Similarly, one would be forgiven for asking to see any evidence of a well-functioning policy process that would provide the president with different options, detail their costs and benefits, and provide coherent strategies for implementation — all of which are normally the responsibility of…
Category: 3. Europe
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Trump to test limits of dealmaking in Beijing
American business leaders are frustrated over what they describe as mixed signals from the White House about the role CEOs will play in President Donald Trump’s upcoming trip to Beijing.
The White House has begun sending out invitations to business executives to join events surrounding…
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US and Iran launch attacks amid tenuous ceasefire
U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged strikes on land and at sea Thursday as President Donald Trump pursues a comprehensive deal to end the war.
Central Command said U.S. forces were responding with “self-defense strikes” in the country after Iranian forces launched missiles, drones and small…
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Trade court rules Trump’s replacement tariffs illegal
A federal court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully used Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10 percent global tariff — a backup plan the president implemented after the Supreme Court struck down his more sweeping worldwide tariffs earlier this year.
A…
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Thousands of North Koreans fought for Russia. A memorial hints at the death toll
An estimated 11,000 North Korean soldiers were sent to fight in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Trump gives 4 July ultimatum to EU to approve trade deal with US
The US president said the European Union must enact the trade deal agreed last year and drop tariffs on American goods to zero.
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Trump sets two-month deadline for EU to enact trade deal
President Donald Trump set a two-month deadline for the European Union to implement a trade deal with the U.S., before he increases tariffs to “much higher levels.”
Trump doubled down on his threat to levy higher tariffs on the EU in a social media post on Thursday, as he continues to…
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Real Madrid: Valverde taken to hospital after incident with Tchouameni
Federico Valverde was taken to hospital with a head injury after an alleged dressing room incident with Real Madrid team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni, just three days before they face a crunch title match against rivals Barcelona.
Real later said in a statement they had opened disciplinary…
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EU meets to game plan hantavirus response as WHO calms outbreak fears – POLITICO
Hantavirus is a disease typically spread by infected rats. So far, there have been five confirmed and three suspected cases of the Andes hantavirus subtype linked to the cruise ship. It is the only variant known to have spread among humans.
It is transmitted through virus-contaminated…
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Trump's 'irresponsible war' to blame for economic slowdown, German minister says
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil blamed the US president’s “irresponsible war in Iran” for harming the Germany economy.
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