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Macron and Starmer Have Played Trump’s Game Before, but the Rules Are Changing

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Par :Mark Landler
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The leaders of France and Britain are both due to meet with President Trump this week. Approaches previously tried with him may no longer work.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, left, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain will have to navigate shifting alliances as they meet with President Trump in Washington.

Germans Are Voting. Here’s What to Watch For.

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Par :Christopher F. Schuetze
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What Germans decide in national elections that are likely to produce a new chancellor will be of critical importance as Europe re-evaluates relations with the Trump administration.

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Campaign posters in Berlin last month.

Hezbollah Plans Show of Strength at Killed Leader’s Funeral

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Par :Christina Goldbaum
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The Iran-backed Lebanese militant group is staging an elaborate commemoration for its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by Israel in September.

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A picture of Hassan Nasrallah, the former Hezbollah leader, amid the rubble of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the Dahiya neighborhood, south of Beirut, in November.

The Battle of Iwo Jima: A Photo History

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Par :Hannah Beech
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U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month.

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U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division planted an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945.

Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?

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Par :Stanley Reed
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Industry experts say Western companies will need to weigh potential access to oil and gas riches against political risks and other hazards of doing business in Russia.

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An oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia, in 2022. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Western energy companies spent years making investments in Russia.

Austria, a Longtime Buyer of Russian Gas, Tries to Break the Habit

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Par :Stanley Reed
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OMV, a multinational energy company based in Vienna, has shifted to other options, including increasing its own output of natural gas, drilling for oil and experimenting with geothermal energy.

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Drilling at the site of a geothermal plant in a Vienna neighborhood.

Elon Musk Tells Federal Workers to Detail Work in an Email or Lose Their Jobs

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Par :Kate Conger · Eileen Sullivan and Christina Jewett
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Elon Musk has drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of Twitter with the tactic. His threat on social media of termination did not appear in an email to federal workers requesting the work summaries.

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President Trump said Saturday on social media, “Elon is doing a great job, but I would like to see him be more aggressive.” Mr. Musk responded with his ultimatum.

Hamas Frees 6 Hostages as Israel Delays Palestinian Prisoner Release

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Par :Isabel Kershner · Aaron Boxerman · Adam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim
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The six Israelis were the last living captives set to be released in the first phase of the cease-fire. The agreement, strained for weeks, has an uncertain future.

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From left to right, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, and Omer Wenkert, three of the six hostages who were released on Saturday, at an orchestrated ceremony in Nuseirat, Gaza.

Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism

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Par :Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt
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Democratic lawmakers and retired military officers expressed concern about the politicization of the military under President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., left, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greeting the new defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on his first official day at the Pentagon last month.

Frustrated Democrats Urge Leaders to Show More Fight Against Trump

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Par :Katie Glueck and Reid J. Epstein
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Voters, activists and even some governors, like Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, are growing exasperated with congressional Democrats’ restrained approach.

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A protest against the Trump administration in Washington this month. As demonstrations against the president pick up, some Democrats are pushing their party to offer a stronger countermessage.

On the Ropes, Olaf Scholz Keeps Punching

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Par :Christopher F. Schuetze
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The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he can still win.

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Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany campaigning in Potsdam, Germany, on Saturday.

Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People

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Par :Isabella Kwai
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Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.

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Health care workers conducted drive-through measles tests outside a hospital in Seminole, Texas, on Friday.

Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension

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Par :Talmon Joseph Smith
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The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Despite questions about the math, investors expect an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.

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Investors expect the tax cuts from President Trump’s first term, which mostly benefited businesses and the wealthy, to be fully extended before the end of the year.

Comparing Elon Musk and Jack Welch as Influential Cost-Cutters

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Par :William D. Cohan
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Elon Musk’s hyperfocus on the bottom line has made him influential in Washington and Silicon Valley. How does that compare with the last famous cost-cutter, Jack Welch?

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Elon Musk is perhaps the most influential corporate cost-cutter since Jack Welch led General Electric.

Fail, Caesar!

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Par :Maureen Dowd
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We can’t let Trump be a cruel emperor.

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Lost Causes

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Par :Melissa Kirsch
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When we lose things, it’s tempting to think we need to keep better track of them, to hold on to stuff more tightly. What if the opposite is true?

Big Day for Crypto Goes South After Bybit Hack

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Par :David Yaffe-Bellany
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Hours after Coinbase said the S.E.C. was dropping a lawsuit against it, another major cryptocurrency exchange reported a potentially record-setting theft.

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Bybit, run by Ben Zhou, shown speaking at a conference in December, said it had been hit by a billion-dollar theft.

Global Right-Wing Leaders Revel in a Renewed Fight, Supercharged by Trump

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Par :Charles Homans
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Emissaries of far-right parties overseas, gathering this week at the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington, described a resurgence spanning continents, buoyed by the U.S. president.

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Nigel Farage, a key figure in the Brexit campaign of 2016, was one of several leaders of right-wing movements around the world who spoke this week at the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington.

Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians

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Par :Remy Tumin and Kate Christobek
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The violent deaths, including of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont, a landlord in California, and a couple in Pennsylvania, have led law enforcement to a group with obscure ideas.

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Teresa Youngblut, lower right, has been charged in connection with a shooting in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in Coventry, Vt. Felix Bauckholt, top, who was traveling with Youngblut, was also killed in that confrontation in January.
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