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The trouble with the Arabs

TO BE sustainable, Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza must serve the core interests of Arabs, including Christian Arabs, and the Jews of Palestine/Israel equally and fairly. Infirmities in the plan include the history of the Trump-Netanyahu axis to lure quarries with syrupy promises into death traps, as they did with Iran and Qatar. The trust deficit is thus an overarching challenge...

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US govt shutdown may last weeks, analysts warn

The bitter tribalism that drove the United States into a government shutdown is putting compromise out of reach, analysts say — and threatening to turn a staring contest between the Democrats and Donald Trump’s Republicans into a protracted crisis...

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Trump authorises troops to Chicago as judge blocks Portland deployment

US president Donald Trump authorised deployment of troops to Chicago after a federal agent shot an allegedly armed motorist there on Saturday, while a judge blocked the Republican leader’s attempt to send the military into Portland, another Democratic-run city.

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Gaza offensive on despite Trump, hostage family pleas

Israel said Saturday its troops were still operating in Gaza and warned residents not to return, despite calls from the families of Israeli hostages and US president Donald Trump for an immediate halt to the fighting.

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Canada PM to meet Trump on tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet President Donald Trump in Washington next week for talks on a trade war that is hammering Canada’s economy, Carney’s office said Friday...

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US farmers to get ‘substantial’ aid

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent signaled Thursday that ‘substantial support’ for farmers would be announced next week, particularly for those growing soybeans, as they struggle with fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade conflicts...

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US to push China on soybean

President Donald Trump signaled Wednesday that he plans to push Chinese leader Xi Jinping on US soybean purchases when they meet, as American farmers grapple with fallout from his trade wars...

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Inflation concerns send US consumer confidence to 5-month low

US consumer confidence has slumped to its lowest level since President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into effect in April, according to data published Tuesday, with respondents expressing growing concern about inflation...

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US sanctions on key Indian project in Iran take effect

US sanctions went into effect Monday on a major Indian port project in Iran, as president Donald Trump again showed his willingness to punish longstanding partner New Delhi in aid of his wider regional goals — in this case to pressure Tehran...

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Ukraine could be authorised to hit deep into Russia: US

US president Donald Trump’s envoy Keith Kellogg has floated the possibility of long-range strikes by Ukraine against Russia with American weapons, following the administration’s recent pivot on the conflict...

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Global stocks gain, gold hits record

European and Asian stock markets largely gained Monday and gold hit a record high after US inflation figures met expectations, soothing concerns about president Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo...

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Trump targets more opponents after Comey

US president Donald Trump called Friday for more of his political opponents to face criminal charges as he cheered the indictment of former FBI director James Comey and branded him a ‘dirty cop.’