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Tariff Threats Show Trump’s Commitment to Upending Global Trade

Tariff Threats Show Trump’s Commitment to Upending Global Trade

Ana Swanson
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Politics

The president-elect’s threat to hit Canada, Mexico and China with new tariffs is already rocking business and diplomatic relationships and could topple the trade pacts he signed in his first term.


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Intense Israeli Airstrikes Send People Fleeing Beirut in Panic

Intense Israeli Airstrikes Send People Fleeing Beirut in Panic

Christina Goldbaum, Euan Ward and Farnaz Fassihi
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Politics

The attack struck in the heart of the Lebanese capital after a series of evacuation warnings — the first for the city center during the war.


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Starbucks Among Companies Affected by Ransomware Attack

Starbucks Among Companies Affected by Ransomware Attack

Ali Watkins
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Politics

Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain management software for thousands of companies, said a cyberattack had disrupted some services.


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Breyten Breytenbach, Dissident South African-Born Writer, Dies at 85

Breyten Breytenbach, Dissident South African-Born Writer, Dies at 85

Trip Gabriel
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Politics

He wrote poetry in Afrikaans and prose in English in his fight against apartheid, an effort that landed him in jail for seven years and in Paris as an expatriate.


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Mexican President Mulls Retaliatory Tariffs After Trump’s Threats

Mexican President Mulls Retaliatory Tariffs After Trump’s Threats

Simon Romero
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Politics

President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to President-elect Trump’s threat to impose high tariffs, saying such a move would inflict damage on both countries.


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Live Updates: Israel Pummels Lebanon as Ministers Prepare to Discuss Truce With Hezbollah

Live Updates: Israel Pummels Lebanon as Ministers Prepare to Discuss Truce With Hezbollah

The New York Times
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Politics

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to present a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end the fighting. The Israeli military kept up the pressure with heavy strikes in and around Beirut.


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Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal

Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal

Patrick Kingsley
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Politics

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to present a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end the fighting. The Israeli military kept up the pressure with heavy strikes in and around Beirut.


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16 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt

16 Still Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks in Egypt

Vivian Yee
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Politics

The vessel was hit by a large wave in a part of the Red Sea coast that is known for diving and snorkeling.


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Fentanyl Rises Again, This Time as Trump’s Diplomatic Weapon Against China

Fentanyl Rises Again, This Time as Trump’s Diplomatic Weapon Against China

David Pierson
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Politics

The president-elect’s pledge to use tariffs to stem the flow of opioids from China could backfire if Beijing responds by ending counternarcotics cooperation.


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FIFA President’s Bet on Club World Cup Meets Reality

FIFA President’s Bet on Club World Cup Meets Reality

Tariq Panja
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Politics

Gianni Infantino has tied his legacy to the 32-team tournament, even inscribing his name on the trophy. Its success is far from guaranteed.


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Helena Norberg-Hodge Wants a Local Focus to Have a Global Effect

Helena Norberg-Hodge Wants a Local Focus to Have a Global Effect

Keridwen Cornelius
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Politics

Helena Norberg-Hodge founded Local Futures with a mission of strengthening local economies and ending the most wasteful aspects of the global trade system.


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Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

Taxing Farm Animals’ Farts and Burps? Denmark Gives It a Try.

Somini Sengupta and Charlotte de la Fuente
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Politics

Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up.


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Colombia and Venezuela Have a Beef: Who Owns the, or Makes the Best, Arepa?

Colombia and Venezuela Have a Beef: Who Owns the, or Makes the Best, Arepa?

James Wagner
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Politics

Both countries claim the cornbread as their own. But where does it really come from? And who makes it better?


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Hong Kong’s Top Court Upholds Rights of Same-Sex Married Couples

Hong Kong’s Top Court Upholds Rights of Same-Sex Married Couples

Tiffany May
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Politics

Long-running legal battles culminated in a ruling that preserves public housing benefits and inheritance rights in the territory.


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Pakistan Deploys Army as Deadly Clashes Erupt with Imran Khan Supporters

Pakistan Deploys Army as Deadly Clashes Erupt with Imran Khan Supporters

Salman Masood
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Politics

Soldiers were ordered to defend government buildings with gunfire, if needed, as supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded his release from prison.


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