Carney says tariffs force new era for Canada-US ties
โThe old relationship we had with the United States โฆ is over,โ the prime minister after latest Trump threats.
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Greenland forms new unity government on eve of JD Vance visit
Four of the five parties elected to Greenlandโs parliament two weeks ago have agreed to band together in a broad coalition.
US allies worldwide decry Trumpโs car tariffs and threaten retaliation
Friendly countries around the globe join China in insisting import taxes are harmful to all, including WashingtonGovernments from Tokyo to Berlin and Ottawa to Paris have voiced sharp criticism of Donald Trumpโs sweeping tariffs on car imports, with se…
Zelenskyy employs strategic optimism to highlight Russiaโs abundant bad faith
Ukrainian president has learned Trumpโs team demand positivity and there is little point in trying to โinject realityโAt a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, explaining where initial US-brokered peace negotiations had got to, Ukraineโs president, Volod…
European leaders agree now โnot the timeโ to lift sanctions against Russia
Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for โreassurance forceโ to help ceasefireEuropean leaders have affirmed their support for Ukraine at a Paris summit and agreed now was โnot the timeโ to lift sanctions against Ru…
EU on Trump car tariffs: Weโll punch back but letโs talk too
Germanyโs automakers will feel the brunt of the Trump administrationโs 25 percent vehicle tariff that is set to go into effect on April 2.
French foreign minister flies to China to the rescue of cognac
French cognac and armagnac producers fear that high Chinese tariffs could become permanent
La famille Le Pen : les immortels de la politique franรงaise
Lโavenir politique de Marine Le Pen est peut-รชtre sur le point dโรชtre รฉcourtรฉ. Son pรจre, Jean-Marie, est mort. Mais leur mouvement, lui, est promis ร une longue vie.
Macron: Sanctions should only be lifted once โpeace has clearly been establishedโ
The French president spoke after meeting with representatives from more than 30 countries.
European Council chief: No backing down on Russia sanctions
EU leaders aim to find a collective response to U.S.โs intention to ease sanctions on Moscow as an incentive to stop fighting Ukraine.
Tech tax was never set in stone, says Britainโs trade chief as Trump tariffs loom
Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds hints that digital services tax could be revamped as U.K. faces U.S. pressure to pare it back.
Carmaker shares fall after Trump 25% tariff move as Reeves warns against trade war
Chancellor says UK not planning retaliatory tariffs on US โat the momentโBusiness live โ latest updatesRachel Reeves has said that the UK is not planning retaliatory tariffs on the US, at least for now, after Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all …
UK not retaliating to Trumpโs latest tariff threat, chancellor says
We are not at the moment at a position where we want to do anything to escalate these trade wars,” says top finance minister Rachel Reeves.
Trump undermines Reevesโ big day
๐Listen to Politics at Sam and Anneโs on your podcast app๐ Sky Newsโ Sam Coates and Politicoโs Anne McElvoy debrief on Rachel Reevesโ spring statement โ with the added twist of Donald Trumpโs 25% tariffs on all imported cars. The chancellor has planned to get her fiscal headroom back to ยฃ9.9bn with warnings that her [โฆ]
Key European leaders say it is โnot the timeโ to start lifting sanctions against Russia โ as it happened
UK prime minister Keir Starmer calls out Russia for โplaying gamesโ as French president Emmanuel Macron says Europe must prepare for any scenarioThe search continues for four US soldiers that went missing in Lithuania on Tuesday night, as their vehicle…
Trade war snowballs as Trump threatens EU and Canada with even bigger tariffs
The U.S. president warns Brussels and Ottawa not to team up against America โ or face consequences.
Trump changes his tune on Signalgate: โI always thought it was Mikeโ
Some military and government officials have expressed concern about the contents of Hegsethโs messages saying he leaked sensitive attack details that were โreckless and dangerous.โ
Danish PM to Greenlanders: โYou have not been cowedโ by Trump
On the eve of a visit from JD Vance and other American officials, Denmarkโs PM cautions Greenlanders that President Donald Trumpโs interest in Greenland โis not going away.โ
The Starmer and Reeves double act is about to be tested
A strong, if shallow, partnership at the top has defined Labour in office. Can it hold when the going gets tough?
Senior German lawmaker blasts US for switching sides on Ukraine
A close ally of Germanyโs incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that U.S. policy on Ukraine is drifting dangerously.
US disarmament is a gift to its great power rivals
Despite its rhetoric, Washington’s busy organizing a historically unprecedented retrenchment of American power.
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on car imports to the US
As auto stocks and the wider market tumble, the long-promised tariffs on vehiclesโexpected to drive up prices and slow productionโwill take effect after midnight on 3 April, a White House official has confirmed.
Von der Leyen vows EU will protect its interests as Trump announces huge car tariffs
The U.S. has escalated its trade war with Europe by implementing a 25 percent tariff on automobile imports.
โWhy donโt you go back to your country?โ Marjorie Taylor Greene snaps at top UK reporter
“We donโt give a crap about your opinion and your reporting,” the staunch Trump supporter told journalist Martha Kelner.
Trump announces 25 percent tariff on auto imports
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on hundreds of billions worth of imported cars, hitting key trading partners and allies like Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Japan and Germany.
The United States im…
The House of Le Pen: Franceโs political immortals
Marine Le Penโs political future may be cut short. Her father Jean-Marie is dead. Their movement, however, is set for a long life.
EU expects Trump to set flat, double-digit tariff on April 2
The European Unionโs trade chief met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Tuesday in Washington.
Trumpโs deal with Putin faces European reality check
Top leaders meeting in Paris want to show the U.S. and Russia can’t carve up the continent by cutting out the EU and Ukraine.
Now is not the time for the US or Europe to go it alone, warns Nato chief
Mark Rutte says US wants reassurance European allies will โstep upโ while Europe needs to know โUncle Sam still has our backโNatoโs secretary general has told the US and Europe it is โnot the time to go it aloneโ amid reports that Washington and some E…
From welfare cuts to Trump tariffs: 7 takeaways from the UK spring statement
Social security cuts, a Whitehall squeeze โ and a (future) silver lining on growth. POLITICO sat through Rachel Reevesโ spring statement so you didnโt have to.
Europe shouldnโt โgo it alone,โ warns NATO chief
Mark Rutte dismissed calls for “European autonomy,” saying “nothing can replace America’s nuclear umbrella.”
Trump trade war would deal โmajor blowโ to UK growth
Britainโs GDP faces a 1 percent hit in the most extreme scenario modeled by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
NATO to Putin: Attack Poland and our response will be โdevastatingโ
European allies are increasingly worried about the U.S. commitment to NATO.
Denmark breathes sigh of relief (for now) as Trump team scales back Greenland trip
The U.S. delegation changed the itinerary of their Greenland trip, after initial plans were met with fierce backlash.
Victoriaโs Secret and Tesla face French boycott as anti-Trump feeling surges
Survey shows majority of citizens want to support French companies and punish American tycoons who back the White House.
Trump teamโs rush to get Ukraine peace deal risks letting Russia off the hook for war crimes
“Justice is a prerequisite for sustainable peace,” says the head of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO.
US Vice President JD Vance to limit Greenland visit to American military base
Vance announced Tuesday that he would on Friday accompany his wife Usha to the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, the Danish self-governing island coveted by President Donald Trump.
Trump’s Greenland obsession
US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the Danish territory on Friday will in the end be limited to the US military base at Pituffik. President Donald Trump’s stated ambition to seize control of Greenland is unacceptable.
Russia refuses to give up massive Ukrainian nuclear plant to Trump or anyone else
It’s ours, end of story, Moscow says.
Freeloaders? Hegseth has โa caseโ in slamming Europe, UK defense chief says
John Healey calls U.S. defense secretary’s comments in Signal group chat leak a “challenge” rather than an insult.
US Vice President JD Vance to visit Greenland this week
Vance will join a high-profile US delegation to the territory, which US President Donald Trump has suggested Washington should acquire.
Is the EU doing enough in the Red Sea?
It’s unclear what compensation Washington might have sought from its European allies for the strikes in Yemen.
Trumpโs show of support for Conor McGregor is making fertile ground for Irelandโs far right | Justine McCarthy
The fighter wonโt be Irish president any time soon, but the Trumpocracy seems to think it can shift the countryโs politics by endorsing himMiddle Ireland feels grievously insulted by the US president. On St Patrickโs Day, when the globe traditionally t…
Southern Europe rebuffs von der Leyenโs debt-based defense plan
France, Italy and Spain are seeking to boost military spending based on grants rather than loans to avoid increasing their debt loads.
Trump admits Russians could be โdragging their feetโ on Ukraine peace deal
โI’ve done it over the years,โ U.S. president says of using stalling tactics when negotiating contracts.
Trump blames unnamed โlower levelโ staffer for Waltz having reporterโs number
Earlier in the day, Mike Waltz denied knowing Jeffrey Goldberg but did not raise the new lower-level staffer theory.
Kaja Kallas is โacting like a prime minister,โ critics of EUโs top diplomat say
The EUโs top diplomat has faced a barrage of criticism in her first months, from coming out too aggressively against Russia to challenging U.S. President Donald Trump.
US judge blocks funding freeze for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
A U.S. district judge blocked Kari Lake and the Trump administration from terminating Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyโs federal funding on Tuesday, granting the news organization a temporary win in its fight against the administrationโs efforts to close its doors. In a court filing, Judge Royce C. Lamberth granted RFE/RLโs request for a temporary restraining order [โฆ]
Vance to travel to Greenland on Friday
The vice president said he would join his wife and visit a Space Force base to โcheck out whatโs going on with the security there.โ
No Plan B? Labourโs Project Growth still isnโt paying off
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her spring statement Wednesday against a gloomy backdrop โ and Labour MPs are getting twitchy.
Ukraine ceasefire deal looks like a Russian wishlist tied with a US bow
A moratorium on attacks on ships in the Black Sea seems to be contingent on sanctions relief โ a key Kremlin demandThe Kremlin is pressing its advantage with a White House that is impatient to show that Donald Trump is the only leader who can deliver p…
Russia has โseized the upper handโ in Ukraine war, intel community warns
U.S. intelligence agencies sounded the alarm on Ukraineโs dwindling battlefield prospects against Russia in an annual report released Tuesday. Theย 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Communityย โ released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in conjunction with top officialsโ testimony at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing โ warns that Moscow has [โฆ]
‘Putin is feeling very confident he can continue playing Donald Trump for a fool’, analyst says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday welcomed US-brokered agreements towards Ukraine and Russia halting strikes in the Black Sea and on energy infrastructure, but criticised Washington for agreeing to ease restrictions on Russian exports….
Chaos as Irelandโs opposition shouts down speaker, shuts down parliament
Government forces through new speaking rules โ but the Sinn Fรฉin-led opposition makes it impossible for the other side to speak at all.
Next German government agrees to radical toughening of migration policy
Center left and center right are trying to forge a deal to form a coalition. Important differences remain, according to documents seen by POLITICO.
Europe fumes at Trump teamโs insults in leaked Signal chat
British forces already took part in strikes against Houthis, so don’t call us “freeloaders,” former defense secretary says.
The Brief โ Itโs not pro-European to be anti-American
The ugliness of the Trump White House is a wake-up call to the West of what we already knew, that we depend for our daily lives on a small number of powerful oligarchs and dictators.
Signal event: Why US and European officials rely on the messaging app
No middleman, including service providers, and not even Signal itself, can access the message.
US announces Black Sea deal with Russia and Ukraine
The regionโs shipping safety has vexed the international community amid Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine.
US postpones visa-free travel for Romanians
Romania, one of the last EU members not included in the Visa Waiver Program, had been due to join in March.
โA serious, serious issueโ: Canadaโs Carney jabs Trump admin after war plans leak fiasco
โMistakes do happen, but whatโs important is how people react to those mistakes,โ Liberal leader needles Washington after a journalist received sensitive information about a bombing raid.ย
Danish PM accuses US of โunacceptable pressureโ over planned Greenland visit
US vice-president JD Vance later says he will join unsolicited visit to Arctic island, which Mette Frederiksen says is โnot what Greenland needs or wantsโMette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, has accused the US of putting โunacceptable pressure…
Netherlands tightens US travel advice for LGBTQ+ people
German and Finnish authorities have taken similar steps, and Belgium is planning to do the same, as the Trump administration removes some protections for sexual minorities.
White House security leak: whoโs who in the Signal group chat
Defence secretary, US vice-president and senior Trump advisers wrote openly about the strikes on YemenUS politics live โ latest updatesKey takeaways from the US security leak Continue reading…
Trump expresses confidence in Waltz amid war plans chat fallout
โMichael Waltz has learned a lesson, and heโs a good man,โ Trump said.
Amid Riyadh ceasefire talks, Russia continues attacking Ukraine’s civilian, energy infrastructure
Washington and Kyiv held brief talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a day after hours of US-Russia negotiations on halting the fighting in Ukraine ended without any breakthroughs announced. US President Donald Trump is pushing for a rapid end to Russia’s…
Czech PM accuses election front-runner of helping Putin
Skirmishes heat up ahead of this fallโs vote in Czechia, which threatens to dramatically reorient Pragueโs political direction.
Danish PM condemns Trump team over imminent Greenland visit
Mette Frederiksen vows to “stand against” aggressive overtures from the White House toward Arctic island.
Russia says it has conditions that must be met before Black Sea ceasefire begins โ as it happened
This blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here:Russia and Ukraine agree to โeliminate the use of forceโ in Black SeaA former head of Dutch cybersecurity has expressed his surprise at Donald Trumpโs top teamโs use of Signal for classi…
The US will put a 25% tariff on countries that buy Venezuelan oil
President Donald Trump said Monday he would be placing a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela. Though the US does so itself.
EU trade chief travels to US, China in last-ditch effort to avert trade war
Washington’s increasingly hawkish policy towards China and Beijing’s unwillingness to alter its export-led industrial model mean that Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ’s trips to the US and China this week could prove futile, analysts warn.
In defiance of Donald Trump, is a European โsecurity councilโ emerging? | Paul Taylor
With the US threatening unilateral withdrawal, even from the top Nato military post, five European nations must fill the vacuumIn the face of Vladimir Putinโs aggression against Ukraine and Donald Trumpโs destabilisation of the Atlantic alliance, an em…
EU trade chief flies to Washington again in bid to defuse transatlantic trade fight
Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ will be joined by Ursula von der Leyenโs top aide after Brussels delayed retaliation against Donald Trumpโs steel and aluminium tariffs.
UK-EU defense pact really does depend on fish, European minister warns
Countries including France are said to want to tie a new post-Brexit security deal to more beneficial access to British waters, potentially holding up military cooperation.
Waltzโs future in doubt following accidental war plan leak
โYou canโt have recklessness as the national security adviser,โ one official said.
UK chancellor will double down despite growing opposition
It’s a fiscal gamble, but for now, Reeves will continue to argue thereโs no other way than to take the bet she’s making.
Greenland to Trump: No, we didnโt invite you
Greenland did not invite an American delegation to come visit this week, the self-ruling islandโs government said Monday, flatly denying a claim made by President Donald Trump. Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, will land in the Danish territory on Thursday, alongside National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. [โฆ]
JD Vance to visit military base in Greenland to โcheck out securityโ
Visit by US vice-president comes as Danish PM says Donald Trump is putting โunacceptable pressureโ on the island
Vance broke with Trump over Houthi airstrikes, group chat report says
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 โa mistake.โ The private dispute was made public in aย stunning report in [โฆ]
Trump says car tariffs coming โin next few daysโ
The president also said he would be announcing pharmaceutical tariffs in the โnot too distantโ future.
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 โย quick to apply pressure on a more vulnerable ally Ukraine, more patience and gentle coaxing for the aggressor [โฆ]
US and Russia begin talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine ceasefire
Uncertainty remains over how and when 30-day halt on energy strikes would take effect amid a gulf on expectationsRussia-Ukraine war โ latest news updatesUS and Russian officials have begun talks in Saudi Arabia as Donald Trump pushes to broker a limite…
Allemagne : pourquoi les nรฉgociations de coalition se tendent
Le futur chancelier Friedrich Merz est soumis ร une pression croissante pour obtenir des concessions du SPD en faveur de mesures conservatrices, alors que les nรฉgociations de coalition se heurtent ร des obstacles majeurs.
โI was defending the dignity of Ukraineโ: Zelenskyy addresses bust-up with Trump and Vance
Ukrainian leader lifts the lid on the Oval Office meeting that sparked a diplomatic uproar.
โI was defending the dignity of Ukraineโ: Zelenskyy addresses bust-up with Trump and Vance
Ukrainian leader lifts the lid on the Oval Office meeting that sparked a diplomatic uproar.
Trump threatens a 25 percent tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela
The tariff is expected to take effect April 2.
Trump threatens a 25 percent tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela
The tariff is expected to take effect April 2.
Trumpโs FTC firings add fuel to EU-US data transfer spat
The FTC members were in “a stronger position than anyone else who has been fired,” Alex Joel, adjunct professor at the Washington College of Law, told Euractiv.
Big Tech is asking Trump to fight EU AI regulation
The US should “assertively engage foreign governments to deter adoption of detrimental AI policies that weaken US AI leadership,” reads the Big Tech open letter.
Teslaโs Europe sales drop nearly 45% amid row over Muskโs Trump links
US carmakerโs European market share falls as Chinese rival BYD overtakes it on global revenue, topping $100bnBusiness live โ latest updatesSales of new Tesla cars slumped in Europe last month in the latest indication of a potential buyer backlash over …
Federal employee to foreign asset? DOGE layoffs raise alarm over espionage threat to the US
US President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk’s government cuts could provide an opportunity for China and Russia, security experts warn.
Greenland PM decries โvery aggressiveโ US posture ahead of Usha Vance, Mike Waltz visit
Greenlandic and Danish politicians fume over trip by top allies of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Greenland’s prime minister condemns US officials’ visit as ‘demonstration of power’
Mรบte B Egede sees the move as “a demonstration of power” against the island, which Donald Trump has threatened to seize.
Trumpโs EU tariffs threat could cost 80,000 jobs in Ireland, Dublin warns
Irish government also hits back at accusations by US that country is operating a โtax scamโBusiness live โ latest updatesThe Irish government has warned that the country could lose up to 80,000 jobs if Donald Trump launches a trade war with the EU, and…
Teslaโs Europe sales collapse as anti-Musk backlash grows
To add insult to injury, Chinese EVs are surging.
โNothing is off the tableโ in Trump trade talks, UK tech chief says
Peter Kyle says both sides are ‘exploring all’ options as London considers putting its Big Tech tax up for negotiation with the U.S.
Anger in Greenland over visits this week by Usha Vance and Mike Waltz
Greenlandโs prime minister says trip is โdemonstration of powerโ and accuses US of interfering in its political affairs Greenlandโs prime minister has accused Washington of interfering in its political affairs with the visit of an American delegation t…
Ukraine war: Trump claims deal on Ukraine minerals is close amid US and Russia ceasefire talks โ as it happened
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest full report here:US and Russia begin talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine ceasefireWe have some information trickling in from what is being discussed in the talks between US and Russian officials at the…
Are spheres of influence making a comeback on the international stage?
While the concept lost some of its relevance at the end of the Cold War, it is back in the spotlight with the return of Donald Trump and the war in Ukraine.
โUkraine is weak without unity,โ says opposition leader Petro Poroshenko
Former president hits out at sanctions against him but admits his criticism of Zelenskyy comes at a delicate timeIn the corner of Petro Poroshenkoโs Kyiv office, a large poster shows him shaking hands with Donald Trump, back in the US presidentโs first…