Trump’s effect on global elections
President Trump has been back in power for less than four months, but already his policies, like imposing tariffs and upending alliances, have rippled into domestic political battles around the world.
In major votes in Canada and Australia over the past two weeks, the center-left incumbents surged ahead of conservative opposition forces and went on to win. And both opposition leaders lost not just the elections, but their own seats in Parliament. Read more about the anti-Trump bump.
In Australia’s election, which took place on Saturday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pulled off a stunning landslide victory to clinch a second term. “The economic uncertainties and international convulsions emanating from Washington make the option of Albanese — who is practical and understated, if unlikely to attempt bold moves to address larger challenges facing the country — more palatable,” said Victoria Kim, our Australia correspondent.
Canada: Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet Trump at the White House tomorrow for a high-stakes encounter.
Romania: George Simion, a right-wing nationalist who has promised to “Make Romania Great Again,” bucked the anti-Trump trend, winning the first round of the presidential election.
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Rights: Trump wavered in a TV interview when asked if every person on U.S. soil was entitled to due process, which the U.S. Constitution guarantees.
China: There are signs that the U.S. and China might be looking for a way to de-escalate the trade war. Fighting fentanyl could be key.
Hollywood: Trump said he would impose a 100 percent tariff on movies “produced” outside the U.S., proclaiming that the issue posed a national security threat.
Israel’s siege of Gaza is ‘catastrophic,’ doctors said
It has been more than 60 days since Israel halted all humanitarian aid entering Gaza — no food, water, fuel or medicine. Preventable diseases and illnesses are surging — and so is the likelihood of dying from them, doctors say.
Some patients in Gaza — people with treatable heart problems or kidney failure — have called the enclave’s health minister themselves to ask: If there is no medicine, what else can they try?
“There’s no advice I can give them,” the minister said. “In most cases, those patients die.”
Reaction: As humanitarian groups and European officials condemn the blockade, Israel has argued that it is lawful, and that Gazans have enough available provisions.
Changing tactics: Israel said it would mobilize thousands of reserve soldiers to bolster its Gaza campaign.
Six deadly minutes: We broke down how Israeli soldiers killed 15 rescue workers in Gaza in March.
More U.S. air defense is being sent to Ukraine
A Patriot air-defense system that was based in Israel will be sent to Ukraine after it is refurbished, current and former U.S. officials said. Western allies are also discussing the logistics of asking Germany or Greece to provide Kyiv with another one. While Ukraine is still receiving weapons authorized under the Biden administration, those supplies are expected to end this summer.
Tim Friede has injected himself with more than 650 doses of snake venom to build his immunity to 16 deadly species. He has also allowed snakes to bite him about 200 times.
Scientists now think Friede’s blood could be used to develop a universal antivenom, one that could help solve a dire global health problem.
Lives lived: Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun who was believed to be the oldest person in the world, died at 116.
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The past and the future of Black music in ‘Sinners’
In a scene from Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” an ambitious tracking shot inside a 1930s juke joint spiritually unites a bluesman with other, more contemporary musicians, including a D.J. at a turntable.
“Aakomon Jones, our choreographer, is changing choreography ever so slightly so that folks still feel like they’re in their time, but also outside of it as we get more and more heightened in this moment,” Coogler said. Watch as the director narrates the scene here.
That’s it for today’s briefing. See you tomorrow. — Natasha
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