This is Beirut, 25/09 21:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine, as Erdogan sought a long-awaited deal to buy US stealth fighter jets. As Erdogan visited the White House for the first time since 2019 during Trump's first term, Trump called on him to use his influence with ...
This is Beirut, 25/09 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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US President Donald Trump’s advisor on African affairs, Massaad Boulos, underscored that the disarmament of Hezbollah and the exclusive control of arms by the Lebanese state constitute a “red line” for Washington. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Thursday, Boulos reiterated US support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), highlighting ...
This is Beirut, 25/09 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of US Army generals and admirals to gather next week at a Marine Corps base in Virginia, without giving an official reason, the Washington Post reported Thursday. This unusual summons has caused confusion and concern, especially following the Trump administration’s numerous dismissals of ...
This is Beirut, 25/09 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The White House has told US federal agencies to prepare for more mass firings during a possible government shutdown next week, according to a memo first published by US news outlet Politico. The memo by the Office of Management and Budget indicated that President Donald Trump's administration would go beyond the usual practice of temporary ...
Marc Saikali, 25/09 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This week, heads of state are taking the stage at the United Nations General Assembly. The routine is familiar: solemn speeches, pledges for peace, calls for multilateralism. Yet behind the diplomatic pomp and cameras focused on New York, everyone knows the real negotiations are happening elsewhere – in hushed corridors and behind closed ...
This is Beirut, 25/09 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation Wednesday into what he called "triple sabotage" after an escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctioned as he addressed the United Nations. The UN has said the events that happened while Trump was at its headquarters in New York on Tuesday were accidental, and partly blamed ...
This is Beirut, 24/09 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Kremlin on Wednesday said it had no choice but to continue its military offensive on Ukraine, as Moscow rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Russia was a "paper tiger". The comments come a day after Trump said Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia, which he characterized as a "paper tiger" with a failing economy ...
This is Beirut, 23/09 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year was convicted by a federal jury on all counts Tuesday. Ryan Routh, 59, of Hawaii, appeared to try to stab himself in the neck with a pen after the guilty verdict was read in court, and court marshals had to restrain him, Fox News and NBC ...
This is Beirut, 23/09 19:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump relentlessly mocked the United Nations on Tuesday in his first address since his White House comeback, blasting it for failing to bring peace and claiming the world body encourages illegal migration. In his return to the UN General Assembly podium, Trump accused the UN of fostering an "assault" through migration on ...
This is Beirut, 23/09 18:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US Secret Service said Tuesday it had dismantled a network of electronic devices that could have crashed New York's telecommunications network in an attack ahead of the UN General Assembly. The protective agency did not say who was responsible for the sophisticated material but linked it to "nation-state" actors and ...
This is Beirut, 23/09 05:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Monday vehemently insisted that pregnant people should "tough it out" and avoid Tylenol over an unproven link to autism, and urged major changes to the standard vaccines administered to babies. The Republican leader's announcement rife with sweeping yet unsubstantiated advice came as the White House has ...
This is Beirut, 22/09 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Donald Trump will use his address to the United Nations on Tuesday to attack “globalist organizations” that he says have “undermined the world order,” as well as countries that have chosen to recognize the State of Palestine, his spokesperson said Monday. The U.S. president, who has reshaped American alliances with his transactional ...