Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New Tariff Fight

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

Israeli Hostages’ Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives

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

U.N. Suspends Humanitarian Work in Yemeni Area Over Houthi Hold More Staff

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

Trump Wants to Clear Bombs From Gaza. He’s Sidelined Groups That Would Do It.

President Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza would have to overcome or ignore many serious obstacles, including that forcibly removing its entire population would be a violation of international law. But aside from legal challenges, there is the hard fact that unexploded munitions litter the territory after months of Israeli bombardment, posing a lethal danger … Read more