Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Leader, Leaps Into a World of Crises
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Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Leader, Leaps Into a World of Crises

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he accepted an invitation to a gathering of the French Foreign Legion in Corsica. At the last moment, the organizers asked him to arrive on the…

Behind the Scenes of the Met Gala’s 2025 Cocktail Party
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Behind the Scenes of the Met Gala’s 2025 Cocktail Party

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Met Gala’s themes can sometimes be vague, but this year, the Costume Institute benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art got far more specific. The night was a celebration of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” a new exhibition focusing on the Black dandy…

Opinion | This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza
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Opinion | This Is the Moment of Moral Reckoning in Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A full-blown humanitarian emergency in Gaza is no longer looming. It is here, and it is catastrophic. It’s been more than two months since Israel cut off all humanitarian aid and commercial supplies into Gaza. The World Food Program delivered its last stores…

Opinion | Xi Jinping Can’t Take Taiwan Until He Tames His Own Generals
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Opinion | Xi Jinping Can’t Take Taiwan Until He Tames His Own Generals

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Xi Jinping of China is believed to have ordered his armed forces to be prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027, if necessary, raising the specter of a catastrophic military conflict in the next few years that would almost inevitably draw in the…

What to Know About Germany’s New Government
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What to Know About Germany’s New Government

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Exactly six months after Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition imploded, Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, will be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday. The swearing-in comes after less than two months of negotiation between the Christian Democratic Union, or C.D.U., which…

Newsom Asks Trump to Work With Him on .5 Billion Tax Credit for Hollywood
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Newsom Asks Trump to Work With Him on $7.5 Billion Tax Credit for Hollywood

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A day after President Trump stunned Hollywood by calling for steep tariffs on movies “produced in Foreign Lands,” Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said on Monday that he wanted to team up with the Trump administration to craft a $7.5 billion federal film…

Judge Orders Elections Board to Certify Democrat’s Victory in Contested N.C. Race
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Judge Orders Elections Board to Certify Democrat’s Victory in Contested N.C. Race

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Monday ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections to certify the results of a contentious State Supreme Court race, rejecting efforts from the Republican challenger to throw out thousands of votes. The ruling is the most significant legal victory…

Declassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang Ties
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Declassified Spy Memo Contradicts Trump on Venezuela Gang Ties

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A newly declassified memo released on Monday confirms that U.S. intelligence agencies rejected a key claim President Trump put forth to justify invoking a wartime statute to summarily deport Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador. The memo, dovetailing with intelligence findings first…

Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation
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Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending in Congress, responding partly to growing evidence that the Trump family is using its connections and President Trump’s power to profit from crypto trading. The pushback intensified late last week after a closed-door meeting…

Ford Says Tariffs Will Cost Company .5 Billion in 2025
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Ford Says Tariffs Will Cost Company $1.5 Billion in 2025

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ford Motor said on Monday that the Trump administration’s tariff policies were likely to lower its 2025 profit, before interest and taxes, by about $1.5 billion. The company also dropped its forecast for the year, saying that predicting the future had become too…