President Trump has vowed to end the fighting in Ukraine. Just how he could do that remains unclear, given that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia believes he is winning. But in his own blunt way, Mr. Trump has opened up the possibility of some kind of negotiations for a cease-fire. If a deal was […]
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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.
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Musk’s bid could ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the startup. A consortium led by Elon Musk said it has offered $97.4bn to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, months after the billionaire sued the artificial intelligence startup to block it from transitioning to a for-profit firm. Musk’s
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Economist Joseph Gagnon argues that tariffs and the shuttering of USAID won’t resolve the US national deficit. Though cost cuts pursued by US President Donald Trump may be popular among many Americans, economists differ in their assessment of these measures’ potential outcomes. Peterson Institute for International Economics senior fellow Joseph Gagnon tells host Steve Clemons
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Three more earthquakes have occurred near the Greek island of Santorini. Residents of neighbouring Amorgos are remaining on high alert after Monday’s tremors, which followed a moderate 5.0 magnitude earthquake between the islands on Sunday evening. The area has been rocked by seismic activity for the last two weeks, and experts have not ruled out
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Streets strewn with rubble and piles of ruins where their homes once stood. This is what displaced residents are confronted with upon returning to their town of Tal Rifaat in northern Syria, a crucial battleground in the conflict between Syrian Kurdish fighters and Turkish armed groups. During Syria’s war, Tal Rifaat became part of the
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“You don’t live on this planet,” he retorted. “What you’re saying is a fairy tale.” The clash came against the backdrop of a political firestorm over Merz’s decision to try to use votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to push tough immigration proposals through the Bundestag. The move weakened Germany’s long-standing “firewall” against
Syria’s economy is in ruins after nearly 14 years of war, crippling sanctions, and deep-rooted corruption. The transitional government promises economic reforms, foreign investment, and reconstruction. But is a true economic renaissance possible with a collapsed currency, soaring inflation, and ongoing international sanctions? How will the new administration tackle these challenges? Syria’s new finance minister,
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Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in scamming farms across Southeast Asia. We all know a scamming story: Someone rings or texts you, trying to get your personal information or asking you to log in to your account. But what you might not know is that the person behind that phone could be someone
Trump said last week he wants the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, send the Palestinians elsewhere, and redevelop the land as the “the Riviera of the Middle East.” He announced the plan alongside his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said it was “worth listening carefully to this idea.” Pillay, a former
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