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Trump says he’ll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend  The Associated Press Trump to attend Notre-Dame’s reopening in a diplomatic coup for Macron  Le Monde Trump to Attend Notre-Dame Cathedral Reopening in Paris  The New York Times How workers

Dollar climbs after Donald Trump’s Brics tariff threat and French political woes  Financial Times Trump ramped up his trade threats against a group of nations that are skeptical of the dollar. Here’s what the US buys from the 9 countries at

Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador  The New York Times

A Vietnamese court upheld the death penalty Tuesday for a property tycoon in a multibillion-dollar fraud case — but said her life could still be spared if she paid back three quarters of the assets she embezzled. Property developer Truong

NATO foreign ministers looked set to rebuff Tuesday a push from Ukraine for progress on joining their alliance ahead of Donald Trump taking power in the United States. The incoming US president has vowed to press for a quick deal

A student who admitted murdering his ex-girlfriend in a brutal case that sparked outrage and soul searching in Italy will be sentenced Tuesday. Prosecutors have asked for life in prison for Filippo Turetta, 22, over the killing of Giulia Cecchettin

One of Thailand’s most prominent human rights activists was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday under the kingdom’s royal defamation law, his fifth conviction on the controversial charges, a legal rights group said. Thailand has some of the world’s

Biden’s pardon of son Hunter threatens to tarnish legacy  The Hill NBC’s Chuck Todd says President Biden ‘needs therapy’ following son Hunter’s pardon  Fox News Stewart mocks Dems, Fox News on Hunter Biden pardon  The Hill Which other presidents have pardoned relatives? Trump

Trump appointments set off special elections to fill House seats: What to know  The Hill

Trump reportedly offers deputy defense secretary job to billionaire investor in Pentagon-linked firms – US politics live  The Guardian US