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Boeing 737 MAX first victim of US-China tariff wars

The first major fallout of the tariff war set off by US President Donald Trump, and the retaliatory tariffs by countries like China, was played out. A...

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Trump risks leaving behind a legacy of failure in Ukraine

Sergey Maidukov A day before Easter, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary ceasefire for the Christian holiday. Like other Russian...

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Before he died, Pope Francis called for peace in Gaza. Will anyone listen?

Belén Fernández Pope Francis died today at the age of 88 following a prolonged illness. Just yesterday, in his Easter Sunday address in Saint...

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Putin declares Easter truce, Ukraine unimpressed

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced an Easter truce to last from Saturday evening – Moscow time – till after midnight on Sunday. He...

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The Hawaii of Israel: How Trump legitimised a longstanding Israeli vision

Trude Strand On April 7, United States President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time since his inauguration....

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NASA’s tight budget could get in the way of its lofty space promises

By Mark R. Whittington Jared Isaacman is a man of great accomplishment, having founded his first multibillion dollar company at the tender age of 16....

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Hello to tariffs will mean goodbye, dollar profits

April Fool’s Day was on 1 April, but the next day, US President Trump unleashed Liberation Day, imposing tariff rates of 10 per cent on UK,...

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Faux feminism has left the planet

Belén Fernández On Monday, April 14, six elite American women blasted off into space from west Texas on a self-piloting rocket ship developed by the...

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Can Europe still rely on Washington’s friendship?

Khaled Abou Zahr Sometimes in life, your enemies know you better than your friends. We tend to take our friends for granted while we know we must stay...

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Christians weep for victims in Ukraine but not Gaza

Ray Hanania Palm Sunday last week marked the start of the religious holiday during which Christians contemplate the promise of hope and redemption...

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Harvard University rejects Trump’s diktat

United States President Donald Trump is very clear in his mind that he would brook no opposition. So his demand from the reputed universities of...

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After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Two years ago this week, a conflict erupted in Sudan that few anticipated would escalate so rapidly or persist for so...

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The peril of a president who’s never wrong

Andrew Mitrovica Donald Trump is holding the world hostage. True to his erratic nature, the US president has toyed with the global trading regimen...

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Iran has a chance to have the Arab Gulf on its side

Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib The nuclear negotiations with Iran today are different from those of 2015. The talks with the Obama administration were...

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Rip-off claims hoodwinking of US public

The US administration has long accused foreign countries of taking advantage of the United States at the expense of domestic jobs and US industries....

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Learning lessons of Lebanon civil war

Fifty years ago today, Lebanon and its people were plunged into the abyss of civil war. Partly as a reaction to the horror of more than 150,000 deaths...

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Social benefits benefit everyone

Yossi Mekelberg A combination of domestic and global circumstances is being exploited, by some deliberately and by others inadvertently, and used...

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US employers abandoned their DEI commitments long before Trump took office

Farah Afify In the few months since President Donald Trump took office, the campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies has...

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Trump, Khamenei, and the return to Muscat

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Twelve years ago, former US President Barack Obama’s team and Iran began secret negotiations that lasted two years and led to...

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Iran-US meeting ends on a positive note

Iran’s Foreign Minister Dr. Seyed Abbas Aragchi and the United States’ Presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met indirectly through Oman’s Foreign...

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In the home of the Oracle, the future is anyone’s guess

Faisal J. Abbas Trump, tariffs, and trust dominated the 10th Delphi Economic Forum in Greece which concluded on Friday. Since taking office last...

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France can and must do more than recognising Palestinian statehood

Xavier Abu Eid On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France is preparing to recognise Palestinian statehood within a few...

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NATO’s 76th anniversary

On Apr. 4, 2024, NATO celebrated its 75th anniversary, commemorating the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The mood was positive:...

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Baerbock’s controversial UN bid

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s intention to run for the post of president of the UN General Assembly, while she is still in office, has...

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Israel’s war on Palestinian political life in Jerusalem

Daoud Kuttab While the world is focused on global economic issues and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, Israel’s recent harsh policies in East Jerusalem...

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Africa doesn’t need aid. It needs control over its critical minerals

Maxwell Gomera The decision of US President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend foreign aid and shut down the USAID agency has sent shockwaves...

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Germany needs a ‘game-changer’ government

Andrew Hammond The origin of the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention” is often attributed to the works of the ancient Greek philosopher...

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Israel’s democratic gatekeepers hit back against Netanyahu’s assaults

Yossi Mekelberg Only in recent years has it been allowed for the full name of the head of Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, to be in the...

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Startups fuel innovative eco-friendly solutions

In a world where the climate change crisis and resource depletion threaten the world’s future, a new generation of businesses is rising to the...

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Le Pen ready to divide France in bid to win power

Mohamed Chebaro How to punish a corrupt politician while preventing democracy from being tarnished? And how to prevent an opportunist political party...

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Why I don’t cheer for Israel’s ‘pro-democracy’ movement

Neve Gordon In conversations about Israel and Palestine, I am often asked about my views on the internal resistance to Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Macron’s building blocks with Egypt and Lebanon

Khaled Abou Zahr Love him or hate him, you must acknowledge that French President Emmanuel Macron is relentless. I will admit that I have always been...

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China prepares for war of attrition over tariffs

Beijing, feeling boxed into a corner by the United States’ intensifying tariff assault on China and any country that buys or assembles Chinese...

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Global unity can triumph over trade tyranny

European Union trade ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday struggled to reach an agreement on how to respond firmly and effectively to the...

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The UN in Gaza: When an institution becomes useless

Hani Hazaimeh The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza has once again exposed the UN as a paralyzed, ineffective institution incapable of upholding its own...

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US “reciprocal tariffs” will ultimately backfire

Cao Xiaolin On April 2, the United States announced it would implement “reciprocal tariffs” on its trading partners, including a 34 percent tariff...

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Israeli aggression pushing Syria into Turkiye’s arms

Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib Israel last week bombed Syrian military bases, claiming that it was a warning for Turkiye to keep its assets away. However,...

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Are Americans angry with Trump’s tariffs?

The protests that have erupted across the United States against President Donald Trump’s policies – and not just the tariffs – seem to suggest...

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US wields power as epicentre of financial world

With the ink still fresh on US President Donald Trump’s latest batch of tariffs, some are already bracing for what may come next in his effort to...

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How Musk ushered 4chan into US politics

Ayman Makarem In the past few days, US media have been reporting that billionaire Elon Musk will step back from his leading role in President Donald...

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Israel kills, lies, and the Western media believe it

Ahmed Najar Fifteen members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society and Civil Defence were killed. Not fighters. Not militants. Not people hiding...

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Is a nuclear weapon a serious option for Iran?

Hassan Al-Mustafa The deadline set last week by US President Donald Trump for the Iranian government to engage in negotiations with Washington...

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Putin is in real trouble now

With increasing signs of Putin’s Russia dragging its feet on the US proposed ceasefire one wonders if this is a case of brinkmanship or deliberate...

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Trump and Brexit

We have not seen much in the way of deregulation. Nor have we signed many blockbuster trade deals. And yet for anyone who is still wondering what the...

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Trump’s Middle East policy needs regional inputs

Dr. Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg The Middle East policy of US President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be a work in progress. Some parts are...

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First 100 days highlight prospect of a historic EU term

Andrew Hammond The action-packed first 100 days of Ursula von der Leyen’s second five-year term as president of the European Commission suggests...

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The UK’s ‘grooming gang’ scandal is about race, class and misogyny

Julie Bindel “My daughter is being gang raped and sold to countless men.” These were the words, spoken by a heartbroken mother, that first alerted...

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French turmoil

The decision to bar Marine Le Pen from running for public office for five years is nothing short of seismic for French politics. With her far-right...

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Trump needs to realize

The Trump administration is sending mixed messages to America’s enemies – appeasing Russian aggression in Europe, while working to deter China in...

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Bullying tariffs will scar US too

The simplistic slogan “America First” has a long and storied, politically charged history in the United States. But its enduring appeal has found...

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