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JERUSALEM (AP) — Chanting “Death to Arabs” and singing “May your village burn,” groups of young Israeli Jews made their way through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday during an annual march marking Israel’s conquest of the eastern part of the city.Palestinian shopkeepers had closed up early and police lined the narrow alleys before the march that often becomes a rowdy and sometimes violent procession of ultranationalist Jews. A policeman raised his arms in celebration at one point, recognizing a marcher and going in for a hug. It was blazing hot, with temperatures hitting 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s newly elected president Nicusor Dan was officially sworn in on Monday, ushering in a tentative close to the worst political crisis to grip the European Union country in decades after the annulment of the previous election. But multiple challenges lie ahead. Dan, a 55-year-old mathematician and former mayor of the capital, Bucharest, decisively won the tense rerun in a runoff on May 18, beating his hard-right opponent George Simion, who later challenged the results at a top court, but was rejected last week.At the inauguration ceremony in a joint session of Parliament, Dan signed the…

U.S. President Donald Trump handles a cellphone after it rang while he was speaking on the day he signs an executive order at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters If U.S. President Donald Trump follows up on his threat of 50% tariffs on the European Union, he’d be imposing higher duties on America’s ally compared with the 30% on China currently.But on Sunday, Trump said he would delay tariffs on EU to July 9 from June 1 following a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.Indeed, when news of the…

CNN  —  She left Germany for the United States in the late 1970s, and built a wonderful life in California, but nearly four decades later, Camilla Delsid decided to return to her home country. The mother-of-two, who grew up in Southern Germany, has been living near the city of Stuttgart, in southwest Germany, for the past few years. However, she’s far from happy about it. “California was my home, and in my heart it still is,” Camilla tells CNN Travel, before explaining that she misses the US desperately. “I wholeheartedly regret moving back here and believe that the US is…

CNN  —  Few athletes have become more synonymous with a single event than Rafael Nadal and the French Open. The Spaniard won a record 14 titles at the clay-court grand slam during his illustrious career and Roland Garros gave its legendary champion one last special goodbye on Sunday. The 38-year-old, who retired from tennis last year, was honored during an emotional ceremony at the start of this year’s event and Nadal couldn’t hide his emotion. Thousands of fans, many wearing custom red tops with the message “Merci Rafa” written on them, greeted Nadal with a standing ovation as he walked…

May 26, 2025, 02:22 AM ETMohamed Salah said that his talks with Saudi Pro League officials were serious even though he eventually renewed his contract with the Premier League champions.The negotiations between Salah and Liverpool were very long, and the Egyptian told NBC Sports last November that he was “more out than in.”Salah has been voted Football Writers’ Association (FWA) men’s player of the year for the third time and gave an interview with On Sport Egyptian TV channel after the ceremony, which was aired on Sunday.When asked about his talks with Saudi Pro League officials, the Premier League’s Golden…

FILE PHOTO: The company logo of China’s automaker BYD is seen on a car outside its headquarters in China’s southern city of Shenzhen.Bobby Yip | ReutersShares in BYD plunged as much as 8.25% Monday, a steep drop from their record high last week, as investors assessed the Chinese electric vehicle giant’s price cuts on May 23.The company announced on the Chinese social media platform Weibo that it was reducing the prices on 22 electric and plug-in hybrid models until the end of June.For instance, the price tag of the Seagull hatchback was reduced by 20% to 55,800 Chinese yuan ($7,780),…

Xiaomi revealed its first electric SUV, the YU7, in Beijing on May 22, 2025, and said its full launch would be held in July.Adek Berry | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s Xiaomi, known for its smartphones, only recently entered the electric-vehicle space. It is now taking aim at Tesla’s bestselling car in China.Less than a year after launching its first electric car, Xiaomi late on Thursday revealed its YU7 SUV and claimed it would have a driving range of at least 760 kilometers (472 miles) on a single charge.That’s well above the 719 km advertised for Tesla’s extended-range Model…

Paris CNN  —  French President Emmanuel Macron’s office moved swiftly on Monday to defuse attention around a viral video showing his wife Brigitte pushing his face away as they deplaned in Vietnam for the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour. The short clip shows the aircraft door opening with Macron appearing in the doorway. Seconds later, both of Brigitte Macron’s hands reach from the side and presses against the president’s face in what looks like a sudden shove. Macron appears momentarily surprised but quickly regains his composure and waves to the press outside. As the couple descend the steps,…

The rail-mounted crane transports goods at the cargo yard of the Qianwan United Container Terminal of Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China.Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBusinesses are finding a workaround to minimize the most significant hit from tariffs, using a decades-old piece of legislation known as the “first sale rule.”Within U.S. customs law, the first sale rule allows U.S. importers to use the price of the first sale in a number of transactions to calculate customs duties.For instance, a Chinese manufacturer sells a t-shirt to a Hong Kong vendor for $5. That Hong Kong vendor then sells the t-shirt…