This week in Washington, the rare convergence of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and the White House Correspondents’ dinner has been an event planner’s nightmare—part party gridlock, part panel-discussion overload—and a networker’s fever dream. This is, after all, a city where tidbits of access, insight, and actionable information … Read more
The European Union is preparing further countermeasures against U.S. tariffs if negotiations fail, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. President Donald Trump had imposed 20% tariffs on the bloc on Wednesday. Speaking on a livestreamed broadcast, von der Leyen said that Trump’s move was a “major blow” to the world economy. “There … Read more
Iran’s president said Sunday that the Islamic Republic rejected direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, offering Tehran’s first response to a letter President Donald Trump sent to the country’s supreme leader. President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran’s response, delivered via the sultanate of Oman, left open the possibility of indirect negotiations … Read more
The six-week ceasefire in Gaza expired Saturday, with no talks underway for the second phase, Hamas said, accusing Israel of “evading the commitment to end the war and withdraw completely from Gaza.” “There are no negotiations” regarding the second phase, Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem told Al-Araby TV on Saturday, adding that Israel’s proposal to extend … Read more
