donald trump

Trump and Starmer Seal Historic 205 Billion Dollar Tech Deal

This is Beirut, 16:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump United Kingdom Keir Starmer United States

Donald Trump hailed America's "unbreakable bond" with Britain Thursday as he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a huge tech deal on the second day of the US president's pomp-filled state visit. A day after King Charles III treated Trump to a day of royal pageantry at Windsor Castle, Trump flew to Starmer's Chequers country residence for talks ...

Swiss Exports to US Tumble After Tariff Punch

This is Beirut, 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States Swiss

Swiss exports to the United States fell to their lowest level since 2020 in August when massive US tariffs came into effect, official data showed Thursday. The Alpine country's exports to the United States reached 3.1 billion Swiss francs ($3.9 billion) in August, a 22.1 percent drop from July, customs figures showed. Donald Trump imposed a ...

Trump's UK State Visit Gets Political After Royal Welcome

This is Beirut, 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump United Kingdom Kyiv

After the royal hospitality and pageantry, US President Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit to the UK takes a serious turn on Thursday when he is hosted by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for wide-ranging talks. Starmer will greet Trump on the second day of the visit at his country residence, Chequers, with pressing issues such as trade, ...

Buffer Zones and Broken Red Lines: Israel’s New Security Architecture in Syria and Lebanon

Salam El Zaatari, 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Lebanon Syria Israel Peace United States Donald Trump Hezbollah

For decades, Israel and Lebanon have lived under a paradox: perpetual hostility punctuated by temporary ceasefires. The 1949 Armistice created quiet without peace until the Lebanese state allowed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to operate from its south in 1969. That decision transformed southern Lebanon into a launchpad for attacks on ...

King Charles Hails Trump's 'Personal Commitment' to Peace

This is Beirut, 17/09 23:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump King Charles III United Kingdom United States

U.S. president Donald Trump was treated to a sumptuous royal state banquet in Windsor Castle, rounding off the US president's first full day of a historic second state visit to Britain. Before some 160 guests at the start of the lavish event, designed to play into the mercurial American leader's love of pomp and pageantry, King Charles ...

King Gives Trump Royal Welcome on UK State Visit

This is Beirut, 17/09 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump United Kingdom Windsor Palace Charles III State visit

Donald Trump was treated to a royal reception featuring gun salutes, soldiers on horseback and bagpipes as he met Wednesday with Britain's King Charles III for a historic second state visit, which unfolded far from marching protesters. The pair laughed and joked as Trump inspected troops at Windsor Castle, west of London, in an elaborate ...

US Designates Four Pro-Iranian Militias as 'Foreign Terrorist Organizations'

This is Beirut, 17/09 16:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Donald Trump USA terrorist milicia Iran Irak

The US State Department issued a statement on Wednesday designating four pro-Iranian militias as “terrorist organizations.” The four groups are Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali. The State Department also stressed that “Iran continues to provide support enabling these ...

Trump's UK Visit Lands AI, Pharma and Nuclear Pledges

This is Beirut, 17/09 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump United Kingdom United States Economy AI Nuclear

President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK has delivered pledges from US tech giants to invest a combined $42 billion to help drive Britain's AI sector. The UK and US governments, meanwhile, agreed on cooperation over nuclear and space technology as part of a "Tech Prosperity Deal", and British pharmaceutical group GSK pledged investment in ...

Britain's GSK Vows $30 Bn Investment in US as Trump Visits

This is Beirut, 17/09 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States United Kingdom GSK London

British pharmaceutical group GSK said Wednesday it will invest $30 billion in the United States over the next five years, as drugmakers face pressure from US President Donald Trump to produce more in the country. The investments, announced on the first day of Trump's state visit to Britain, will bolster GSK's research and development as well as ...

Britain Rolls Out Royal Red Carpet for Trump’s State Visit

This is Beirut, 17/09 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States United Kingdom Donald Trump Diplomacy

Britain will roll out a supersized royal welcome for Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit on Wednesday, with the king to greet the US president who has compared himself to a monarch. From a carriage ride with King Charles III to a flypast and a lavish state dinner in the nearly 1,000-year-old Windsor Castle, Britain is going to ...

Search
Latest news