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Palestinian Christians wait to pray at the midnight Christmas Eve Mass out side the Deir Al Latin Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, 2021. Adel Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Adel Hana/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on … Read more
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by … Read more
Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom in Southern Africa, has just declared a two-year state of disaster after being threatened with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Trump administration’s tariffs loom large over consumers here in the U.S. But in other countries, the tariff threats are having immediate impacts. Lesotho, the … Read more
A military vehicle drives by Patriot air defense systems installed at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, a logistics hub for U.S. and European military aid to Ukraine, in southeastern Poland on March 6. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working … Read more
Stanley Gibbons is probably the best-known name in the philatelic world: their catalogues are the standard reference work for collectors and dealers alike and they are the market leader in the stamp collecting business. Whitemay/Getty hide caption toggle caption Whitemay/Getty Stanley Gibbons is probably the best-known name in the philatelic world: their catalogues are the … Read more
President Trump has made some big shifts in U.S. policy on Russia’s war with Ukraine lately. In the course of two weeks, Trump halted and reinstated weapons to Ukraine and he began openly showing frustration with Russian president Vladimir Putin’s continued military escalations. Now, Trump has announced a deal with NATO to try to pressure … Read more
Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates after victory against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon, southwest London, on Sunday. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Italy’s Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon men’s singles championship Sunday, in the first Wimbledon victory for the 23-year-old. He also became Italy’s first singles champion … Read more
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari speaks to the media after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s former president and one-time military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, has died at a hospital in London … Read more
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, about how Beijing will view Taiwan’s large-scale military drills. Source link
The potential impact of the new tariffs on key U.S. trading partners could be vast and bruising. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: In two letters posted to social media, President Trump said today he will impose a 30% tariff on the European Union and on Mexico. This comes months after he imposed global tariff hikes and then … Read more