US President Donald Trump is implementing a new global tariff at 10 per cent rather than the 15 per cent rate announced at the weekend after his defeat at the Supreme Court, according to a notice from the US customs agency. Trump’s move to apply a 10 per cent global levy from 12.01am on Tuesday, … Read more
Now that the third branch of government has explained to the second branch that the first branch matters, US president Donald Trump is in a pickle. He may need a distraction even bigger than bombing Iran and releasing secret files on UFOs and aliens. He may need to produce Marvin the Martian for an Oval … Read more
The European Union and India concluded a free-trade agreement after nearly two decades of negotiations, as both sides seek to deepen economic ties and offset the impact of Washington’s tariff policies. The deal will reduce tariffs on Irish whiskey and certain food exports. “We have concluded the mother of all deals,” European Commission president Ursula … Read more
US president Donald Trump has dropped his threat to impose tariffs on several European countries for their stance on Greenland, saying he had reached a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) on the island’s future. “Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect … Read more
Emmanuel Macron’s aviator sunglasses have caught the eye, with social media users debating his choice of a “Top Gun” look as he criticised Donald Trump over Greenland during his speech in Davos. Speaking to global leaders at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, the French president wore the dark, reflective sunglasses … Read more
Main Points Donald Trump is set to make an appearance at Davos amid escalating tensions with European leaders over his desire for control over Greenland The US president told reporters yesterday: “We have to have it [Greenland]” France’s Emmanuel Macron says Europe prefers “respect to bullies” amid US tariff threats over EU opposition to Greenland … Read more
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Europe is potentially facing the “entire breakdown” of its relationship with the United States over Donald Trump’s “dark and grim” territorial desires on Greenland, Simon Harris says. Leaders of several European Union states are preparing to mount a diplomatic blitz over the next 48 hours to try to convince the US president to walk back … Read more
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative gained further traction in 2025, with a record US$213.5 billion of new deals signed as projects in metals, mining, fossil fuels and new technologies surged, a report by the Griffith Asia Institute has found. The value of new deals confirmed under China’s global infrastructure strategy rose 75 per cent … Read more
The governments of the eight European countries threatened with US tariffs have criticised comments coming from Washington as a breach in Europe-US relations and warned of a “downward spiral”. In a joint statement on Sunday, France, Germany, the UK, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, reemphasised their united stance on Greenland. “Tariff threats undermine … Read more