How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.
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How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When military and civilian experts on peacekeeping started meeting in Geneva in the spring of 2022, they insisted on discretion. Their topic was sensitive: how to implement a future cease-fire in Ukraine. Last week, that group of experts went public for the first…

Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
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Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States is cutting almost all its spending on aid. The biggest loser will be Africa. For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money than any other region — except for 2022 and 2023, when the United States came to…

Gaza War Led to Deaths of More Than 3 Dozen Hostages, Officials Say
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Gaza War Led to Deaths of More Than 3 Dozen Hostages, Officials Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Itay Svirsky, 40, was a therapist who loved philosophy. Eden Yerushalmi, 24, was training to become a Pilates instructor. Alex Lobanov, 32, a father of three, never met his youngest child. They are among the 41 hostages killed since being taken captive by…

North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine
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North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines North Korea said on Saturday that it was building its first nuclear-powered submarine to enhance its nuclear weapons abilities, and the state news media showed the nation’s leader, Kim Jong-un, inspecting part of what appeared to be a new submarine larger than any…

China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Trump
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China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines China announced tariffs of up to 100 percent on canola, pork and other foods from Canada on Saturday, in retaliation for Canada’s decision last August to collect steep taxes on imports of Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. The Chinese tariffs, which take…

Russia Pushes Back Ukraine’s Offensive With Drones and North Korean Troops
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Russia Pushes Back Ukraine’s Offensive With Drones and North Korean Troops

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russian and North Korean forces have made significant battlefield advances in recent days in the Kursk region of Russia, threatening Ukraine’s supply lines and its hold on a patch of land it hopes to use as a bargaining chip in future negotiations, according…

A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era
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A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains. Now, in weeks, President Trump has…

Trump Shifts From Lifting Up America’s Neighbors to Hurting Them
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Trump Shifts From Lifting Up America’s Neighbors to Hurting Them

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When the United States signed a free-trade agreement with Canada and Mexico more than 30 years ago, the premise was that partnering with two other thriving economies would also benefit America. This week, President Trump abruptly scrapped that idea. He imposed a sweeping…

South Africa’s Play to Ease Tensions With Trump: A New Trade Deal
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South Africa’s Play to Ease Tensions With Trump: A New Trade Deal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Africa is preparing a new trade offer to present to President Trump, hoping to appeal to his transactional approach to foreign policy and ease boiling tensions with Washington, a spokesman for South Africa’s president said this week. The spokesman, Vincent Magwenya, said…

Oil Prices Drop Amid Concerns Over Trump’s Tariffs and OPEC Increases
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Oil Prices Drop Amid Concerns Over Trump’s Tariffs and OPEC Increases

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Oil prices swooned on Wednesday as economic uncertainty rippled through global markets, a reaction to President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico and a decision by members of the OPEC Plus oil cartel to begin increasing crude production in April. Since last…