Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More
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Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, announced on Friday that he had secured the votes to allow for extensive new government spending, including for defense, clearing the way for a stunning turnabout in German strategic and fiscal policy before he even…

China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
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China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines China and Russia joined Iran on Friday in urging an end to Western sanctions after President Trump called this week for nuclear talks with Tehran, with both countries denouncing the “threat of force.” After talks in Beijing with the deputy foreign ministers of…

Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
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Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germany’s centrist politicians are losing votes to the far right and the far left. They are losing faith in America, their longtime friend and protector. And they are rapidly losing what could be their best chance to address both those problems at once….

Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine
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Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to cheer on his military’s ejection of Ukrainian forces from much of the territory they had been occupying in the Russian border region. The…

Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’
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Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For nearly a month, Australian forces were on alert as a flotilla of Chinese navy ships made an unannounced voyage around the continent. The ships sailed in and out of Australia’s exclusive economic zone. They fired live shots near commercial airspace, forcing dozens…

Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia
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Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With anger in Europe mounting over President Trump’s perceived abandonment of the continent, President Emmanuel Macron of France gathered the chiefs of staff of more than 30 armed forces on Tuesday to review the formation of a multinational peacekeeping force to monitor any…

Ramadan in the West Bank: Displacement and Despair
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Ramadan in the West Bank: Displacement and Despair

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The bustle of Ramadan markets has been reduced to a trickle of somber shoppers. A heavy silence has replaced lively chatter. No lanterns glow in windows, and the strings of lights that crisscrossed alleyways, flickering above children playing in the streets, have gone…

Ukraine Targets Moscow With Large-Scale Drone Attack
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Ukraine Targets Moscow With Large-Scale Drone Attack

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russian officials said Ukraine attacked Moscow before dawn on Tuesday with its largest long-range drone bombardment of the war, as both sides stepped up attacks ahead of talks intended to find a way to end three years of fighting. The Russian Ministry of…

With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
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With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since an armed rebel group backed by Rwandan troops launched a major offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, professional cyclists have raced on lush Rwandan hills, John Legend performed a sold-out concert in the capital, Kigali, and entrepreneurs have gathered at a…

Russian Forces Depleted and Stalling on Eastern Front, Ukraine Says
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Russian Forces Depleted and Stalling on Eastern Front, Ukraine Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ukrainian forces have stalled the Russian offensive in the eastern Donetsk region in recent months and have started to win back small patches of land, according to Ukrainian soldiers and military analysts. Russia still holds the initiative, and conducts dozens of assaults across…