Europe Expected a Transactional Trump. It Got Something Else.
President Trump at a business round table in Washington, this week. After American tariffs on steel and aluminum kicked in on Wednesday, Europe announced a sweeping package of retaliatory tariffs.
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on March 2025
Bumble Bee Foods Is Accused of Tolerating Forced Labor in Supply Chain
The Bumble Bee tuna processing plant in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., in 2012.
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on March 2025
‘Let’s Not Talk About It’: 5 Years Later, China’s Covid Shadow Lingers
The mostly shuttered neighborhood of Menghua Jie, also called Dream Flower Street, in Shanghai on Sunday.
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on March 2025
U.N. Accuses Israel of Targeting Reproductive Health Facilities in Gaza
Al Basma I.V.F. Center, Gaza’s largest fertility clinic, was struck by an Israeli shell during the war with Hamas.
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on March 2025
In a Europe Adrift, Macron Seizes the Moment
President Emmanuel Macron at the U.S. Capitol last month. Macron’s call for an autonomy from the United States comes as President Trump threatens to turn his back on NATO.
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on March 2025
Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, introduced a measure on Thursday that would rip away Germany’s signature limits on government spending.
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on March 2025
Israel-Hamas Talks Deadlocked as Trump Envoy Turns to Ukraine
A soup kitchen in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza this week.
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on March 2025
Bardella, Leader of France’s Far-Right National Rally, Heads to Israel
Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally party, has campaigned against Islamist movements and immigration, and made common cause with Israel.
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on March 2025
Keir Starmer Wants to Abolish NHS England: What to Know About His Plan
The emergency room at a hospital in Romford, England, in 2023. After years of underfunding, the country’s creaking, overstretched health care system badly needs investment.
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on March 2025
Plans for a Chinese Port in the Black Sea Roil Georgia Politics
The construction site of Georgia’s first deep-sea port on the Black Sea, in Anaklia, in January.
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on March 2025
Inside the Pakistan Train Hijacking Standoff
A special train organized by the Pakistani Army for survivors of the train attack, after it arrived at a railway station in Balochistan Province on Wednesday.
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on March 2025
Kurdish Fighters Called a Truce, but Turkey Kept Up Lethal Strikes
A crowd in northeastern Syria watches the release of a statement by Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdish insurgent group P.K.K. in Turkey, last month.
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on March 2025
Putin, in No Hurry for 30-Day Truce, Seeks Ukrainian Concessions
Ukrainian special forces preparing for an assault on Russian soldiers advancing toward the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine last month.
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on March 2025
German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported From U.S.
Two German tourists were detained at the busy San Ysidro border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana.
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on March 2025
Friday Briefing: Putin Speaks on Ukraine Cease-Fire
President Vladimir Putin of Russia, right, yesterday.
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on March 2025
Trump Sees ‘Good Signals’ on Russia-Ukraine Cease-Fire. Zelensky Does Not.
President Trump met with Mark Rutte, NATO’s Secretary General, at the White House on Thursday.
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on March 2025
Putin, in No Hurry for Cease-Fire, Demands Ukrainian Concessions
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke at a news conference alongside President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus in Moscow on Thursday.
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on March 2025
‘We Hear You, Mr. President’: The World Lines Up to Buy American Gas
Employees at a gas export facility in Louisiana awaited a visit from Chris Wright, the new U.S. energy secretary, earlier this month.
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on March 2025
David Raven, British Drag Performer Known as Maisie Trollette, Dies at 91
David Raven in the 2021 documentary “Maisie.” As Maisie Trollette, he was a fixture of the British drag circuit, a regular presence at the Brighton and Hove Pride event and a mentor to younger drag performers.
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on March 2025
As Russia Tries to Push Ukraine Out of Kursk, Here’s What to Know
A Russian artillery position in Kursk in December.
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on March 2025
Russia Says It Has Retaken Key Kursk Town From Ukraine
A Ukrainian military vehicle at the Sudzha border crossing last year.
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on March 2025
Houthi Drones Could Become Stealthier and Fly Farther
Evidence examined by weapons researchers shows that Houthi rebels may have acquired technology that makes drones more difficult to detect.
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on March 2025
U.S. Negotiators Are en Route to Moscow, Kremlin Says
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, has also been involved in talks with Russia.
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on March 2025
Japan’s Rice Shortage Sets Off Auction of Emergency Stockpile
Rice stockpiled in a government warehouse in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture in March.
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on March 2025
Thursday Briefing
Steel coils at a factory in Hamilton, Ontario.
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on March 2025
Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine
An image taken from a video released by the Kremlin purported to show President Vladimir V. Putin, right, and Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov in Kursk, Russia, on Wednesday.
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on March 2025
The Balochistan Separatist Movement in Pakistan: What to Know
Paramilitary soldiers stood guard at a railway station in southwestern Balochistan Province on Wednesday, a day after they hijacked a passenger train.
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on March 2025
Rubio Says a Cease-Fire in Ukraine Could Happen in ‘Days’ if Russia Agrees
“Here’s what we’d like the world to look like in a few days,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Ireland on Wednesday. “Neither side is shooting at each other — not rockets, not missiles, not bullets, nothing, not artillery.”
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on March 2025
Europe Welcomes a Ukraine Cease-Fire Offer and a Revival of U.S. Aid
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has offered repeated expressions of gratitude to President Trump in the days since their angry Oval Office meeting.
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on March 2025
Swedish Battery Maker Northvolt Collapses, a Blow to Europe
The Northvolt Ett factory in Skelleftea, Sweden. The company has been struggling for months, cutting jobs and restructuring operations even before it sought bankruptcy protection.
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on March 2025
Why Rodrigo Duterte Was Arrested Now
A motorcade entering The Hague Penitentiary Institution on Wednesday. Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines was expected to arrive in The Hague later in the day.
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on March 2025
Syria Violence Marked by Sectarian and Revenge Killings, War Monitor Says
Fighters with the new Syrian government on the road between Tartus and Latakia last week.
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on March 2025
Zelensky Says Ukraine Showed ‘We Want a Fast Peace’
Pedestrians in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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on March 2025
Putin Is ‘Carefully Studying’ Proposed Ukraine Cease-Fire
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, photographed by state media this month. He has previously spoken of a desire for “a long-term peace” rather than “some kind of respite.”
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on March 2025
NBA Stars Like Jalen Brunson Enlist Social Media Surrogates to Expand Reach in China
Jalen Brunson, a guard for the New York Knicks, has worked with a company called East Goes Global to build his social media presence in China.
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on March 2025
Musk Email Reaches Italian Workers. It Did Not Go Well.
Elon Musk arriving at President Trump’s address to Congress last week.
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on March 2025
Emboldened by Trump, Serbia’s Leader Cracks Down on Activist Groups
Serbian police officers block a bridge during a student protest in Belgrade on Saturday.
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on March 2025
In Trump’s Shadow, Greenland Votes for a New Government
Preparing to count votes in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on Tuesday.
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on March 2025
Online Influencer Is Killed While Livestreaming in Tokyo
Investigators at the scene where an online influencer was stabbed to death in Tokyo on Tuesday. Violent crime is rare in Japan.
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on March 2025
Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’
The Chinese flotilla included a cruiser, top, and supply vessel, shown in a photo released by the Australian military last month. For nearly a month, Australian forces were on alert over the ships’ movement.
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on March 2025
Wednesday Briefing
The U.S. and Ukrainian delegations met in Jeddah yesterday.
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on March 2025
An Unexpected Trump Bump for the World’s Centrists
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, left, has reaffirmed Britain’s steadfast support for President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. Amid a flurry of diplomacy, his poll ratings have surged.
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on March 2025
Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Take Effect
An aluminum smelter in Bécancour, Quebec. Canada is by far the largest supplier of both steel and aluminum to the United States.
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on March 2025
Young Professionals Are Increasingly Turning to Boring Small-Business Niches
Nicole Rizzo and her husband, David Rizzo, are among the growing ranks of “corporate refugees" turning to sometimes surprising jobs. The couple bought Die Cleaning Equipment, a Phoenix aluminum business.
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on March 2025
Russia Begins Assault on Ukrainian-Occupied Town of Sudzha in Kursk Region
A Ukrainian soldier standing near a damaged building in the town center of Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk region, in August.
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on March 2025
Portugal’s Government Falls in No-Confidence Vote After Just a Year
Portugal’s Parliament voted to bring down Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s year-old government, in Lisbon on Tuesday.
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on March 2025
Wednesday Briefing: U.S. Resumes Aid to Ukraine
The U.S. and Ukrainian delegations met in Jeddah yesterday.
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on March 2025
Duterte’s Arrest Shows Power and Limits of the International Criminal Court
Filipino activists hold candles during a protest vigil supporting former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest by the International Criminal Court, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday.
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on March 2025
Israel and Lebanon Agree to Talks on Border, Long a Source of Tension
A U.N. vehicle in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel last month.
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on March 2025
U.S. Said to Tell Canada That It Will Enforce a Visitor Registration Law
Canadians visiting the United States will have to register with authorities if their stay is for 30 days or more.
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on March 2025
Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia
President Emmanuel Macron of France assembled the chiefs of staff of more than 30 armed forces for a meeting on the conflict in Ukraine, in Paris, on Tuesday.
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on March 2025
U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records
It is unclear if officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development got permission from the National Archives and Records Administration to destroy the documents.
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on March 2025
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Manslaughter After Ship Hits Tanker in North Sea
Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the Yorkshire coast, on Monday.
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on March 2025
Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion
Europe Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs as Trade Fight Widens
Putin Stops Far Short of Agreeing to a Cease-Fire, and Adds Tough Conditions
After al-Assad’s Ouster, Many Syrians Struggle With Returning Home
Thursday Briefing: A Widening Trade War
Captain of Ship That Hit North Sea Tanker Is Russian, Company Says
Gerald Stratford Is Still Growing Very Big Vegetables
Power, Money, Territory: How Trump Shook the World in 50 Days