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Kyiv and Washington have been haggling over a deal for resource rights that President Trump sees as a way to “recoup” past U.S. aid to Ukraine.

A long-simmering dispute pitting one of the world’s top athletes against France’s biggest soccer club has broken out into legal warfare.

Mr. Huckabee’s nomination drew sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers and some faith groups, who said his past statements on Palestinian identity were “highly incendiary.”

Beijing’s latest retaliation came after the White House raised its levy on Chinese goods to 125 percent, on top of an existing 20 percent tax. Stocks in Europe were volatile, following losses on Wall Street a day earlier.

A new declaration targeted eastern Gaza City, including several areas that had been declared evacuation zones. The United Nations said 390,000 people had been displaced in recent weeks.

After years trying to moderate her party’s image, the far-right leader, convicted of embezzlement, now voices Trump-like outrage, at some risk.

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of business.

Four women, who are suing the influencer in Britain, gave accounts of being choked and assaulted in encounters that took place between 2013 and 2015. Mr. Tate has denied the accusations.

The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also devastating for monks, many of whom died under the rubble of collapsed monasteries.

Ksenia Karelina, who was jailed in Russia over a one-time donation to a Ukrainian charity group, was released in exchange for Artur Petrov, a dual Russian-German citizen.