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EU vows countermeasures to US tariffs; bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles easy targets
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed that U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered” and will trigger tough countermeasures from the 27-nation bloc More »
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Hamas' threat to delay the next release of Israeli hostages raises fears for Gaza ceasefire
Hamas’ threat to delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip has jolted a fragile ceasefire that’s seen as having the potential to wind down the war More »

Israel's fatal shooting of a pregnant Palestinian woman raises fears in the West Bank
Palestinians say the fatal shooting of a pregnant 23-year-old in a refugee camp in the northern West Bank signals a worrying trend toward more lethal, warlike tactics by Israel in the occupied territory More »

Some Israeli soldiers traveling abroad are targeted for alleged war crimes in Gaza
An Israeli army reservist’s dream vacation in Brazil ended abruptly last month over an accusation that he committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip More »

Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, warns 'it will end badly'
Pope Francis has issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants More »

Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations
Dominican officials have been deporting at least 10,000 Haitian immigrants a week under a harsh new policy widely criticized by civil organizations More »

Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantine
Health authorities in Uganda say Ebola cases in the country have risen to nine while 265 other people are being monitored under quarantine More »

Corruption survey gives many nations worst scores in over a decade. South Sudan slides to the bottom
Many countries have their worst showing in more than a decade in an index that serves as a barometer of public sector corruption worldwide More »

White House officials ready to meet with Zelenskyy in Munich for talks on Russia's war on Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s senior advisers are expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss the path toward ending Russia’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine More »

Trump will host Jordan's King Abdullah II as he escalates pressure on his Gaza resettlement plan
President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East More »