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GM Cuts 2025 Outlook, Projects up to $5 bn Hit From Tariffs

This is Beirut, 01/05 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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General Motors on Thursday lowered its 2025 earnings outlook and said it expects a $4-5 billion hit from US President Donald Trump's tariffs, despite moves this week to dampen the blow. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order to limit the impact of multiple overlapping tariffs on automakers. He also released a proclamation that gives the ...

Swimming: Lori Awad’s Texan Feat

Makram Haddad, 01/05 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Based in the United States but with her heart beating for Lebanon, young swimmer Lori Awad made a strong impression right from the start of the season. Competing in the prestigious Aggieland meet in College Station, Texas, the representative of Lebanon and the Mont La Salle club shattered the national record for the 100m butterfly in the 16-17 age ...

Ukraine, US Sign Minerals Deal, Tying Trump to Kyiv

This is Beirut, 01/05 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid. Ukraine said it secured key interests after protracted negotiations, including full sovereignty over its own rare earths, which are ...

Iran Says Next Nuclear Talks With US Set for Saturday in Rome

This is Beirut, 30/04 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran and the United States will hold a fourth round of talks on the Islamic republic's nuclear programme in Rome on Saturday, Iran's foreign minister said. The longtime adversaries have held three rounds of talks aiming for a deal on the programme, which the West believes is intended to develop nuclear weapons -- an allegation Tehran denies. The ...

Gen. Michael Leeney: New Chief of Ceasefire Commission

This is Beirut, 30/04 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Army General Michael J. Leeney has officially assumed the presidency of the ceasefire monitoring commission between Lebanon and Israel, succeeding his compatriot, General Jasper Jeffers. Born in 1966 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Michael J. Leeney is a seasoned general officer in the US Army. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in ...

Trump Celebrates 100 Days in Office With Campaign-Style Rally

This is Beirut, 30/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump promised Tuesday that he is just getting started as he marked the radical and vengeful beginning of a presidency that has shaken the world and destabilized the United States. Basking in the adulation of cheering supporters in Michigan, the 78-year-old touted the "most successful first 100 days of any administration in the ...

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 ...

Carney Wins Canada Election, Vows to Stand Up to Trump in Trade War

This is Beirut, 29/04 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged Tuesday to defeat the United States in Donald Trump's trade war after leading Canada’s Liberal Party to a historic election victory and securing another term in power. The United Kingdom congratulated Carney on his win, while the European Union’s top official vowed to work with Ottawa to "defend our shared ...

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 ...

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 ...

Iran, US Discuss Nuclear Deal in Third Round of Talks

This is Beirut, 26/04 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third consecutive round of talks, hoping to strike an accord that would ease regional tensions. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again led the talks, which this time included a technical-level meeting between ...

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