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Bessent and Greer to meet with Chinese trade official in Switzerland

The trade talks come after months of stalled progress.

May 7, 2025 6:38 am CET

EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts

Brussels will soon tell Hungary and Slovakia to stop dealing with Moscow — whether they like it or not. But the EU’s enforcement plan is fuzzier.

May 7, 2025 4:20 am CET

Merz is weakened from Day 1. Europe will pay the price.

The EU’s center looks flaky, with France a mess and Germany’s Friedrich Merz having to battle to be confirmed as chancellor.

May 7, 2025 4:01 am CET

UK and India clinch trade deal after three years of talks

It’s the most valuable trade deal the U.K. has struck since Brexit — but a migration row is already in flow.

May 6, 2025 3:24 pm CET

Brussels eyes hitting €100B of US goods with tariffs

The European Commission is looking at imposing retaliatory tariffs should talks fail with the Trump administration. 

May 6, 2025 2:49 pm CET

Ukrainian drone attacks close Moscow airports

Kyiv warns it can’t guarantee the safety of those attending Friday’s Victory Day parade in Moscow.

May 6, 2025 11:45 am CET

Macron to meet al-Sharaa in Syrian leader’s first trip to Europe

The former Islamist rebel has received a cautious welcome from the international community.

May 6, 2025 11:31 am CET

Humiliated Merz fails to be elected German chancellor on first parliament ballot

This failure is unprecedented in Germany’s postwar history.

May 6, 2025 10:29 am CET

Europe’s final plan to quit Russian energy: Enlist wary execs

The EU will make its pitch Tuesday, searching for momentum as sanctions stall, the U.S. equivocates and some eye a Russian fuel return.

May 6, 2025 4:22 am CET

Trump has already screwed over Germany’s new chancellor

Germany’s most important and powerful ally for many decades — the US — has only further weakened conservative leader Friedrich Merz.

May 6, 2025 4:00 am CET

Poland’s Duda tells Trump to force Putin ‘to make peace’

Polish President Andrzej Duda wants Trump to use harsh sanctions measures to compel Putin to negotiate.

May 5, 2025 10:22 pm CET

Moscow has means to bring Ukraine war to ‘logical conclusion,’ Putin says

Russian president says he hopes nuclear weapons “will not be required” in the Ukraine conflict.

May 4, 2025 2:10 pm CET
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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.

May 4, 2025 9:45 am CET

‘Anything can happen’: Trump doesn’t seem fazed by recession worries

Trump has blamed shaky economic numbers on his predecessor.

May 3, 2025 5:42 pm CET

Kyiv can’t guarantee safety of foreign leaders on May 9 in Moscow, Zelenskyy says

Chinese President Xi Jinping is among the leaders set to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow.

May 3, 2025 5:31 pm CET

After Ukraine minerals deal, Trump team scrambles for how to handle Russia

White House officials are weighing next moves.

May 3, 2025 9:54 am CET

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.

May 2, 2025 10:19 am CET

Trump to rename Veterans Day as ‘Victory Day for World War I’

The president said the move is needed for America “to start celebrating our victories again!”

May 2, 2025 6:02 am CET

Britain and France do a tiny fist bump as Trump shifts against Putin

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have been trying to persuade Trump that Russia is a less than reliable negotiating partner.

May 2, 2025 4:01 am CET

US and Ukraine sign agreement creating investment fund

Kyiv and Washington have signed a deal to develop mineral resources after months of negotiations.

May 1, 2025 12:17 am CET

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.

April 30, 2025 4:01 am CET

Europe’s diplomatic blind spot: Kallas’ visit to Baku

Dulled by energy deals and geopolitical caution, Europe’s response to Azerbaijan’s aggression has been tepid for too long.

April 30, 2025 4:00 am CET

Italy’s Meloni says Putin’s 3-day ceasefire ‘insufficient’

Russia has yet to prove it wants to end the war, prime minister says.

April 29, 2025 12:52 pm CET

Ukraine’s ceasefire view: Putin doesn’t want Xi hiding in Lenin’s tomb from killer drones

Kyiv fumes over Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire plan.

April 29, 2025 12:17 pm CET
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