ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the United States is causing multiple international postal services to pause shipping as they await more clarity on the rule.
The exemption, known…
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Live Updates: Security cabinet to meet on Tuesday
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German welfare state ‘can no longer be financed’ — Merz – DW – 08/23/2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a reform of Germany’s social welfare spending while ruling out tax increases on medium-sized companies.
The comments, made at a state-level party conference of his Christian Democratic Union (CDU)…
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North Korean leader oversees new missile test, state media says
North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un.
The weapons had “superior combat capability” and used a “unique technology”, the Korean Central News Agency…
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Israel said to assess that ‘one or two’ hostages are in life-threatening condition
Israel has assessed that “at least one or two” hostages held in Gaza are in life-threatening condition, according to a Hebrew media report on Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump suggested that fewer than 20 hostages remain…
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European, Asian postal services to halt US shipments as Trump ends tariff exemption
Storch Advisors CEO Gerald Storch says Walmart’s strong earnings show it’s ‘winning this game,’ while Target faces falling sales, messy stores and leadership turmoil on ‘Varney & Co.’
Postal services in Europe and around the…
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Russia’s economy is ‘on the brink of a recession’ and headed for a disastrous harvest
Russia could slip into a recession soon and is having its worst harvest in 17 years, further straining an economy that’s already seen energy revenue plunge.
For now, Vladimir Putin has staved off additional U.S. sanctions, as he bought more…
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Turkey’s first lady Ermine Erdogan urges Melania Trump over Gaza children
Turkey’s first lady has urged Melania Trump to speak out for children suffering in Israel’s war in Gaza.
Emine Erdogan praised the US first lady’s support for children affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, asking Trump to “extend…
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Drone incidents reported in Moscow and St. Petersburg, dozens of flights disrupted
Russian air defenses intercepted a drone headed toward Moscow on Aug. 23, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. He said fragments of the drone were being examined on the ground. No casualties were reported.
The Kyiv Independent couldn’t…
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Palestinians fear it’s ‘too late’ after UN declares famine in northern Gaza
Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday, a day after the United Nations declared a famine in parts of the war-battered territory, a charge that Israel…
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