Arab leaders adopted an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza on Tuesday that would cost $53 billion and avoid resettling Palestinians, in contrast to US President Donald Trump’s “Middle East Riviera” vision, according to a copy of the plan. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi said that the proposal had been accepted at the closing of a summit in Cairo. Sisi …
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United States (US) President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked the Pakistani government for apprehending the “top terrorist” involved in the 2021 Kabul airport bombing. “Three and a half years ago, a [Daesh] terrorists killed 13 American service members and countless others in the Abbey Gate bombing,” Trump said during his speech to a joint session of Congress. The attack marked …
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer pictured giving a speech at a healthcare provider in Surrey, on January 6, 2025 in Epsom, Britain. — Reuters LONDON: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has celebrated Ramadan at what he called a “difficult time for Muslims in the UK” at an iftar event in Parliament. PM Starmer attended “the big iftar” hosted by …
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US President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, March 4, 2025. — Reuters US President Trump vows more tariffs, dividing Republicans. Trump’s tax cut agenda could add trillions to debt. US president breaks record for longest-ever address. WASHINGTON: United States …
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Pope Francis waves as he arrives for the weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, November 9, 2022. — Reuters Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital, remained stable throughout the day on Tuesday and did not have any new respiratory crises, the Vatican said. Francis, 88, had suffered two episodes of what the Vatican described as …
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People commute amid air pollution in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 12, 2025. — Reuters The US ended pollution tracking by its embassies on Tuesday that had remained a prominent source of data especially in Beijing, as President Donald Trump slashes overseas and environmental spending. “Budget constraints” were cited by the State Department as it said it was ending the Air Quality …
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US President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers a speech to a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, US, March 4, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Donald Trump proclaimed Tuesday that the “American dream is unstoppable” in his first address to Congress since a whirlwind return to power that has roiled the …
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US President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, US, January 20, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: A Reuters/Ipsos poll has revealed that only one in three Americans approves of how President Donald Trump is tackling the cost of living …
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US President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, January 31, 2025. — Reuters The US commerce secretary on Tuesday said President Donald Trump could dial down huge tariffs on Canada and Mexico this week while maintaining pressure on China, hours after Canada’s premier …
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US President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold a meeting ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, in London, Britain, December 3, 2019. — Reuters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday that his tariffs on Canadian imports were “a very dumb thing to do” and said Ottawa was striking back immediately at …
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