UK teases retaliatory tariffs on US goods
British Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the U.K. would “not hesitate to act” after Trump last night announced a 10 percent tariff on U.K. goods imported into the U.S. from April 5.
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EU on Trump car tariffs: We’ll punch back but let’s talk too
Germany’s automakers will feel the brunt of the Trump administration’s 25 percent vehicle tariff that is set to go into effect on April 2.
French PM says EU hitting wrong targets with retaliation tariffs on US
“Kentucky bourbon has been included as if it were a trade threat,” François Bayrou said in an interview with France Inter.
L’UE dévoile sa réponse musclée aux droits de douane de Trump
Bruxelles riposte aux taxes de 25% imposées par le président américain sur l’acier et l’aluminium.
EU retaliates against Trump tariffs with €26bn ‘countermeasures’
US goods due to be affected from 1 April include bourbon whiskey, jeans and Harley-Davidson motorbikesBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has announced it will impose trade “countermeasures” on up to €26bn (£22bn) worth of US goods in retaliation to D…
On the EU’s tariff hit list: American chicken wings, motorbikes and … women’s négligées?
The European Commission is seeking feedback on a 99-page hit list and respondents have until March 26 to reply.
EU readies ‘sledgehammer’ against Trump tariffs
Brussels is set to strike back against the U.S. president’s 25 percent levies on steel and aluminum.
How Britain’s slickest energy lobbyist wooed Labour
Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson says he knows how to bring down bills. Others claim his ideas will starve the U.K. of green investment.
Trump veut détruire l’UE et la reconstruire à son image
Donald Trump ne traitera pas avec l’UE. L’UE ne peut pas traiter avec Trump.
Trump wants to destroy the EU — and rebuild it in his image
Donald Trump won’t deal with the EU. The EU can’t deal with Trump.
Diesel connects with gen Z for denim brand’s revival
Milan fashion week show featured spraypainting by 7,000 graffiti artists – and impossibly low bumster jeans Diesel is famous for denim, but not the run-of-the-mill jeans-and-a-jumper kind. Seven thousand graffiti artists spraypainted nearly 2 miles (3k…
What Germany’s Election Means for America — and the World
The country’s next leader will face pressure from both Trump and the far right.
The EU’s strategy to counter Trump’s tariffs: An iron fist in a velvet glove
Brussels has strengthened its trade toolkit since Donald Trump’s first term. But it would need the broad support of EU countries to strike back hard.
Les guerres commerciales sont-elles si faciles à gagner, comme l’affirme Trump ?
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From low blows to Obama ‘bromance’: 11 moments in political life of Justin Trudeau
Canada’s prime minister prides himself as a fighter, but he just announced he won’t lead the Liberals’ next battle.
Britain braces for a Trump tariff war
The Republican’s protectionist trade posture would hit enemies and allies alike. U.K. officials are preparing for every outcome.
The man who bought a country
Georgia’s richest man, Bidzina Ivanishvili is tilting his country toward Moscow ahead of an election on Oct. 26.
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada celebrate idiosyncrasy, while Ian Griffiths foregrounds mathematical tailoringA Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go out of their way to be contrary …
From dire to iconic: 6 times European leaders tried to make the power hoodie work
Not all world leaders can pull off a hoodie.
‘We’re the only plane in the sky:’ 9/11 on board Air Force One
Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.
9 style icons and fashion flops at the DNC
Some Democrats know how to turn a look. Others, not so much.
EU takes shot at Musk over Trump interview — and misses
Europe’s chief digital official faces fire for “interfering” in U.S. election.
The best and worst dressed at the GOP convention
A sartorial survey of RNC wins and fails.
Intruder climbs up to dome of Florence cathedral overnight for selfie
Local media reports say 17-year-old is suspected of stunt, which was posted on InstagramA teenager has been reported to police after allegedly sneaking around Florence’s Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore overnight and climbing up to its Cupola del Bru…
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France laid the foundations for campus ‘woke’ ideology. Now it’s leading a global backlash
Le wokisme, which the French love to hate, traces its intellectual genealogy back to 1960s French intellectuals.
Here comes Europe’s ‘foreigners out!’ generation: Why the young vote far right
Their grandparents ushered in the sexual revolution. Today’s youth want to turn back the clock to 1950. Why?
How Dominic Cummings’ favorite AI firm captured the British government
Faculty has emerged as the UK’s homegrown champion in AI safety — though some question its political links.
Does mysterious painting prove blue denim was around 200 years before Levi’s?
Woman Begging With Two Children, by an unknown artist, shows what appears to be a denim skirt in 17th-century ItalyThe origin of the world’s most enduringly popular fabric is in dispute, as a new exhibition spotlights a claim that firmly links de…