This is Beirut, 2025-04-26 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third consecutive round of talks, hoping to strike an accord that would ease regional tensions. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi again led the talks, which this time included a technical-level meeting between ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-26 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel's military said Saturday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, whose Huthi rebels have launched attacks throughout the Gaza war, as well as a drone approaching "from the east". "Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted" before "crossing into ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-26 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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China repeated Saturday that it had held no talks with the United States on trade issues, despite President Donald Trump's claim that he had taken a call from Xi Jinping. In an interview conducted on April 22 with Time magazine and published Friday, Trump did not say when the call with the Chinese leader took place or specify what was ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-25 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States and the European Union need to "de-escalate" and "negotiate a deal" to help boost lackluster growth on the continent, the International Monetary Fund's Europe director said Friday. "In our discussions with European leaders, I don't sense any difference of views with regard to the importance of that relationship," IMF Europe ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-25 14:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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A security official disclosed that Lebanese security agencies have been actively tracking and arresting terrorism suspects, dormant cells and fundamentalist elements allegedly working to destabilize the country in line with foreign agendas aimed at undermining the regional peace process. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-25 02:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday bashed Harvard as an "Anti-Semitic, Far Left Institution," as the prestigious university battles his administration's funding freeze in court. The latest outburst from Trump comes as his administration cracks down on US universities on several fronts, alleging widespread anti-Semitism, ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-24 22:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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Globe-trotting US envoy Steve Witkoff will take part in talks with Iran on Saturday in Oman, his third encounter within weeks on Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department said. Michael Anton, a conservative scholar who serves as the State Department head of policy planning, will lead technical work on the US side, the State Department ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-24 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nintendo shares surged Thursday after the gaming giant boasted of higher than expected demand in Japan for pre-orders of its hotly anticipated Switch 2 console. The successor to the Switch -- the third best-selling console ever behind Sony's PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo DS -- is set to hit shelves worldwide on June 5. And the stakes are high: ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-24 05:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday played up prospects of a "fair deal" on trade with China, but his top officials offered few details of how Washington might de-escalate its damaging tariff war with Beijing. Trump told reporters his country would have a "fair deal with China," adding that "everything's ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-23 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned new US sanctions targeting its oil network, calling the move a sign of Washington's "hostile approach" ahead of a third round of nuclear talks. In a statement, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the US policy of imposing sanctions on the Iranian people was a "clear ...
Christiane Tager, 2025-04-23 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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After Easter opened a turbulent week for financial markets. The world’s main stock exchanges recorded significant losses, despite a few timid attempts to bounce back. This instability is unfolding in an atmosphere weighed down by geopolitical tensions and persistent fears of a global‑growth slowdown. Meanwhile, gold moved sharply in the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-23 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced plans to remove synthetic dyes from the US food supply, marking a rare point of bipartisan convergence in an otherwise sharply divided political climate. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. has vowed to overhaul America's food system under the banner of his "Make America ...