US president continues to fuel global economic uncertainty with erratic trade policy. United States President Donald Trump has backed away from launching a trade war with the European Union, two days after threatening to impose punishing tariffs. Trump said on Sunday that he has agreed to extend trade negotiations with the EU to July 9 … Read more
The US president has threatened to impose a 50-percent tariff on all goods from the EU starting June 1. US President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at trading partners of the United States. This time it’s the European Union. The US president is now threatening to impose a 50-percent tariff on all goods … Read more
The quartet bordering Russia proposes withdrawing from the Ottawa treaty, but add they have no plans to use landmines. Poland and the Baltic states plan to withdraw from an international convention banning the use of landmines, citing potential military threats from neighbouring Russia. The defence ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia said in a … Read more
UN envoy expresses alarm and urges restraint on all sides amid clashes between security forces, Civilians have reportedly been among the hundreds killed in violence in Syria, as government forces surge to the country’s northwest to respond to fighters loyal to the ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. The situation represents the greatest challenge yet to interim … Read more
EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungary lifts veto threat Financial Times EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungarian hold up Reuters North Korean troops temporarily withdraw from contact line in Kursk Oblast after losses, Sky News reports Kyiv Independent Hungary drops veto threat and allows renewal of EU sanctions on Russia Euronews Hungary wants the EU to intervene in a … Read more
British police officers carried out a controlled explosion near the US embassy in London following the discovery of a suspect package, authorities said on Friday. “We can confirm that the ‘loud bang’ reported in the area a short time ago was a controlled explosion carried out by officers,” London’s Metropolitan Police said on X. … Read more
We explore how young people in Lebanon are navigating a multitude of crippling crises while living under the constant threat of war. While social media may show glimpses of people living their best lives in Beirut, the reality on the ground in Lebanon is far grimmer. The economy and government have all but collapsed, and … Read more
Australia on Monday raised its terror threat level to “probable” from “possible,” citing an increase in extremist views in the country leading to a more than 50% chance of the planning of an onshore attack in the next 12 months. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had raised the country’s threat level following advice … Read more
Kim Yo Jong had warned of a ‘crisis of confrontation’ if South Korea did not halt propaganda broadcasts. North Korea has floated hundreds more refuse-carrying balloons into South Korea after Kim Jong Un’s influential sister warned Seoul to halt propaganda broadcasts across their tense border. Pyongyang sent more than 300 waste-loaded balloons across the inter-Korean … Read more
Cologne police chief says sniffer dogs will search building following indications of attack planned for New Year’s Eve. German police have searched a cathedral in the western city of Cologne amid warnings of a possible attack planned for New Year’s Eve. Cologne police chief Michael Esser said on Saturday that Cologne Cathedral would be closed … Read more