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China Raises Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods to 84% After Trump’s Latest Levies

Beijing on Wednesday aimed the latest blow in the escalating trade war between the United States and Washington, by raising…

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Coalition Deal in Germany Clears Way for Friedrich Merz to Become Chancellor

Germany’s centrist parties announced on Wednesday that they had formally reached a coalition agreement to allow Friedrich Merz, a conservative,…

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Congo Repatriates 3 Americans Sentenced to Death Over Failed Coup

Three American citizens who had been sentenced to death over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

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Trump’s Tariffs Will Pummel Asia. But One Country Sees Opportunity.

For just about everyone in Asia, President Trump’s latest round of severe tariffs is a disaster. Everyone but Liu Gang,…

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Paddington Returns to His Bench. Order Is Restored.

On a bench in Newbury, England, the country’s most beloved bear sits once more, wearing his familiar red bucket hat…

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No Phone, No Internet: A First-Time Visit to Casablanca

According to my pathetic map, I should have been close to the royal palace. But nothing in Casablanca’s bustling Mers…

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For U.S. and China, a Risky Game of Chicken With No Off-Ramp in Sight

A doubling of American tariffs on Chinese goods. Nationalist Chinese bloggers comparing President Trump’s levies to a declaration of war.…

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E.U. Officials Set to Vote Today on First Retaliatory Tariffs

The European Union plans to vote on Wednesday afternoon on its first retaliation measures in response to President Trump’s tariffs,…

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U.S. Tariffs Hobble African Cocoa Industry and Chocolate Makers

Dana Mroueh, a small-business owner in Ivory Coast, was negotiating to introduce her organic chocolate bars into stores in New…

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India’s Drug Makers Shudder as Trump Again Threatens Tariffs

An important segment of India’s business community woke up Wednesday to a fright: President Trump had again brandished the threat…

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