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With $39 Billion Loan for Ukraine, Europe Moves Ahead Without U.S.

The EU’s top official said on Friday that Europe would offer a loan of 35 billion euros, about $39 billion, to Ukraine, backed by frozen Russian assets but initially without contributions from the U.S.

At Funerals and in Hospitals, Talk of Revenge for Pager Attacks

After two days of exploding pagers and walkie-talkies, Beirut was a city on edge, with people worried there were bombs in their bags or pockets. Victims’ relatives vowed retribution.

The U.K.’s Anti-Immigration Party Has Big Plans. Can It See Them Through?

Nigel Farage, a Trump ally and Brexit champion, thinks his Reform U.K. party can become a major political force. At a conference on Friday, he sought to explain how.

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