The United States’ latest tariffs on Europe and Mexico demand a bold European response to reshape the global order.
The announcement on 12th July 2025 by Donald Trump of 30 percent tariffs on imports from the European Union and…
Category: 3. Europe
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Countries slash global health aid for poorer countries to lowest level in 15 years, study finds
The United States has made the deepest cuts, but the United Kingdom, Germany, and France have also reduced global health aid this year.
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Looming Strikes Could Mean More Air Travel Delays, Cancelations In Europe
While the United States is famously facing crippling delays largely due to the state of its air traffic control system, Europe is hardly faring any better. As reported by Yahoo News, it’s expected that European airspace may face a record…
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US Tariffs at 30%? Come On, Europe, Do Something
“C’mon, do something.” The meme of a cartoon figure poking a dead fish with a stick could apply to the European establishment in these strained trade-war times.
Just days after a collective sigh of acceptance in Brussels that US blanket…
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Elmo returns to X after hacked antisemitic outburst
Much-loved children’s TV character Elmo is back on X after his account was hacked to post a slew of antisemitic and racist messages.
Elmo, the cheerful red monster from “Sesame Street,” unleashed a torrent of hate speech earlier this week, calling for the extermination of Jews to his…
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Canadian Travelers Are Turning Their Back On The U.S. For Europe : Here’s Why
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
In 2025, a clear bifurcation of travel has become the norm as Canadian tourists are eschewing U.S. tourist destinations in more frequent favor of a greater selection of holiday destinations in Europe. The shift is being…
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Britain’s secretive fund for spies comes out of the shadows – POLITICO
That will require “innovation and procurement measured in months, not years,” the review said.
The Ministry of Defence is undertaking major reforms to how it buys technology, including by creating a dedicated Defence Innovation unit, while the U.K.’s Department for Science,…
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EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens – POLITICO
The options, discussed in a meeting Tuesday, include “recommending … an extension of the current European Parliament lobbying ban to include third-party lobbying firms representing Amazon’s interests, not just Amazon employees,” the note read.
Such a step would considerably raise…
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Estonia’s Song and Dance Festival is a celebration of national identity – POLITICO
The Song and Dance Festival is a perfect reminder that countries can have a strong national identity and collectively nurture it, and that they can do so entirely peacefully. It also demonstrates that a nation can be strong and resolute while posing no threat.
On the afternoon of July 5, I…
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