Cast your mind far, far back, to November 2024. Donald Trump had just been elected. Americans were divided and unsteady. But the stock market wasn’t: It was thrilled. Stocks hit all-time highs on the news, and the value of the dollar surged.
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Opinion | I’m a Republican Who Still Supports Ukraine. America Must Not Give In to Putin.
Three years on, the war for Ukraine continues to burn, consuming lives and the wealth of nations. The diplomatic rupture last month in the Oval Office beamed live around the world ignited a fierce debate about America’s allies, enemies and…
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Russia reportedly begins rare earth metals talks with US; Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin – as it happened | World news
Russia says rare earth metal talks with the US have begun – report
Washington and Moscow have begun discussions on projects related to Russian rare earth metals, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, has said.
“Rare earth…
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Trump Threatens Europe and Canada if They Band Together Against U.S.
President Trump said in a middle-of-the-night social media post early Thursday that he would come after the European Union and Canada if they banded together to “do economic harm” to America, opening a new front in the unfolding trade war.
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European countries resist US push to scrap diversity and inclusion initiatives
PARIS (AP) — U.S. government efforts to eliminate diversity initiatives are not going down well on the European continent.
Laurent Saint-Martin, France’s minister for foreign trade, said on Monday the…
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Barcelona Becomes Ground Zero for Europe’s Housing Dilemma
In 33 years, Marga Aguilar never missed a rent payment on her apartment in a Modernist-style building in the heart of Barcelona. The owner of the building had always treated her and the other tenants as if they were family, and kept rents…
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The Difficult and Dangerous Options for Post-American Deterrence
Over the first months of Donald Trump’s presidency, it has become increasingly clear to European leaders that remaining reliant on the United States to underwrite the continent’s security would be a dangerous gamble. Trump’s overtures to…
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5 Train Routes That Highlight the Beauty of Europe
Europe’s railways have rarely inspired as much excitement as they have in recent years. Train companies, eager to capitalize on this newfound enthusiasm, have been racing to add new destinations, revive old ones or simply provide more seats on…
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Forty-nine Russian drones spotted in airspace over Kyiv overnight Monday
Last night, 49 Russian drones were detected in the airspace over Kyiv and on the capital’s outskirts.
That’s according to the Kyiv Municipal Military Administration, Ukrinform reports.
The air raid alert went off in the capital from 22:29 to 03:10 and from 04:14…
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Zelenskyy on use of drones to protect cities: There are good results
Drones have shown good results in protecting Ukrainian cities and have become an effective means of countering Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
“Our soldiers have good results in using some types of drones to…