A US federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s push to delay legal proceedings linked to tariff refunds, allowing the battle to proceed in a lower court.The Supreme Court last month delivered a stinging rebuke of Trump’s signature economic policy by striking down his global tariffs — opening the door to a complicated …
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Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who is standing for re-election this month, has told AFP he will “not remain in power forever” but refused to be drawn on his possible successor.Sassou Nguesso, who has led the oil-rich central African nation with a tight grip for a total of more than four decades, faces six …
President Donald Trump signaled Monday that US strikes on Iran could go much longer than originally predicted, as his administration sought to counter criticism about conflicting messages on the war’s goals.In his first public comments since launching the military operation, the president who long campaigned for “no new wars” laid out what he said were …
President Donald Trump signaled Monday that US strikes on Iran could go much longer than originally predicted, as his administration sought to counter criticism about conflicting messages on the war’s goals.In his first public comments since launching the military operation, the president who long campaigned for “no new wars” laid out what he said were …
The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East on Monday, threatening to plunge the global economy into chaos, with Lebanon and Gulf energy exporters dragged into the conflict.The Israeli military carried out new strikes on Tehran, and AFP reporters in the Iranian capital heard explosions ring out …
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President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out sending ground troops into Iran, as he warned that the spreading Middle East war unleashed by US-Israeli strikes could last more than a month.As the war raged through a third day, Israel traded fire with Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Iranian counterattacks hit Gulf states …
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The outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East has seen maritime insurers cancel coverage, adding to the risk shipping companies face.Many insurers now refuse to offer war risk coverage for the Gulf, a key hub for global oil trade, as the war pitting Iran against the United States and Israel drags on. “We have been receiving …
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The outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East has seen maritime insurers cancel coverage, adding to the risk shipping companies face.Many insurers now refuse to offer war risk coverage for the Gulf, a key hub for global oil trade, as the war pitting Iran against the United States and Israel drags on. “We have been receiving …
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The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Monday to strike down a federal law prohibiting habitual abusers of illegal drugs from owning firearms.The conservative-dominated court is deciding whether the law violates the Constitution’s Second Amendment, which says Americans have the right to keep and bear arms.The statute — notably used to convict former president Joe …
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“Le Déjeuner des canotiers”, chef-d’oeuvre de Renoir appartenant à une collection américaine et rarement prêté, a été accroché lundi au musée d’Orsay à Paris, prélude à une double exposition autour du peintre impressionniste dès le 17 mars, a constaté l’AFP.Peint entre 1880 et 1881, ce grand format de 130 cm par 175 cm représente une …
