The European Commission’s president unveiled a sweeping plan to help Ukraine and boost defense spending, but it won’t be easy.

The European Commission’s president unveiled a sweeping plan to help Ukraine and boost defense spending, but it won’t be easy.
Officials in the Philippines say that President Trump will not pull back from defense commitments because Manila and Washington have a common adversary.
As he welcomed the leaders of Ukraine and Canada to his country estate this week, the king was sending a message to the world.
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government made major concessions — and delivered results — to avert President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs. He imposed them anyway.
An expert in the automotive industry says factories may shut down in days as costs skyrocket and President Trump disrupts decades of economic integration with steep tariffs.
It could be as little as four months, say analysts, as Europe scrambles to plug the hole in support left by President Trump’s suspension of military aid.
As President Trump begins to side with Russia, the Kremlin propaganda machine has changed its tune.
The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new infrastructure spending.
An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different.
The raid took place as Israel’s military said it had expanded its operation to crack down on militants in the city of Jenin.