Trump Maintains 104% China Tariffs as U.S. Officials Signal Openness to Talks
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Trump Maintains 104% China Tariffs as U.S. Officials Signal Openness to Talks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s next round of punishing tariffs on some of America’s largest trading partners was set to go into effect just after midnight on Wednesday, including stiff new levies that will increase import taxes on Chinese goods by at least 104 percent. Mr….

Some Israelis Favor Attacking Iran, Expressing Skepticism About Talks
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Some Israelis Favor Attacking Iran, Expressing Skepticism About Talks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in the past listed the three main threats facing Israel as “Iran, Iran and Iran.” He has largely staked his career on being Israel’s protector against Iranian nuclear ambitions, has openly confronted Tehran in recent months and is…

With Trump’s Return, Netanyahu Faces Fewer Restraints On Gaza Than Ever
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With Trump’s Return, Netanyahu Faces Fewer Restraints On Gaza Than Ever

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There was a time, not long ago, when Israel’s resumption of the war in the Gaza Strip three weeks ago — a renewed offensive that has already claimed more than a thousand casualties — would have unleashed fierce Western pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu,…

Leaders Flex Muscles Against International Criminal Court
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Leaders Flex Muscles Against International Criminal Court

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There aren’t a lot of countries Israel’s prime minister can visit without risking arrest. Which makes the red-carpet treatment Benjamin Netanyahu received in Hungary — Europe’s only proud “illiberal democracy” — all the more noteworthy. Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, invited Mr. Netanyahu…

Opinion | Reasons to Be Optimistic About a Post-American Order
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Opinion | Reasons to Be Optimistic About a Post-American Order

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Defenders of the current order argue that it has prevented major wars and maintained a remarkably stable and prosperous international system. And for a select club of countries, it has. Evan Luard, a British politician and scholar of international relations, calculated that, of…

Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs
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Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s announcement last week that he will impose a 20 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union sent shock waves across the 27-nation bloc, the latest move in an unfolding trade war that is tearing the close partners apart. This…

Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal
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Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s self-proclaimed “liberation day,” in which he announced across-the-board tariffs on the United States’ trading partners, carries an echo of another moment when an advanced Western economy threw up walls around itself. Like Brexit, Britain’s fateful vote nearly nine years ago to…

Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On
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Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A video recording, discovered on the cellphone of one of the paramedics who was found along with 14 other aid workers in a mass grave in the Gazan city of Rafah in late March and obtained by The New York Times, shows that…

Rubio Warns Russia that U.S. Patience on Ukraine War Is Running Out
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Rubio Warns Russia that U.S. Patience on Ukraine War Is Running Out

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Russia is running out of time to convince the Trump administration that it is serious about striking a peace deal with Ukraine and not just playing for time. Speaking in Brussels after a two-day…