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US Deploying Nuclear Submarines in Response to 'Provocative' Russian Comments

This is Beirut, 01/08 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had ordered deployment of two nuclear submarines in response to "highly provocative" comments by a senior Russian official. "Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev..., I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the ...

Trump’s Tariffs: Protection or Risky Bet for the US Economy?

Mario Chartouni, 01/08 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Tariffs have once again taken center stage in American trade policy. On Thursday, the White House announced a major overhaul of customs duties, marking a new chapter in President Donald Trump’s protectionist agenda. In an official statement, the White House emphasized that these measures aim to “protect American workers” and to “secure ...

Trump's Tariffs: What Has Changed and Who is Affected

This is Beirut, 01/08 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A range of new tariffs due to take effect in one week were announced Thursday on most US trading partners, with separate sector specific duties -- on copper -- also being implemented. President Donald Trump unveiled an array of import levies that ranged as high as 41 percent on Syria and included a hike on Canadian imports from the current 25 ...

Trump Orders Tariffs on Dozens of Countries in Push To Reshape Global Trade

This is Beirut, 01/08 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs Thursday on nearly 70 countries -- including a blistering 35 percent on neighbor Canada -- as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the US economy. However, in a minor reprieve that opens the door to further negotiations, the White House said the measures will take effect in a week for most ...

Trump Expresses “Discontent” Over Plans To Recognize a Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 31/07 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Donald Trump “expressed his discontent and disagreement with the leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Canada” over their plans to recognize a Palestinian state, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. The U.S. president has thus somewhat hardened his stance on the matter. While he had already sharply criticized ...

US To Refuse Visas to Palestinian Authority Officials

This is Beirut, 31/07 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States said Thursday it would deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials, accusing the body, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, of seeking to "internationalize" the situation. The organization is "taking actions to internationalize its conflict with Israel, such as through the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

US Imposes Sanctions on Shipping Empire Tied to Iranian Leaders

This is Beirut, 30/07 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a shipping empire controlled by the son of a top political advisor to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Treasury Department said sanctions were being imposed on companies and vessels operated by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, who has been subject to US ...

Trump hits India With 25% Tariff and 'Penalty' Over Russia Ties

This is Beirut, 30/07 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 percent tariffs, while also announcing an unspecified "penalty" over New Delhi's purchases of Russian weapons and energy. The measures will kick in on Friday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding to a bevy of other tariff hikes set to take effect the same ...

US Envoy Witkoff to Visit Israel on Thursday

This is Beirut, 30/07 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, will visit Israel on Thursday to "discuss next steps" on Gaza, an American official said. Witkoff has been involved in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza. The discussions broke down last week when Israel ...

The Old Continent in Turnberry: Strategic Compromise or Keen Submission?

Mario Chartouni, 30/07 16:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A new trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States was reached on Sunday in Turnberry, Scotland, after weeks of tense negotiations. The pact sets a 15% tariff on most European goods exported to the US market, narrowly avoiding a trade war, but leaving a bitter taste in Brussels. While it marks a tariff truce, the deal has ...

US, India to Launch Powerful Earth-Monitoring Satellite

This is Beirut, 30/07 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at ...

Trump's MAGA Base Defies Conservative Pro-Israel Doctrine

This is Beirut, 30/07 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Unconditional support for Israel has long been an entry requirement in US Republican politics, but that orthodoxy is being challenged by Donald Trump's populist base -- where invocations of the "special relationship" are falling on deaf ears. Images of starvation and suffering in Gaza have given new impetus to a debate that has been simmering in ...

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