Behind the Collision: Trump Jettisons Ukraine on His Way to a Larger Goal
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Behind the Collision: Trump Jettisons Ukraine on His Way to a Larger Goal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After five weeks in which President Trump made clear his determination to scrap America’s traditional sources of power — its alliances among like-minded democracies — and return the country to an era of raw great-power negotiations, he left one question hanging: How far…

Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
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Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During his first term in office, President Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.” He repeated the charge at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, but in more vulgar terms: “The European Union was formed…

Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results
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Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The hard-right Alternative for Germany might not have done as well in Sunday’s election as its leaders had hoped, but its groundbreaking performance was enough for a congratulatory phone call from Elon Musk. Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for the party, known by…

Who Is Friedrich Merz, the Man Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor?
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Who Is Friedrich Merz, the Man Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Friedrich Merz, the man who is almost certain to be Germany’s next chancellor, is a conservative businessman who has never been a minister and was forced out of government years ago in a power struggle with Angela Merkel. The leader of the conservative…

Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times
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Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Early returns and…

Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany
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Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Friedrich Merz, the man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday, is a conservative businessman who has never been a government minister and was forced out of party leadership years ago for challenging Angela Merkel. As a Christian Democrat and…

Global Right-Wing Leaders Revel in a Renewed Fight, Supercharged by Trump
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Global Right-Wing Leaders Revel in a Renewed Fight, Supercharged by Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To longstanding American allies in Europe, remarks by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance about Ukraine and Germany this month represented one of the gravest tests of the postwar order in decades. But to a cohort of current and former world leaders…

Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
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Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Vice President JD Vance criticized his German hosts last week for sidelining far-right parties, he did not mention by name the Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD. But soon after his speech at the Munich Security Conference, in which he stunned…

Europe, Dazed by Trump, Confronts Hard Choices in Ukraine
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Europe, Dazed by Trump, Confronts Hard Choices in Ukraine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For years, European leaders have fretted about reducing their dependence on a wayward United States. On Monday, at a hastily arranged meeting in Paris, the hand-wringing gave way to harried acceptance of a new world in which Europe’s most powerful ally has begun…