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Trump and other American presidents have criticized Canada for failing to meet the alliance’s military spending minimum of 2 percent of gross domestic product.Trump and other American presidents have criticized Canada for failing to meet the alliance’s military spending minimum of 2 percent of gross domestic product. Read More

The State Department had to lift sanctions on Russian lawmakers invited by a Kremlin-friendly member of Congress.The State Department had to lift sanctions on Russian lawmakers invited by a Kremlin-friendly member of Congress. Read More

Iranian tourists with visas will be barred for six months in case they are ‘unable or unlikely’ to go back because of the war, Australian officials said.Iranian tourists with visas will be barred for six months in case they are ‘unable or unlikely’ to go back because of the war, Australian officials said. Read More

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that President Trump “still chooses a strategy of putting more pressure on the Ukrainian side.”President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that President Trump “still chooses a strategy of putting more pressure on the Ukrainian side.” Read More

The agreement that President Trump struck with the European Union has cleared a major hurdle that delayed it for months.The agreement that President Trump struck with the European Union has cleared a major hurdle that delayed it for months. Read More

The influencer Zhang Xuefeng was known for no-nonsense, some said cynical, advice about how to win in China’s educational rat race. He died at 41.The influencer Zhang Xuefeng was known for no-nonsense, some said cynical, advice about how to win in China’s educational rat race. He died at 41. Read More

Hours before a call between President Trump and India’s prime minister, American officials urged India to focus on shared goals and ignore differences.Hours before a call between President Trump and India’s prime minister, American officials urged India to focus on shared goals and ignore differences. Read More

Cuban health care was once the pride of the island. Now the U.S. oil blockade is upending even basic medical care.Cuban health care was once the pride of the island. Now the U.S. oil blockade is upending even basic medical care. Read More

Elderly people in isolated villages are going without medicine. One woman said she hadn’t seen a doctor in four years.Elderly people in isolated villages are going without medicine. One woman said she hadn’t seen a doctor in four years. Read More

The United States and Iran have struggled to begin negotiations to end the war, after nearly four weeks of fighting. There were more drone and missile attacks on U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf on Thursday.The United States and Iran have struggled to begin negotiations to end the war, after nearly four weeks of fighting.