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Stock Markets Edge up as Trump Softens Tariff Pain for Auto Firms

This is Beirut, 29/04 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Stock markets advanced on Tuesday following news that Donald Trump plans to spare automakers from some of his wide-ranging tariffs, boosting hopes of a less combative approach to his trade war. Signs of easing trade tensions are also spurring sentiment, as governments line up to negotiate deals with Washington to avert the full force of sweeping ...

Carnegie Endowment: “Trusting the Americans Is a Bad Idea”

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 29/04 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an American think tank, believes that “trusting the Americans is a bad idea.” Carnegie’s Michael Young did not qualify what he meant by “the Americans.” Did he mean the US government? Its policies? Or just all of the Americans, wholesale? Young even took a swipe at the May 17, 1983 ...

Regional Messaging Between Israel and Iran

Johnny Kortbawi, 29/04 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The hands of the clock have frozen in the Middle East as the region waits out the deadline set by US President Donald Trump and his administration to conclude negotiations with Iran—before a potential military escalation that would decisively tip the balance in Israel’s favor. But everything unfolding in the region during this lull amounts to ...

Trump’s 100 Days: A Rocky Ride, But His Supporters Remain Loyal

This is Beirut, 29/04 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After 100 days of political chaos and economic shock that have sent his approval ratings tumbling, Donald Trump hopes to regain the unqualified adulation of his supporters Tuesday at one of his signature events: a public rally. To mark the symbolic milestone of his second term, the Republican US president is visiting the site of one of his final ...

Washington Draws the Line: Iran Must Comply

Philippe Abi-Akl, 29/04 08:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Washington and Tehran are moving on starkly opposing trajectories in the Middle East. Under President Donald Trump, the United States has prioritized dismantling any armed presence operating outside the framework of state legitimacy and eradicating terrorism from the region. This approach is part of a broader strategy to prepare the ground for a ...

Human Rights Attacks Accelerated by Trump Second Term: Amnesty

This is Beirut, 29/04 05:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The global system of law and human rights is under threat from a "multiplicity of assaults" which have accelerated since US President Donald Trump's return to power, Amnesty International said Tuesday in its annual report. "Unprecedented forces are hunting down the ideals of human rights for all, seeking to destroy an ...

UN 'Alarmed' by US Strikes in Yemen That Huthis Say Killed 68 Migrants

This is Beirut, 28/04 23:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The United Nations expressed deep alarm on Monday at reports that US strikes on Yemen killed scores of people at a migrant detention center in a stronghold of the Huthi rebels. The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Huthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider", seeking to end their attacks on vessels in ...

'Catastrophic': Experts Sound Alarm Over Possible Crimea Deal

This is Beirut, 28/04 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Recognizing Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea would undermine the international order and raise serious legal challenges, experts said, as the Kremlin on Monday called the concession "imperative" to resolving the conflict. The comments came as US President Donald Trump pushed Russia to accept a ceasefire, telling ...

Iranian Nuclear Talks: Improbable Peace, Unlikely Agreement?

This is Beirut, 28/04 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In April, negotiations between the United States and Iran on the Iranian nuclear program took a notable step forward, with three rounds of talks mediated by Oman. The goal of these discussions is to limit Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for a partial lifting of the economic sanctions imposed by Washington. The third round of talks took ...

Russia Says Claims Over Annexed Ukraine Regions Key to Peace

This is Beirut, 28/04 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia said on Monday it was ready to negotiate directly with Ukraine, but that recognition of its claims over five Ukrainian regions including Crimea were "imperative" to resolving the conflict. Since launching its Ukraine offensive in February 2022, Russia has seized large parts of four Ukrainian regions and claimed them as its own, in addition ...

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 ...

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