One thing was crystal clear about a vague trade deal announced Sunday by President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: a tariff rate of 15% on European
One thing was crystal clear about a vague trade deal announced Sunday by President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: a tariff rate of 15% on European
Ukraine has proposed to hold a new round of peace talks with Russia next week after negotiations stalled last month. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Saturday that Defence Council secretary
Incoming Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko says she will focus on weapons production and the economy in her new role. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister and
European Union says move amounts to one of the strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date linked to the war. The European Union has approved a new raft of stiff
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Trump tariffs – explainer As we still wait for Trump’s decision on tariffs, here’s a handy
No casualties in Greece as fires in southern Crete and the port of Rafina are put out; two die after blaze in western Turkiye. A wildfire on the Greek island
US stock futures retreated Friday after the latest threat on tariffs from the Trump administration took the shine off a record rally for the S&P 500. Contracts for the US
Trump-Putin spoke for ‘nearly hour’ on ‘negotiated solution’ on Ukraine, but Russia won’t step back from its goals, senior Kremlin aide says We are getting first lines from a senior
Dutch PM ‘hopeful’ that EU sanctions package will pass despite opponents Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof is “hopeful” that the 18th sanctions package against Russia will happen despite some EU
Thousands of lives saved due to Ukrainian-British cooperation, Zelenskyy says Posting his pictures with Keir Starmer, Zelenskyy also said on social media channels that Britain’s support saved “thousands of people’s
Gaza faces ‘man-made drought’, UNICEF claims Gaza is facing a man-made drought as its water systems collapse, the UN’s children agency has said. “Children will begin to die of thirst
Spain rejects ‘unreasonable, counterproductive’ push to increase Nato defence spending to 5% – reports Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has reportedly told Nato secretary general Mark Rutte that the proposed
The rupture in the transatlantic relationship has left European leaders struggling to know how to think, let alone act, with any autonomy. Europe most urgently needs a mind of its
Here’s where things stand on Sunday, June 15: Fighting Ukraine destroyed three Russian air defence systems in the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia region, Kyiv’s military intelligence said in a post on Telegram
Breaking news about deals, development, data and more. Puerto Rico resort converts to Marriott. La Concha Resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has transitioned to Marriott’s Autograph Collection, the first
The latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine is scheduled for next week as already agreed with Russian officials, Ukraine’s intelligence chief has said, rebuking Moscow’s allegation that Kyiv had
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had one main ask of President Trump during his Oval Office visit on Thursday: that the American president stand with Europe in pressuring Moscow to back
MILAN (AP) — Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke and high into the sky. But the
The European country chooses between conservative historian Karol Nawrocki and pro-EU Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. Poles are voting in a decisive presidential run-off that could have a major impact on
It’s a new week, and – as always – we start it off by taking a step back, taking stock of the key developments over the past seven days. Biggest