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Reactions Against US President Donald Trump's Controversial Plan for Gaza

This is Beirut, 12/02 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Wednesday rejected any displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, calling it "unacceptable" for the region. "The focus today is on Gaza today and tomorrow it will shift to the West Bank with the objective of emptying Palestine of its historical inhabitants," he said at the ...

Zelensky Says Ready to Swap Lands With Russia

This is Beirut, 12/02 04:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to swap land in negotiations with Russia, which freed an American prisoner in a gesture President Donald Trump described Tuesday as a goodwill gesture on ending the war. Zelensky, who will meet Friday at the Munich Security Conference with US Vice President JD Vance, a vocal critic of US ...

Global Stocks Wobble, Gold Shines as Tariff Uncertainty Looms

This is Beirut, 11/02 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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United States stock markets wobbled, and gold reached fresh highs on Tuesday as traders kept a nervous eye on US President Donald Trump’s next tariff decisions, worried about inflation and interest rates. European markets rose, with both Frankfurt and London again setting records, while Asian equity markets struggled for direction. Trump has ...

US Foreign Aid Halt to Have Major Hit on Poorest Countries: Report

This is Beirut, 11/02 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A suspension of US foreign aid and possible dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will have a major impact on some of the world's poorest countries, the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD) warned Tuesday. For more than 20 economies, a year-long pause on US aid could mean a loss of over one percent ...

Gaza Truce Under Strain After Trump Warning

This is Beirut, 11/02 16:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US President Donald Trump's latest warning "further complicates" the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps. Trump said that "all hell" would break out if Hamas failed to release all Israeli hostages by the ...

Google Renames the Gulf of Mexico as the 'Gulf of America'

This is Beirut, 11/02 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Google renamed on Monday the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in its mapping service for users in the United States. The change follows an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump in tribute to the “greatness of America,” according to the US Board on Geographic Names. Google stated that the update aligns with its policy ...

Pope Calls Trump Migrant Deportations a 'Major Crisis'

This is Beirut, 11/02 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pope Francis launched a stinging critique Tuesday of US President Donald Trump's deportations of undocumented migrants, describing it as a "major crisis" that "damages the dignity of men and women". In a letter to US bishops, he urged Catholics and others "not to give in to narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to ...

The Many Interpretations of Morgan Ortagus’ Missile

Johnny Kortbawi, 11/02 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Morgan Ortagus landed in Lebanon like a missile. One must set aside the sexist remarks that were little more than admiration of her beauty, and the crude jokes along the lines of “do as you please, beautiful”—the kind of comments we thought belonged to a bygone era, only to realize that they remain deeply ingrained in the Lebanese ...

Trump Floats Ukraine 'May be Russian Someday' Ahead of Zelensky-Vance Meeting

This is Beirut, 11/02 12:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine "may be Russian someday", as his Vice President JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later this week. Pushing for an end to the nearly three-year war with Russia, Trump discussed the conflict in an interview with broadcaster Fox News that aired ...

UN Chief Urges Hamas to Proceed with Planned Hostage Releases

This is Beirut, 11/02 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN chief called on Hamas Tuesday to proceed with planned releases of Israeli hostages, after the Palestinian militants threatened to postpone further hostage-prisoner exchanges agreed under a fragile Gaza ceasefire. "We must avoid at all costs resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to immense tragedy," Antonio Guterres said on X, ...

Trump Signs Executive Orders for Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to Start March 12

This is Beirut, 11/02 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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  US President Donald Trump signed executive orders to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from March 12, ramping up a long-promised trade war despite warnings from Europe and China. "Today I'm simplifying our tariffs on steel and aluminum," Trump said Monday in the Oval Office. "It's 25 percent without exceptions or ...

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