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The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, has suggested expanding trade ties beyond buying commodities as he continues to rally nations in the face of President Trump’s tariffs.

Jorgen Boassen’s idolization of all things Trump, which has won him friends in Washington and sometimes hostile attention at home, has given him an unlikely new career: political influencer.

The party’s signature tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there’s a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose.

Civilian airports were reopened and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt the most alarming fighting in decades was holding.

Some details are clouded by contradictory statements and disinformation. But a pattern of rapid escalation brought the conflict to the brink of catastrophe.

President Trump’s visit to the Gulf region.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces international court charges of crimes against humanity, appears to have been elected mayor of Davao City. One of his sons is expected to fill in.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government was “taking back control of our borders,” weeks after a right-wing populist party, Reform U.K., made gains in municipal elections.

The Agriculture Department pledged to restore online climate information that farmers said helped them do business, but which officials had deleted.

The authority offered scant information about why it issued the ban in January, and it maintained that stance in announcing that it was rescinding it.

People in the city of Chiclayo, where Leo XIV served as bishop for about eight years, gathered to celebrate a man they see as one of their own.

Experts say the moves, which would apply to household appliances, will raise energy costs for consumers.

Plus, a big week for the art world.

Edan Alexander, a dual Israeli American national, was released following pressure from President Trump, who is set to travel to the region.

In his first audience with journalists as the pontiff, Leo renewed pleas for a more peaceful world. He also spoke to Ukraine’s president on Monday.

Damage was caused to the entrance of a property belonging to the prime minister in Kentish Town, but nobody was hurt, the police said.

On Monday, Hamas released the American Israeli citizen, who was serving in the Israeli army when he was captured on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries.

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

European leaders threatened new sanctions unless Moscow accepted a cease-fire right away. President Trump seemed to endorse the idea of a meeting between Ukraine’s and Russia’s presidents, and said he might take part.