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He was just off the autobahn, beaming at a rush-hour crowd, and Friedrich Merz’s mind had steered to speedometers. “If you’ve recently bought a new car, have you noticed what kind of automatic systems it’s equipped with now?” the man in the driver’s seat to be Germany’s next chancellor asked on Friday afternoon. “If you … Read more
In July 2021, the first time that King Abdullah II of Jordan met with President Joseph R. Biden Jr., he was greeted warmly as a reliable American partner whose country is a bulwark for security in the Middle East. “You live in a tough neighborhood,” Mr. Biden said as they sat in the Oval Office. … Read more
Hamas postponed the release of more hostages Hamas has indefinitely delayed the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed this weekend, a spokesman for the militants said. The move threatens to derail the six-week truce in Gaza that began last month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel planned to meet with his … Read more
More than 150 bombs from World War II have been found under a children’s playground in northern England, with concerns that more may remain, officials said. The bombs were discovered as a construction project was underway to renovate the Scotts Park playground in Wooler, a small town in Northumberland, England, that is near the border … Read more
Ms. Doe was 20 when she first met Tristan Tate online in 2021, according to the complaint. The two met up shortly after, when he was visiting Miami for a work event, according to the complaint, and they became romantically involved. After Mr. Tate returned to Romania, he told her he had feelings for her … Read more
Trump’s new tariffs would hit metals imports President Trump was poised to move forward with sweeping 25 percent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum that are likely to rankle Canada and Mexico, which supply the bulk of U.S. metal imports. The two countries could also incite retaliation on U.S. exports. Trump said on Sunday that … Read more
Bus Crash in Guatemala City Kills Dozens of People
Bound. Starved. Wounded. Tortured. These are the conditions that some hostages being held in Gaza still face, according to information their families said they had received from Israeli military and security officials after Hamas released three captives on Saturday as part of a cease-fire agreement. The emaciated appearance of three hostages released in a ceremony … Read more
The United Nations announced on Monday that it was suspending all humanitarian operations in a large Houthi-controlled area in northern Yemen in response to the arbitrary detention of its staff, which it said created hostile conditions for aid work. The U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, made the decision because the Houthis detained eight more U.N. … Read more
President Trump said on Monday that he could cut aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refused his demand to permanently take in most Palestinians from Gaza, substantially increasing the pressure on key allies in the region to back his audacious proposal to relocate the entire population of the territory in order to redevelop it. … Read more