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Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he accepted an invitation to a gathering of the French Foreign Legion in Corsica. At the last moment, the organizers asked him to arrive on the parade ground not by road or rail, but by parachute.Mr. Merz, then a corporate lawyer, had never jumped out of a plane. But a fellow attendee recalled recently that Mr. Merz did not hesitate. He made the jump — successfully, but with a bit of a rough landing.Now 69 and a politician, Mr. Merz is attempting a…

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When King Charles III last year unveiled the first official portrait of his reign, the artwork caused a stir.On social media, some users said that the painting, which depicts the king surrounded by a red glow, made Charles look like he was bathing in blood. Others said that the portrait, by Jonathan Yeo, made the king appear to be burning in hell.So on Tuesday, King Charles was perhaps hoping for a better reaction when he unveiled his official coronation portrait — an artwork by Peter Kuhfeld showing the king in the regalia that he wore two years ago for the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Danica McKellar found stardom as girl next door, Winnie Cooper, on “The Wonder Years” as a teenager, but by the time the show was over, the actress knew she needed a break from Hollywood.”When I finished ‘The Wonder Years,’ I went to UCLA to get a degree in mathematics,” the 50-year-old told Closer Weekly. She continued, “I stopped acting for four years. I just needed to find out who else I was. For me, the way I could find out was just to do something else and really exercise my brain and let…

New York City and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday asked a judge to block the Trump administration from eliminating the city’s congestion pricing program.Lawyers for the city’s transportation department and the MTA requested the judge issue an order to block Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plans to kill the program and his threat to withhold federal government approvals for other projects and potentially billions in funding.New York State also asked for a preliminary injunction to block the federal government from blocking the program.TRUMP ADMIN MOVES TO BLOCK NYC CONGESTION TOLL PROGRAM Lawyers for the city’s transportation department and the MTA…

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By Sammy Hudes The Canadian Press Posted May 6, 2025 7:16 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area were down 23.3 per cent in April amid continued uncertainty over the economy. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says 5,601 homes were sold last month, compared with 7,302 in April 2024, while sales were up 1.8 per cent from March on a seasonally adjusted basis. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. The board says…

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In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, large quantities of water from India were reportedly released on Apr 26, according to the Jinnah Institute, a think tank led by a former Pakistani climate change minister. “This is being done so that we don’t get to utilise the water,” Pirzada added. The gates of the sluice spillways on the Baglihar dam in Indian-administered Kashmir, which lies upstream of Pakistani Punjab, “have been lowered to restrict water flow … as a short-term punitive action,” a senior Indian official has told The Indian Express. The Indus Waters Treaty permits India to use shared rivers for dams or…

The United Kingdom has marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, honouring the men and women who fought during World War II. The events on Monday featured a procession by members of the British armed forces, accompanied by troops from Ukraine and the UK’s NATO allies. Alan Kennett, 100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran who landed in northern France on D-Day, accepted the salute from Garrison Sergeant Major Andrew Stokes in front of an audience that included King Charles III, signalling the parade to begin. The parade followed a route from the Houses of Parliament, through Trafalgar Square and…