A behind-the-scenes foreign policy disagreement between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spilled into public Monday, an extraordinary example of Vance breaking with Trump and other members of his administration and calling the timing of a recent military operation in Yemen “a…
Category: 3. Europe
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Trump says car tariffs coming ‘in next few days’
President Donald Trump indicated Monday that he could announce new tariffs on imported cars as soon as this week, as his administration works toward a larger “reciprocal tariff” package hitting a broad swath of countries on April 2.
“We are going to be doing automobiles, which you’ve…
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7 bargaining chips Trump has given Putin over Ukraine
In seeking a historic peace accord between Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump has presented himself as an agnostic arbiter focused only on bringing the three-year war to an end.
But his divergent approach to the parties — quick to apply pressure on a more vulnerable ally Ukraine,…
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5 revelations from the Trump administration’s war plan texts
The revelation that the nation’s top security officials accidentally shared war plans with a journalist on Signal shocked Washington on Monday, even before people knew what was in them.
The chat, set up by national security adviser Mike Waltz — which mistakenly included The Atlantic…
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Two women who spied for Russia tracked down and named by BBC
Daniel De Simone, Chris Bell, Tom Beal and Nikolai AtefieBBC News Investigations
FacebookCvetelina Gencheva (L) and Tsvetanka Doncheva (R) Two women who were part of a Russian spy network run from the UK are named for the first time today by a BBC investigation.
Bulgarian nationals Cvetelina…
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‘Amateur hour’: Washington aghast at Trump administration’s war plan group chat
Members of Congress and national security staffers were stunned Monday by a bombshell report that top Trump administration officials — including the vice president and Defense secretary — discussed war plans in a Signal group chat.
“Only one word for this: FUBAR,” Rep. Pat Ryan…
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Hungarian opposition leader MEP Péter Magyar claims new law targets him
A new draft law presented on Friday in Budapest would allow Hungary’s National Electoral Office to revoke the mandates of members of the European Parliament if they fail to comply with financial transparency rules.
A draft law presented on Friday evening by MPs from…
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Allemagne : pourquoi les négociations de coalition se tendent
BERLIN — Pour Friedrich Merz, le plus dur commence maintenant.
Le futur chancelier conservateur a entamé les négociations de coalition avec les sociaux-démocrates en leur donnant exactement ce que les partis de centre gauche ont toujours voulu : conclure un accord historique pour…
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Russia accused of ‘hollow’ peace talks after Sumy strike wounds dozens
Russia must stop its attacks instead of “making hollow statements about peace”, Ukraine’s foreign minister has said, after a Russian missile strike injured dozens of people in the city of Sumy.
“Any diplomacy with Moscow must be backed by firepower, sanctions and pressure,” Andrii Sybiha said.
The…
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Tracey Emin's Sex and Solitude: An unmissable exhibition of love, loss and healing in Florence
Running until 20 July 2025, the mesmerising show spans more than 60 of Emin’s works, from neon confessions to visceral paintings and haunting bronzes.
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