U.K. Joins U.S. in Strike Against Houthis in Yemen
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U.K. Joins U.S. in Strike Against Houthis in Yemen

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Britain’s military said it had carried out a joint operation with U.S. forces against the Houthi militia in Yemen for the first time since President Trump re-entered the White House and stepped up attacks on the Iran-backed group. There was no immediate comment…

U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, in Reading Clouded by Messy Trade Data
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U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, in Reading Clouded by Messy Trade Data

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s tariffs have roiled financial markets and upended global trading patterns. Now they are disrupting measures of economic growth as well. U.S. gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, declined at an 0.3 percent annual rate in the first three months of the…

Sectarian Clashes Spread Around Syria’s Capital, Drawing In Israel
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Sectarian Clashes Spread Around Syria’s Capital, Drawing In Israel

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Violent clashes between pro-government fighters and Druse militia around Syria’s capital, Damascus, spread on Wednesday and drew Israel’s military into the fray, leaving at least 11 people dead, according to the Syrian authorities and a war monitor. The total death toll for two…

Opinion | Donald Trump, You’re No Franklin Roosevelt
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Opinion | Donald Trump, You’re No Franklin Roosevelt

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines What followed was a blitz of action meant to ameliorate the worst of the crisis. “On his very first night in office,” the historian William E. Leuchtenburg (who died three months ago) recounted in his seminal volume, “Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New…

Trump Marks 100 Days by Vilifying Migrants and Attacking Opponents
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Trump Marks 100 Days by Vilifying Migrants and Attacking Opponents

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump marked the first 100 days of his second term on Tuesday at a rally in Michigan in which he celebrated his border crackdown and boasted of the retribution he has carried out against his perceived enemies and his opponents’ inability to…

Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll
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Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s tariffs are already taking a toll on China’s factories. Three weeks into a trade war that pushed import tariffs of Chinese-made goods to 145 percent, an official report on manufacturing activity signaled that in April, Chinese factories experienced the sharpest monthly…

Opinion | My Father Founded Singapore. He Would Be Troubled by What It’s Become.
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Opinion | My Father Founded Singapore. He Would Be Troubled by What It’s Become.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines My father, Lee Kuan Yew, was the founder of Singapore. He guided the nation through its first 31 years with a firm hand as prime minister, pioneering a system of government that some have called benevolent autocracy. His People’s Action Party monopolized political…

India’s Muslims Fear a Growing Backlash After Kashmir Attack
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India’s Muslims Fear a Growing Backlash After Kashmir Attack

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Widespread detentions and demolitions of property targeting Muslims in India have provoked concerns that right-wing Hindu nationalists are exploiting last week’s terrorist attack in Kashmir to deepen a campaign of oppression against the country’s largest minority group. Public anger has swelled after 26…