This is Beirut 05/03 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump US Congress China
China on Wednesday set an annual growth target of around five percent, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit Beijing's exports. Beijing also announced a rare hike in fiscal funding, allowing its budget deficit to reach four percent this year as it battles stuttering ...
This is Beirut 05/03 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Politics
Donald Trump declared that the "American dream is unstoppable" Tuesday in an address to Congress met with Democratic hostility as he touted radical policies and hailed billionaire adviser Elon Musk. With Musk, the world's richest person, among those attending the primetime televised address, the 78-year-old Republican said after ...
This is Beirut 04/03 23:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Arab League Gaza United Nations Antonio Guterres
Arab leaders endorsed on Tuesday a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority, presenting an alternative to US President Donald Trump's widely condemned proposal to take over the territory and displace its people. The prospect of the Palestinian Authority (PA) governing Gaza remains far from ...
This is Beirut 04/03 20:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Canada Donald Trump Justin Trudeau
Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to raise tariffs on Canadian goods further to match retaliation by Ottawa, hours after slamming 25 percent duties on all products from the United States' northern neighbor. "Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately ...
This is Beirut 04/03 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States Yemen Houthi Movement
The United States on Tuesday designated Yemen's Houthi militant group a foreign terrorist organization, conforming with an order by President Donald Trump in January. The Iran-backed insurgents control much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, and have launched missile and drone attacks at Israel since the war in Gaza broke out in October ...
This is Beirut 04/03 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Ukraine United States Donald Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he wanted to "make things right" with Donald Trump and to work under the US President's "strong leadership" to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. In his first public comments since Trump halted US military aid to Ukraine overnight, Zelensky called for a "truce" in the sea and sky as a first ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 04/03 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Oscars Actor Adrien Brody Cinema Culture Movie
Adrien Brody possesses the rare gift of completely disappearing into his characters. Since his Oscar triumph in 2003 — becoming the youngest Best Actor winner at 29 — to his resurgence with The Brutalist, he has excelled at portraying men molded by war. His extreme method-acting approach has led him to explore the psychological depths of ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 04/03 17:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Banks Damascus Gulf Hezbollah
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Israel has ramped up its operations in Syria, seemingly seeking to assert itself as the dominant player against Turkey, which is trying to fill the vacuum left by Iran’s retreat. It has carried out strikes on military positions of the former regime and pro-Iranian militias, expanded its presence in ...
This is Beirut 04/03 16:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mexico United States Donald Trump Tariffs
Mexico will hit back at US President Donald Trump's tariffs with retaliatory duties of its own, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday, accusing Washington of "defamatory" claims against her government. There was "no reason or justification" for Trump to impose the 25 percent tariffs despite Mexico's collaboration in ...
This is Beirut 04/03 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said Tuesday it killed three Palestinians as it expanded its offensive in the occupied West Bank, currently in its 43rd day, to new parts of the northern city of Jenin. Israeli forces "expanded the counterterrorism operation in northern Samaria to additional areas in Jenin", the military said, using the Biblical name for that ...
This is Beirut 04/03 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Kyiv Ukraine
US Vice President JD Vance insisted Tuesday he was not targeting France and Britain with remarks he made dismissing the military abilities of countries supporting a possible European peacekeeping force in Ukraine. Britain and France have said they would be willing to deploy ground troops in support of any peace deal -- a proposal Vance responded ...
This is Beirut 04/03 15:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Ukraine Europe
Ukraine on Tuesday sought to maintain bonds with Washington after President Donald Trump ordered US military aid deliveries be suspended following a public clash with counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump's stunning decision strengthened fears in Ukraine and in many European capitals that America was pivoting away from its ...