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United States Donald Trump Tariffs Trade
President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on US trading partners are set to begin this weekend, said White House officials Wednesday, with a higher rate on "worst offenders" to take effect next week. Declaring that a "national emergency" stemmed from security concerns due to persistent trade deficits, the White House ...
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Israel Hamas Gaza Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the military was "dissecting" the Gaza Strip and seizing territory to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages still held in the enclave. It came as rescuers said 34 people were killed in continued Israeli strikes on the territory, including on a UN building. The military is ...
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Syria Israel Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Syria on Thursday condemned deadly Israeli strikes across the country as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty, after Israel said it struck "military capabilities". Syrian state media said the strikes hit close to a defence research centre in Damascus, among other sites, while a war monitor reported four dead in the latest ...
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Donald Trump United States Elon Musk
President Donald Trump has informed his inner circle, including Cabinet members, that Elon Musk will soon be stepping back from his current role as a governing partner, influential supporter, and Washington operative, according to American media company Politico. Although Trump remains pleased with Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency ...
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France's foreign minister warned Wednesday that a military confrontation with Iran would be "almost inevitable" if talks over Tehran's nuclear program failed. "In the event of failure, a military confrontation would appear to be almost inevitable," Jean-Noel Barrot said in parliament, adding that it would severely destabilize the region. Earlier ...
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Donald Trump United States Dollar Financial Markets
Wall Street stocks rose ahead of US President Donald Trump's fresh wave of tariffs, while European stocks ended the day lower. The dollar was mostly lower, oil prices wobbled, while gold, viewed as a safe-haven investment, came close to achieving a fresh all-time high. After Tokyo's stock market closed up slightly and Chinese indices steadied, ...
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Cyprus Ersin Tatar Nikos Christodoulides United Nations
Cypriot leaders agreed Wednesday to press on with trust-building measures that could revive the abandoned peace process on the divided island, the UN said after a meeting in the capital, Nicosia. President Nikos Christodoulides of the Greek-speaking, internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus reported "progress" after the meeting with Turkish ...
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United States Iran Donald Trump Ali Khamenei
The White House is carefully weighing an Iranian proposal for indirect nuclear talks while simultaneously ramping up US military presence in the Middle East as President Trump considers potential military strikes, according to two US officials who spoke to Axios. President Trump has expressed a preference for reaching a deal, cautioning that ...
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Durbar, a festivities-filled procession held each Eid, saw Emir Hameem Nuhu Sunusi, of the Jigawa state capital Dutse, ride through his city as traditional leaders across the rest of Nigeria’s Muslim-majority north did the same.
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Israel Itamar Ben Gvir Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, his spokesperson said, prompting strong condemnation from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Palestinian militants Hamas. The firebrand politician was visiting the site, which is sacred to Jews and Muslims, in ...
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Donald Trump Tehran Nuclear Iran US
Since his return to power, US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Iran, particularly targeting its nuclear program. In March, he sent a letter to Tehran urging it to negotiate a new nuclear agreement and issued a two-month ultimatum. Then, in an interview with NBC on Sunday, Trump threatened the Iranians, stating that “if they do ...
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On the dizzying dunes of Saudi Arabia, intrepid drifters defy gravity in a spectacular ballet of dust and speed.