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Trump Reaches Understanding with Putin and Zelensky for Discussions on Potential Peace

This is Beirut, 12/02 23:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump held two phone conversations on Wednesday with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, focusing on prospects for peace between the two countries. Trump and Putin agreed to launch "immediate" negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine. The same applies to Ukraine, where ...

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 ...

Vance Puts Europe, China on Notice over AI Regulation

This is Beirut, 11/02 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned European allies against over-regulating the US-dominated artificial intelligence sector and China against using the technology to tighten its grip on power. The confrontational remarks by Donald Trump's deputy to world leaders gathered in Paris to discuss AI punctured the unity that host France had ...

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 ...

Trump: No Right of Return for Palestinians Under Gaza Plan

This is Beirut, 10/02 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his US takeover plan, describing his proposal in excerpts of an interview released Monday as a "real estate development for the future." Trump told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier that "I would own it" and that there could be as many as six different sites for ...

Trump Tells US Treasury to Stop Minting New Pennies

This is Beirut, 10/02 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had told the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to cut down on government spending. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "I have instructed my ...

Iran Open to Negotiations but Rejects U.S. "Maximum Pressure" Policy

This is Beirut, 08/02 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran is ready to negotiate with the United States but not under President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" policy, the Iranian foreign minister said on Saturday. "Lifting sanctions requires negotiations, but not within the framework of a 'maximum pressure' policy, as that would no longer be a negotiation but rather a form of capitulation," Abbas ...

Trump Targets Biden and USAID

This is Beirut, 08/02 04:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world's poorest and extending American influence around the globe. In a new series of rapid-fire power plays, the 78-year-old ...

Trump to "Probably" Meet Zelensky Next Week

This is Beirut, 07/02 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Friday he would "probably" meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky next week, as Russia said its forces had seized the key mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine. Zelensky said the US and Ukraine were planning "talks" but did not confirm a meeting between the two leaders. "We're also planning meetings and talks at ...

Trump Sanctions ICC for its Probes Against Israel and the US

This is Beirut, 07/02 05:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court Thursday for "illegitimate and baseless" investigations targeting America and its ally Israel, the White House said. Trump signed an executive order saying the court in The Hague had "abused its power" by issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime ...

Trump Administration Imposes First Sanctions on Iranian Oil Shipments to China

This is Beirut, 06/02 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US Treasury announced financial sanctions on Thursday, the first under the new administration of Donald Trump, that target an "international network" accused of shipping Iranian oil to China to fund Tehran's military activities. The sanctions target the network for "facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil worth ...

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