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Iran Open to Negotiations but Rejects U.S. "Maximum Pressure" Policy

This is Beirut, 08/02 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran is ready to negotiate with the United States but not under President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" policy, the Iranian foreign minister said on Saturday. "Lifting sanctions requires negotiations, but not within the framework of a 'maximum pressure' policy, as that would no longer be a negotiation but rather a form of capitulation," Abbas ...

Trump Targets Biden and USAID

This is Beirut, 08/02 04:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world's poorest and extending American influence around the globe. In a new series of rapid-fire power plays, the 78-year-old ...

Trump to "Probably" Meet Zelensky Next Week

This is Beirut, 07/02 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he would "probably" meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky next week, as Russia said its forces had seized the key mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine. Zelensky said the US and Ukraine were planning "talks" but did not confirm a meeting between the two leaders. "We're also planning meetings and talks at ...

Trump Sanctions ICC for its Probes Against Israel and the US

This is Beirut, 07/02 05:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court Thursday for "illegitimate and baseless" investigations targeting America and its ally Israel, the White House said. Trump signed an executive order saying the court in The Hague had "abused its power" by issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime ...

Trump Administration Imposes First Sanctions on Iranian Oil Shipments to China

This is Beirut, 06/02 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US Treasury announced financial sanctions on Thursday, the first under the new administration of Donald Trump, that target an "international network" accused of shipping Iranian oil to China to fund Tehran's military activities. The sanctions target the network for "facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil worth ...

US Administration Backtracks on Trump's Plan for Gaza

This is Beirut, 06/02 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump's administration appeared to backtrack Wednesday after his proposal to take over Gaza sparked uproar, with the United Nations warning against "ethnic cleansing" in the Palestinian territory. Facing a wave of criticism from Palestinians, Arab governments and world leaders, Trump's Secretary of State ...

Rubio Says Trump Meant Only Temporary Gaza Move for Rebuilding

This is Beirut, 05/02 21:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump only wants Palestinians to leave Gaza temporarily while the territory is reconstructed, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday. Trump stunned the world and drew condemnation when he proposed Tuesday at a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States could take over war-battered ...

Trump Wants to Jail American Citizens in Salvador

This is Beirut, 05/02 04:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed an offer by El Salvador to take in prisoners -- including US citizens -- despite clear legal problems with such an outsourcing under American law. "If we had the legal right to do it, I would do it in a heartbeat," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "It's no different than our prison system, except ...

Trump Signs Order Withdrawing US from UN Human Rights Council

This is Beirut, 04/02 23:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing his country from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the main UN relief agency for ...

Mexico Begins Deployment of 10,000 Troops on US Border

This is Beirut, 04/02 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Mexico began Tuesday the 10,000-strong border troop deployment it had promised US President Donald Trump in exchange for delaying a 25-percent tariff on exported goods, President Claudia Sheinbaum said. "The deployment has already started,"she told reporters a day after announcing a last-minute deal with Trump to tighten measures against illegal ...

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