This is Beirut, 29/10 15:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to meet Thursday for the first time since 2019. Washington and Beijing have been locked in a multipronged trade spat since Trump returned to the White House and are tussling for global sway. Here are the key issues the two leaders could discuss: Rare earths A strategic ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 11:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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While the American military blows up boats it claims are transporting drugs from Venezuela, observers say tankers shipping Venezuelan oil in violation of a US embargo continue to navigate the very same Caribbean waters undisturbed. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed a massive US military deployment within striking distance of his ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 11:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump voiced optimism Wednesday for advancing toward major trade deals with Beijing and Seoul, on the eve of crucial talks in South Korea with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The meeting Thursday might yield a truce in the trade war between the world's top two economies, a possible grand finale to Trump's Asia tour marked ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not able to arrange a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the US president's visit to the South, ending fierce speculation over a possible summit. Trump had said he would "love to meet" Kim during his Asia trip, which would have been their first meeting since the US leader's previous term in ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said that «nothing» would jeopardize the ceasefire in Gaza while defending Israel’s right to respond after one of its soldiers was killed. «They killed an Israeli soldier. So the Israelis hit back. And they should hit back», Trump told reporters on Air Force One. His comments ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 04:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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North Korea test-fired cruise missiles off its western coast in a message to Pyongyang "enemies", state media announced Wednesday just hours before US President Donald Trump begins a visit to South Korea. The sea-to-surface missiles were launched vertically on Tuesday from the Yellow Sea and flew for more than two hours, state news ...
Mario Chartouni, 28/10 15:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), based in Kiryat Gat, Israel, has become the most visible symbol of international involvement in Gaza’s postwar phase. Inaugurated in mid-October 2025, it was established by the United States as part of Washington’s peace plan to oversee humanitarian aid, reconstruction, and compliance with the ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Joel Rayburn for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, according to the American media outlet Axios. Rayburn’s nomination had stirred controversy over his alleged role in concealing U.S. troop levels in Syria from then-President Donald Trump during his first term, ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Japan pulled out all stops for this week's visit by US President Donald Trump -- his first with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The US president's visit was a major diplomatic test for Takaichi, who has only been in office for a week. From pledges that Tokyo will spend much more on its defense to supporting Trump's Nobel Peace Prize bid, ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 05:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a "golden age of ties" on his visit to Tokyo Tuesday, before inking a deal with Washington aimed at securing critical minerals. Takaichi, Japan's first woman prime minister, lauded Trump's involvement in mediating conflicts and will ...
This is Beirut, 27/10 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday denounced "unilateralism" and said the world should not return to "the law of the jungle" when it came to trade, days ahead of talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. His comments, made at a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur, were a clear reference to tariffs imposed by US President Trump on ...
This is Beirut, 27/10 18:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China's Xi Jinping end their bruising trade war. Speaking on Air Force One, Trump said he was hopeful of a deal when he sees Xi on Thursday in South Korea, while also indicating he was willing to extend his trip in order to meet North Korean ...