Trump’s Threatened Tariffs Are So Large, 10% Feels Like a Relief
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Trump’s Threatened Tariffs Are So Large, 10% Feels Like a Relief

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There has been a mantra spreading among weary corporate executives who are becoming resigned to President Trump’s tariffs while still hoping to avoid the worst of their effects: Ten percent is the new zero. The statement refers to the 10 percent tariff that…

Friedrich Merz Has a Tough Job as Germany’s Chancellor. It Just Got Tougher.
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Friedrich Merz Has a Tough Job as Germany’s Chancellor. It Just Got Tougher.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Friedrich Merz’s party won Germany’s national election in late February. After weeks of coalition negotiations, Mr. Merz finally made it to the chancellor’s office late Tuesday afternoon, one failed parliamentary vote and several hours behind schedule. In the interim, nearly all of Mr….

Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Have Set Up a Trap for Mike Johnson and John Thune
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Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Have Set Up a Trap for Mike Johnson and John Thune

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After more than 100 days of President Trump marked by overreach and economic self-immolation, congressional Republicans need a reset to save their political fortunes. Representative Mike Johnson, the House speaker, is banking on a spending and tax cut package to provide that jolt,…

Russia and Ukraine Trade Strikes Before Moscow’s Victory Day Parade
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Russia and Ukraine Trade Strikes Before Moscow’s Victory Day Parade

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russia and Ukraine kept up dueling attacks on Wednesday, a day before a Russian-proposed three-day cease-fire was to take effect. A strike in Kyiv killed two people and wounded another eight, including four children. Russia had offered the truce beginning at midnight on…

China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War
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China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines China’s central bank cut interest rates and made it easier on Wednesday for banks to increase lending and pump more money into the economy, in the most significant policy steps taken by Chinese officials to limit the impact of the trade war with…

India vs. Pakistan Is Also U.S. vs. China When It Comes to Arms Sales
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India vs. Pakistan Is Also U.S. vs. China When It Comes to Arms Sales

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The last time India and Pakistan faced off in a military confrontation, in 2019, U.S. officials detected enough movement in the nuclear arsenals of both nations to be alarmed. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was awakened in the middle of the night. He…

The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis
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The Vote for the Next Pope Is Also a Referendum on Francis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They buried him. They mourned him. And they have gathered to pick his successor. But it’s still all about Pope Francis. More than two weeks after Francis died, the cardinals who will begin voting in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to pick the…

Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories
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Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, returned from the Group of 20 summit in Brazil last November, he made a stopover in Casablanca, where he was greeted with dates and milk, the traditional welcome for honored guests, and a meeting with Crown Prince…

Trump Says U.S. Will End Bombings of Houthi Militants in Yemen
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Trump Says U.S. Will End Bombings of Houthi Militants in Yemen

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States and Houthis in Yemen reached a deal to halt American airstrikes against the group after the Iranian-backed militants agreed to cease attacks against American vessels in the Red Sea, President Trump and Omani mediators said Tuesday. Mr. Trump broke the…