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US, Mexico Strike Deal to Settle Rio Grande Water Dispute
The US and Mexico agreed to end a dispute over water at the border with Texas, days after President Donald Trump vowed to impose additional tariffs.
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Trump Vows Retaliation After US Soldiers Killed in Syria
President Donald Trump said there will be “serious retaliation” after two US Army soldiers and an interpreter were killed in what officials said was an attack by an Islamic State gunman that also wounded three other Americans.
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Belarus Frees 123 Political Prisoners as US Lifts Potash Ban
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of 123 political prisoners, pushing high-profile opponents into exile hours after a US envoy announced that Washington will lift sanctions on the country’s potash industry.
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Hungary Protest Against Child Abuse Raises Pressure on Orban
Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets on Saturday as a video depicting abuse at a state-run juvenile facility added to pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orban four months before elections.
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EU Seeking to Buy Time for Transition to Emission-Free Cars
Europe’s embattled automakers are set to get a breather as they struggle with the transition to emission-free driving, a critical moment that will shape the future of the continent’s transport sector.
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Europe Sees Trojan Horse for Russia in Trump’s Ukraine Plan
European officials are growing concerned that an emerging US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a re-invasion of territory in the war-battered nation’s eastern Donbas region.
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Migrant Crossings of UK Channel Resume After 28-Day Pause: PA
Migrants began crossing the English Channel in small boats on Saturday, ending the longest pause in the journeys in seven years, the Press Association reported.
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US Lifts Sanctions on Belarus Potash as Relations Warm Up
The US will remove sanctions on Belarusian potash fertilizers, the key source of foreign-currency revenue for the Russia-aligned nation before Western restrictions stifled their flow.
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Witkoff to Meet Zelenskiy, European Leaders at Weekend Talks
US envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders this weekend in Berlin, according to a White House official, as President Donald Trump intensifies his push for a peace deal.
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China Injured Filipino Fishermen in Contested Sea, Manila Says
The Philippines said Chinese coast guard and maritime militia ships fired water cannons and used “dangerous blocking maneuvers” toward Filipino fishing boats in the South China Sea, an incident that could fuel tensions between the two nations.