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Europe Scrambles for Details as Trump and Putin Prepare to Meet

9 août 2025 à 09:21
Ukraine and its allies are concerned that President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin will do a deal without them and then impose it on Kyiv.

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David Lammy, Britain’s foreign secretary, and Vice President JD Vance, on Friday in Chevening, England. Mr. Vance is attending a meeting of European and Ukrainian leaders on Saturday.

Flattery, Lobbyists and a Business Deal: Crypto’s Richest Man Campaigns for a Pardon

9 août 2025 à 05:02
A sophisticated operation is pushing President Trump to forgive Changpeng Zhao, which would boost the chances for his company, Binance, to break into the U.S. market.

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Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in federal prison after he and Binance pleaded guilty to money-laundering violations in 2023.
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Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza

8 août 2025 à 08:33
The move followed weeks of debate over reports of hunger in Gaza, but it was precipitated by Israel’s decision to expand military operations there.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany last month. He said the country would stop exporting weapons to Israel to be used in the Gaza Strip.
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A Short History of Awkward Gift Giving Between U.S. and U.K. Leaders

31 juillet 2025 à 13:11
For foreign leaders seeking to woo President Trump, a thoughtful gift is a time-honored diplomatic tactic. But there are pitfalls.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Monday. On the visit, Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, presented Mr. Trump with gifts including a document dating from 1853 that registered the marriage of Mr. Trump’s maternal great-grandparents.

Israeli Far-Right Minister Promotes Plan for Jewish Resettlement in Gaza

30 juillet 2025 à 11:56
Bezalel Smotrich described Gaza as an “inseparable part” of Israel, even as the Netherlands announced a ban on him and another hard line Israeli minister.

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Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, in the Parliament in Jerusalem last month. He said Tuesday that Israel was “closer than ever” to rebuilding Jewish settlements in Gaza.

UK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future

18 juillet 2025 à 13:25
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.

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From left: President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a summit in Tirana, Albania, in May.

Germany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer Sign Mutual Defense Pact as U.S. Steps Back

17 juillet 2025 à 08:49
The new treaty includes a pledge by both countries to regard a threat against one as a threat against the other, in the latest sign of European nations uniting amid growing instability.

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The Anglo-German accord, signed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany covers energy, economic cooperation and migration, in addition to defense.
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