, 24/10 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu
As the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s proposed plan moves forward, discussions are intensifying over the possible deployment of an international security force in Gaza, intended to take over from Hamas. The initiative’s first step involves disarming the Islamist movement, a highly sensitive task amid a fragile ceasefire and mutual ...
Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 24/10 09:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Gaza Donald Trump
Long sidelined by the United States on Gaza and in wider regional affairs, Turkey is staging a forceful comeback, driven both by the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Gaza agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump. Ankara has played a pivotal role as intermediary between Hamas and Washington, helping to persuade the ...
This is Beirut, 24/10 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
European Union Ukraine Donald Trump Russia Frozen Assets
EU leaders Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with options for funding Ukraine for two more years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan using frozen Russian assets. In broadly-worded conclusions adopted after marathon talks in Brussels, EU leaders stopped short of greenlighting plans for the 140-billion-euro ($162-billion) ...