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France believes Trump’s movie tariffs will backfire
U.S. president’s tariff threat will be a hot topic at this month’s Cannes film festival.

PMQs: Badenoch misses open goal on India trade deal

Bessent and Greer to meet with Chinese trade official in Switzerland

EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts

What we do (and don’t) know about the UK-India trade deal

EU to propose blanket ban on Russian gas

Europe’s final plan to quit Russian energy: Enlist wary execs
EU sails past deadline to tame AI models amid vocal US opposition
The latest attempt to curb AI companies is ensnarled in an epic lobbying battle involving the Trump administration.
Poland went all in on chickens. Then came bird flu.
A deadly wave of avian influenza, industry-led policy and deepening ethical and biological risks are exposing flaws in the world’s most efficient meat machine.
UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says
“If the Chinese vampire can’t suck the American blood, it’s going to suck the U.K. blood and the EU blood,” Peter Navarro tells the Telegraph.
Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by saying he intends to retire at year end
Earlier, Buffett warned Saturday about the dire global consequences of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
‘Anything can happen’: Trump doesn’t seem fazed by recession worries
Trump has blamed shaky economic numbers on his predecessor.
Poland criticizes Germany’s plan for tougher border controls
Just days before his debut visit to Warsaw, Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz already hit a diplomatic snag.
Europe leads world in media freedom rankings — but Greece trails again
Northern and Western Europe are the best places in the world to be a journalist, according to a new report.
JD Vance admits Putin’s war in Ukraine won’t end ‘anytime soon’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the conflict have proved fruitless so far.
Global financial rule-makers risk losing relevance if Trump pulls back entirely
Without the firepower of the U.S., global regulators would be hamstrung in their efforts to contain a future financial crisis.
Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act
Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trump’s steep tariffs.
Ryanair could stop buying Boeing if Trump tariffs bite, CEO warns
The Irish budget airline is Boeing’s biggest customer in Europe.
Financing scandal rocks Greece’s ruling party
Opposition parties demand probe into links between a PR company and the New Democracy party of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports
France fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will flood Europe with cheap goods via small parcels.
16 countries to ask EU for fiscal leeway to spend big on defense
Germany is the only one of Europe’s big five economies to take up the EU executives offer.
Microsoft would push back against Trump order to suspend European cloud operations
Company to change contracts amid concerns that services will get tangled in US-EU fight.
China to lift sanctions on EU lawmakers to unlock trade talks
Donald Trump’s trade war is pushing China and the EU closer together despite their differences.
Trump’s tariffs could sink gas deal with Europe, top energy boss warns
EU firms want to buy more American energy — but not if it becomes pricier.
Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don’t punish neighbors
Commission president criticizes the American leader’s trade war, approach to other countries and targeting of universities.
Building tomorrow’s workforce at the 2025 EU Social Forum
To build a competitive Europe and ensure no one is left behind, people must learn the right skills — which, in turn, will drive greater social cohesion, well-being and prosperity for all.
Battle over top Italian insurer Generali pits oligarchs against Milan elite
A fight for control over a vast chunk of Italy’s debt pile tests Rome’s influence and could reshape the Italian financial system.
Why US and China economic own goals give Europe an unlikely chance of glory
Washington and Beijing are trading tariff blows. The EU could come out on top ― if it can rise to the challenge.
Trump talks tariffs. The EU talks free trade with the rest of the world.
With the United States throwing up the highest trade barriers in a century, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else.
The jaded English town where Nigel Farage could hammer Labour
Westminster is champing at the bit to see if Reform UK wins a crucial by-election against Labour next week. Locals are indifferent.