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- Russia and the US seem near a Ukraine peace deal. Kyiv’s role may be moot.Moscow and Washington seem close to an agreement on a Ukraine peace plan, leaving Russia pleased – even if the talks don’t pan out.
- Tariffs are jamming the US-China supply chain. Who that hits first.U.S. and Chinese tariffs on each other’s goods have stifled trade. The first to suffer are factory workers, wholesalers, shippers, and dockworkers.
- On eve of election, Canada’s Tories try to prove they’re ready to confront TrumpPierre Poilievre is a long shot to be Canada’s next prime minister. He wants to show that conservatism has the solution to deal with Donald Trump.
- Pope Francis focused on ‘this world.’ He angered some, and inspired many others.Pope Francis heralded migrant rights, rang alarms over climate change, and served as a bridge toward peace on several continents. He spurred many citizens to action.
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- Hate chased a Holocaust survivor off TikTok. His message is still: Seek hope.In an online world filled with vitriol, Holocaust survivor and grandfather Gidon Lev continues to be a social media influencer who tries to teach where hate can lead, with a mix of stories, dancing, and humor.
- Trump’s ‘quick fix’ approach to diplomacy slow to yield resultsDonald Trump boasted he could get a Ukraine peace deal in a day. The conflicts there and in Gaza are proving harder nuts to crack than he’d thought.
- The ExplainerThe European Union has wealth and people. Why isn’t it more competitive?The European Union is the largest single market in the world, yet it is seeing only sluggish economic growth. Why isn’t the EU competitive?
- The world looked away from Congo’s rape crisis. She did not.This year, a rebel army called M23 has captured large sections of eastern Congo, exposing women there to a familiar weapon of war: rape.
- In Spain, migrants reshape the Catholic Church – and the countryAs immigrants increasingly fill its pews in Spain, the Catholic Church is advocating more inclusive policies to the broader Spanish public.
- Points of ProgressHow to reuse exhaust from jets and store energy in sandProgress roundup: Dallas airport captures jet exhaust for electricity, Finland innovates with heating methods, plus rights rulings in Japan and Kenya.
- As bombs fall on Easter, a Ukrainian chaplain ministers to his front-line flockAs a Ukrainian chaplain ministered to front-line troops on Easter Sunday, he highlighted their hopes and fears as they fight against Russian invaders.
- Panama accepted asylum-seekers the US didn’t want. Then its troubles began.The U.S. says it doesn’t want migrants and refugees. But “third countries” like Panama that have agreed to accept them have taken on a greater task than they bargained for.
- Difference MakerShe survived Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Now she promotes peace through education.Though she lives half a world away in Japan, Marie Louise Kambenga is the driving force behind a school in her homeland of Rwanda.
- Iraqis hope for an era of peace. Their neighbors hold the key.Iraqi territory has often been a proxy field for others’ battles. But as Turkey talks with the Kurds, and the U.S. engages Iran, Iraqi leaders and citizens are daring to look to an era of progress and stability.
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- Why Harvard and other colleges are fighting for ‘essential freedom’
- The ExplainerThe European Union has wealth and people. Why isn’t it more competitive?
- Panama accepted asylum-seekers the US didn’t want. Then its troubles began.
- How Donald Trump is upending American culture