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At least 28 people have been injured, including children, after a car was driven into a crowd in a “suspected attack” in Munich, authorities said.

By the standards of other cities I have been in or visited shortly after a revolution, Damascus seems on the face of it relatively calm.

How every senator voted on Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence  The Washington Post Trump lands key Tulsi Gabbard confirmation following uphill Senate battle  Fox News Senate votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence  CNN Four Takeaways From Tulsi

Narendra Modi seeks to bolster ties with US via trade and energy deals  Financial Times India’s Modi arrives in Washington as deportation of illegal migrants issue simmers  CBC News What Modi and India Can Offer Trump on Tariffs and Trade  The New York

New Kennedy Center board makes Trump chairman, prompting Shonda Rhimes and others to resign  Los Angeles Times Trump elected chairman of Kennedy Center; former leaders ousted or resigning  WUSA9.com Column | Trump’s attack on the Kennedy Center is petty but powerful  The Washington

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine, says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war  The Associated Press Bolton: Trump has effectively surrendered to Putin in Ukraine negotiations  CNN Trump and Putin Discuss End to War in Ukraine:

Unions sue over Trump’s DOGE order that plans ‘large-scale’ government layoffs  The Hill Musk shows why he’s such a powerful ally for Trump and would be an even more menacing enemy  CNN Jordan Klepper Jokes Elon Musk Attack on ‘Unelected Bureaucracy’ Is

Source to ‘Post’: Israel ‘optimistic’ that hostage deal can be continued  The Jerusalem Post Israel and Hamas Agree to Resolve Cease-Fire Dispute  The Wall Street Journal Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire  Reuters LIVE: Israel-Hamas deal back on

BERLIN — Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country. Even though it’s highly unlikely to take a share of power soon,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Elon Musk called Thursday to “delete entire agencies” from the United States’ federal government as part of his push under President Donald Trump to radically cut spending and restructure its priorities. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Musk offered