Here are some of the stories we are covering from around the world today:

Brazil Wanted America’s Help Mining Rare Earths. Then Came Tariffs.

Tensions between President Trump and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil could derail a promising alliance to unlock the world’s second largest reserve of the minerals.

Hong Kong Officials Harden Their Stance on ‘Soft Resistance’

With pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong long squashed, the government is targeting any hint of subtler expressions of discontent. Even establishment figures say it may be too much.

Suspect Is Arrested in Sabotage of Pipelines Between Russia and Germany

Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian national who German investigators believe coordinated the undersea bombing in 2022 of two gas pipelines that directly linked Russia to Germany, the German authorities said on Thursday.

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