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Germany faces a fresh Trump threat to cut U. S. troop numbers, but Europeans are used to it
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (961+ words) MUNSTER, Germany " President Donald Trump has again threatened to pull U. S. troops out of Germany, a key NATO ally and the European Union's largest economy. Europeans have heard this before. Trump's threats came after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said this week…...
Letter to the editor: Trump's excursion
2+ week, 2+ day ago (600+ words) Our too-clever-by-half commander in chief, President Donald Trump, has, with the change of one word, managed to flummox Republican members of Congress, rewrite the U. S. Constitution and likely have our nation's Founders rolling over in their graves. Trump has said our…...
Jonah Goldberg: What the end of Viktor Orban means for the New Right
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (343+ words) Viktor Orban, the proudly "illiberal" prime minister of Hungary, beloved by various New Right nationalists and MAGA American intellectuals, was crushed at the polls this weekend. Patrick Deneen, a leading New Right intellectual, saw in Orban's Hungary "a model of…...
Despite Russia's war, one Ukrainian city still gathers for midnight Chernobyl vigil
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (591+ words) SLAVUTYCH, Ukraine " People streamed into the central square of Slavutych in the early hours of Sunday, placing candles on a large radiation hazard symbol laid out on the ground as a midnight commemoration began for those killed in the Chernobyl…...
Why the European Union's wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (540+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " Cash-strapped Ukraine has secured a crucial European Union loan that will provide a vital lifeline to sustain its wartime efforts this year. The $106 billion package was formally approved on Thursday, days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the…...
Stocks rally to records, but Brent oil also tops $100 on worries about the Iran war
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (678+ words) NEW YORK " The U. S. stock market rallied to more records Wednesday after GE Vernova, Boston Scientific and other big companies joined the parade reporting fatter profits for the start of the year than analysts expected. But caution still hung over Wall…...
Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
1+ week, 2+ day ago (806+ words) TOKYO " Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North Korean aggression. The approval by…...
Pope Leo XIV convenes cardinals and signals reforms ahead now that the Holy Year is over
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (812+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world's cardinals to Rome and indicating some reform-minded priorities by calling the modernizing teachings of the Second Vatican Council the "guiding star" of…...
Hope Reese: The election that unseated strongman Viktor Orban is the most important I've witnessed
1+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) I am a newcomer to Hungary. I arrived in 2018, fell in love with the country " despite the politics " and was captivated by this place. I am incredibly grateful to now be a permanent resident, to have found and developed a…...
Jet fuel supplies are lagging. What does that mean for airlines and travelers?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1256+ words) NEW YORK " A looming jet fuel shortage in Europe and Asia sparked by the Iran war and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz could further upend world travel within weeks if oil doesn't start flowing again soon " meaning…...