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War, high interest rates and slowdowns in major trade partners are trimming tax revenue and forcing the government in Paris to scale back.

The proposal, which calls for indefinite Israeli military control and buffer zones in the territory, rankled Arab nations and was rejected by Palestinians.

Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, said after a meeting with Sweden’s leader, and a deal for more fighter jets, that the two countries are “ready to fight for each other.”

Governments are seeking to curb donkey skin exports to China, where demand for traditional medicine and other products is threatening animals that rural households need.

A German-born Jew who became a French writer and activist, he devoted his life to healing the divide between two historic enemies after the trauma of World War II.

UNRWA, the chief lifeline for Gaza’s population of 2.2 million people, has lost $450 million in donor funding since Israeli allegations that 12 of its employees were involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack.

The Israeli leader’s proposal is at odds with the United States and much of the world over Palestinian statehood, border areas and the future role of the Palestinian Authority.

Mr. Blinken said he was disappointed with the announcement from Israel’s finance minister of plans for thousands of new residences in Palestinian territories.

The top Senate Democrat warned that the fate of its war against Russia will turn on whether Republicans drop their opposition to sending more U.S. aid to Kyiv.

The blaze spread quickly in a pair of buildings in Valencia, Spain’s third largest city.