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Pope Francis had a brief private meeting with US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday, the Vatican said, on the last day of the Republican's visit to Rome. "The meeting, which lasted a few minutes, gave the opportunity to exchange greetings on Easter Sunday," wrote the Vatican in a brief statement, saying the encounter took place at the pope's ...
Pierre Nahas, 20/04 11:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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It is in no way simplistic to say that the 20th century has been the American century. Our modern world was and is still being shaped by innovations made in America. The nuclear bomb, the Apollo mission to the moon and the internet. Indeed, America can draw from a long list, but one overlooked American achievement is Europe. It would not be an ...
This is Beirut, 20/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As the Trump administration attempts to choke off exports of strategically important computer chips to China, experts say the effort might well backfire, fueling innovation at Chinese firms that could help them seize the world semiconductor market. "What's actually happening is that the US government right now is handing China a big win as it ...
This is Beirut, 20/04 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in New York, Washington and other cities across the United States for a second major round of demonstrations against Donald Trump and his hard-line policies. In New York, people gathered outside the city's main library carrying signs targeting the US president with slogans like "No Kings in ...
This is Beirut, 19/04 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Pope Francis is the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, advocating for a more open Church and compassion toward migrants. U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a devout Catholic convert, is committed to shaping America into a bastion of conservative values. After Vance met on Saturday with the Vatican’s Secretary of State, ...
This is Beirut, 19/04 19:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The United States and Iran concluded a second round of high-stakes talks on Tehran's nuclear program on Saturday, agreeing to meet again in a week's time, according to Iran's foreign ministry. The Oman-mediated talks in Rome lasted about four hours, with Iranian state television describing the atmosphere as "constructive." "The two sides agreed ...
This is Beirut, 19/04 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has met with a US congressman, the Syrian presidency said on Saturday, the first such visit by an American lawmaker since the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani was also present at the meeting with Republican Cory Mills at the presidential palace in Damascus, a presidency ...
Amal Chmouny, 19/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States is preparing to engage in a new round of negotiations with Iran regarding its nuclear program, adopting a more rigorous approach. The US now demands the complete elimination of uranium enrichment beyond what is necessary for electricity generation, as well as verification of Iran's missile capabilities. This complicates ...
This is Beirut, 19/04 04:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday. Washington has had troops in Syria for years as part of international efforts against the Islamic State (IS) group, which rose out of the chaos of the country's civil war to seize swaths of ...
This is Beirut, 18/04 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 80 people, Houthis said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group. Thursday's strikes on Ras Issa aimed to cut off supplies and funds for the Houthis that control large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, the US military ...
This is Beirut, 18/04 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump and his administration are studying whether dismissing independent Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell is an option, his top White House economic aide said Friday. "The president and his team will continue to study that matter," National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told reporters when asked if ...
This is Beirut, 18/04 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 74 people, Houthis said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group. The strikes on Ras Issa aimed at cutting off supplies and funds for the Houthis that control large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, the United States ...