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Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Reversal NYT &rt; World News Plus, how your brain connects to ideology.

Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses NYT &rt; World News But exactly what the country will do remains unclear and the scale of the current disruption makes decision-making difficult.

Trump Reverses Course on Global Tariffs, Announcing 90-Day Pause NYT &rt; World News The president also further raised already steep tariffs on China, saying that Beijing should not have retaliated against his earlier trade actions.

Who Is Mike Huckabee, Trump’s Ambassador to Israel? NYT &rt; World News Mr. Huckabee’s nomination drew sharp criticism from Democrat lawmakers and some faith groups, who said his past statements on Palestinian identity were “highly incendiary.”

Family Seeks Answers After Death of American Tourist in the Bahamas NYT &rt; World News The mother of Dinari McAlmont, 23, of Bowie, Md., says that a photo that the police showed her indicated that her son had been badly beaten.

The Trump Envoy Who Got Close to the ‘World’s Coolest Dictator’ NYT &rt; World News U.S. officials said Ronald Johnson’s actions during his time as ambassador to El Salvador seemed less aligned with U.S. interests and more focused on protecting the country’s president.

Scientists Map Miles of Wiring in a Speck of Mouse Brain NYT &rt; World News Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.

Britain Lost Out on Euro Disney. Now It’s Getting a Universal Theme Park. NYT &rt; World News A yet-to-be-named Universal Studios theme park will be the country’s largest tourist attraction when it opens in 2031. But studio executives have not yet said which characters will be featured.

Coalition Deal in Germany Clears Way for Friedrich Merz to Become Chancellor NYT &rt; World News The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been virtually rudderless at a critical moment for Europe.

Israeli Airstrike in Gaza City Leaves Many Dead, Health Officials There Say NYT &rt; World News The strike on a home left other bodies buried under the rubble, according to the Gazan authorities. The Israeli military said it had been targeting a Hamas operative.

Congo Repatriates 3 Americans Sentenced to Death Over Failed Coup NYT &rt; World News The men recently had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment for their role in an attempted coup last May in the central African nation.

Netanyahu Sticks By Trump’s Brazen Proposal for Gazans to Leave NYT &rt; World News Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said his government was serious about “voluntary” migration, after an Oval Office meeting where President Trump appeared to have lost interest.

Paddington Returns to His Bench. Order Is Restored. NYT &rt; World News Two men vandalized a statue of England’s beloved storybook bear last month. On Wednesday, he was returned to his bench in the town of Newbury — with a marmalade sandwich, of course.

Death Toll in Dominican Republic Roof Collapse Hits 113 NYT &rt; World News The scene at a nightclub in Santo Domingo was increasingly grim, as bodies but no more survivors were recovered.

India’s Millions of New Investors Are Reeling From Tariff Turmoil NYT &rt; World News Legions of ordinary Indians have gone into stock trading, lured by easy online access and a market boom. Now many of them are getting a rude shock.

American Is Arrested in Thailand on Charges of Criticizing Royalty NYT &rt; World News The U.S. State Department said it was alarmed at the arrest of Paul Chambers, a lecturer in civil-military relations, under Thailand’s strict lèse-majesté laws.

Live Updates: Markets Slide Further as U.S. Imposes Punishing Tariffs NYT &rt; World News President Trump’s latest moves included a 104 percent tariff on Chinese goods. Stocks and bonds slumped as Beijing hit back with its own levies and European leaders prepared retaliation measures.

For U.S. and China, a Risky Game of Chicken With No Off-Ramp in Sight NYT &rt; World News Neither side wants to look weak by backing down on tariffs. But if their trade relationship collapses, the global consequences could be profound.

China Dismisses Ukraine’s Assertion That ‘Many’ Chinese Are Fighting for Russia NYT &rt; World News President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that two Chinese men fighting alongside Russian troops had been captured and that there were “many more” on the battlefield.

U.S. Bond Sell-Off is Another Worrisome Echo of the Liz Truss Fiasco NYT &rt; World News Yields on U.S. Treasuries rose Wednesday as investors sold government bonds, usually a haven. In Britain, a sustained version of that trend in 2022 led to a prime minister’s downfall.