This is Beirut, 04/03 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine on Monday, a White House official said, sharply escalating pressure on Kyiv to agree to peace negotiations with Russia. The move comes just days after a stunning public clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump, who is seeking a rapid end to the war. Trump earlier ...
This is Beirut, 04/03 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump shut down hopes Monday of an eleventh-hour deal with Canada and Mexico to avert sweeping tariffs, while signing an order to further hike duties on China. Trump had unveiled -- and then paused -- blanket tariffs on imports from major trading partners Canada and Mexico in February, accusing them of failing to stop illegal ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 23:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Mexico Canada China
US President Donald Trump shut down hopes Monday of an eleventh hour deal with Canada and Mexico to avert sweeping tariffs, while signing an order to hike duties on China. Trump had unveiled -- and then paused -- blanket tariffs on imports from major trading partners Canada and Mexico in February, accusing them of failing to stop illegal ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump United States
US President Donald Trump warned Monday he would "not put up" much longer with Volodymyr Zelensky's stance on the war with Russia, as the Ukrainian leader countered he wanted to end it "as soon as possible." In a new sign of frayed ties following their White House blow-up last week, Trump called a comment by Zelensky ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 19:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump will set out his governing vision Tuesday to a country roiled by his moves to dramatically reshape the federal government and redefine foreign policy as he delivers his first address to Congress since returning to office. His speech at the US Capitol -- scheduled for 9:00 pm (0200 GMT Wednesday) -- comes just six weeks ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky United States
Top Washington officials suggested Sunday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky might have to step down if a peace deal is to be reached, underscoring President Donald Trump's stunning shift in approach to the war with Russia. "We need a leader that can deal with us, eventually deal with the Russians, and end this war," National Security ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel announced Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, and threatened "consequences" for Hamas if it did not accept a proposal for a temporary extension of the truce in the Palestinian territory. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided that, from this morning, all entry of goods and supplies into the ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 14:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone -- and the first to do so upright. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 3:34 am US Eastern Time (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the Moon's ...
This is Beirut, 01/03 19:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The US Army said Saturday it had killed a top military leader of Hurras al-Din, a Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda which announced its dissolution in January. The US Central Command (CENTCOM), in charge of American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement that its forces on February 23 "conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria, ...
This is Beirut, 01/03 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
He stunned Europe with his ideological brutality, lectured the British Prime Minister, and on Friday, launched an attack on Volodymyr Zelensky: JD Vance, once a critic of Donald Trump, has become the most enthusiastic foot soldier of Trump's "America First" agenda. The 40-year-old former military man and bestselling author has seen a rapid ...
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Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle. It was the first reaction from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) after Ocalan this week called for the dissolution of the group ...
This is Beirut, 01/03 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that his relations with the United States can still be repaired, after President Donald Trump shouted at him in an angry White House meltdown accusing the Ukrainian leader of refusing to make peace with Russia. "Of course," Zelensky said when asked in a Fox News interview if the relationship with Trump ...