Ellie (Elena) Kaufman
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Ellie (Elena) Kaufman
@elenacuervokaufman.bsky.social
International editor at ABC News // opinions are my own // she/her
My latest on the Trump tariff wars from Tokyo: Japan doesn't plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Japan doesn't plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says
Unlike the European Union, the Japanese government has made no indication it plans to impose any kind of reciprocal tariff on the U.S.
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July 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Humanitarian groups have widely criticized the new US-backed aid plan in Gaza. Week one (and today’s events in Rafah) demonstrate why abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Humanitarian groups, UN heavily criticize new aid distribution plan in Gaza
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began distributing aid despite criticism from the UN and aid groups that have long been operating in Gaza.
abcnews.go.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The planet lost a record amount of forests last year, largely because of fires around the world, data shows. Researchers estimated that the world lost the equivalent of 18 soccer fields of forested land every minute.
Global Forest Loss Hit a Record Last Year as Fires Raged
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May 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Chinese car group BYD has sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time www.ft.com/content/53ec...
May 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Noor Abdalla was eight months pregnant when her husband, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested, in March. She hasn’t seen him since, and now has a one-month-old son.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Satellite imagery appears to show construction of new aid distribution sites in Gaza nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Satellite imagery appears to show construction of new aid distribution sites in Gaza
Satellite imagery appears to show construction of new aid distribution sites in Gaza.
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May 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The jury is still out on what the Trump effect on European politics will be - but recent elections in Portugal, Poland and Romania are showing some indicators abcnews.go.com/US/trumps-im...
Trump's impact on European politics: Rise of the right and liberals pushing back
If this past weekend in European politics is an indicator of anything, it's that the "Trump effect" is real, and its reverberations are unpredictable.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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How large is the fishing sector in the U.K.?
May 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
“Columbia University on Wednesday will revive its longstanding tradition of holding a university-wide commencement ceremony. Last year, the university cancelled the commencement due to ongoing pro-Palestinian protests and escalating security concerns,” www.westsiderag.com/2025/05/20/c...
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May 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM