One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms
via NYT > World News As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.
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Thirty More Arrested in Jovenel Moïse Assassination
via NYT > World News The suspects in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse include 18 men who were extradited from Haiti to Miami, officials said.
On a Dot of France Off Canada, Carney and Macron Promote Shared Values
via NYT > World News The leaders of Canada and France met just after the European Union invited Canada to become its first “associate member.”
Let’s Talk Climate
via NYT > World News World leaders are mostly silent and President Trump is pushing fossil fuels. We’ll explore the stakes at this week’s Climate Forward event.
Germans Are Voting Again, Amid a Far-Right Surge. Here’s What to Watch.
via NYT > World News Elections in eastern Germany on Sunday could galvanize the Alternative for Germany, an ascendant far-right party, or spur a backlash.
Group With Al Qaeda Links Claims Responsibility for Attack in Pakistan
via NYT > World News The attack on a mosque inside a police compound, killing at least two dozen people, is the latest example of the worsening violence near the Afghan border.
Once Home to Batman, This Faded Mansion Is Now Plagued by Real Bats
via NYT > World News Officials in England are alarmed at the state of Mentmore Towers, the 19th century estate that served as Wayne Manor in the 2005 film “Batman Begins.”