U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he is increasing newly introduced global tariffs from 10% to 15%, with immediate effect, following a major ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that curtailed parts of his trade policy. In a statement published on his social media platform, Trump said the revised tariff level reflects......
Defence ministers from five of Europe’s leading military powers have warned that any eventual peace agreement in Ukraine must be underpinned by binding security commitments, insisting that a simple halt in fighting would leave the country exposed to renewed Russian attack. Meeting in Krakow on 20 February, the E5 group of Britain, France,......
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has reaffirmed his commitment to centrist politics, firmly rejecting any cooperation with far-right movements and warning against the normalization of extremist rhetoric in public life. Speaking at a party conference of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Stuttgart, Merz underlined that his......
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to China next week for his first official visit since taking office, aiming to recalibrate ties with Berlin’s largest trading partner while navigating sharpening geopolitical rifts with Washington and Moscow. The trip, which begins with his departure from Berlin on Tuesday, is designed to......
Investors are channeling unprecedented sums into European equities as they look to balance portfolios that had become heavily tilted toward the United States and its richly valued technology sector. Fund flow data show European stock funds have logged back-to-back weeks of record inflows in February, with tens of billions of dollars pouring......
France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their determination to shoulder greater responsibility for Europe’s security, calling for what they described as a “more European” NATO. Meeting in Krakow, senior defense officials from the five countries — often referred to as the “E5”......
Norway has reaffirmed that it will not join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, even as it prepares to host a key international donor meeting on Palestinian aid in the spring. Oslo’s position directly contradicts Trump’s recent claim that Norway had agreed to host an event for the new initiative, which is formally......
US intelligence reportedly had early knowledge of Ukrainian plans to sabotage the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines, German media outlet Der Spiegel reported on Thursday. According to the report, CIA officers met with Ukrainian operatives in spring 2022 to discuss potential operations targeting the pipelines running beneath the Baltic Sea......
The United States recorded a historic trade deficit of $1.241 trillion in 2025, marking a 2.1% increase compared with the previous year, according to data released by the US Department of Commerce. This record deficit occurred despite the implementation of tariffs aimed at rebalancing trade flows with key international partners. In December,......
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he will pursue strategic partnerships with China during a visit next week, signaling a shift toward closer economic engagement with Beijing as trade tensions with Washington continue to simmer. Speaking to supporters at his Christian Democratic Union’s Ash Wednesday rally in Trier on February 18,......
European equities edged lower on Thursday after reaching record highs a day earlier, as investors weighed a sharp rise in oil prices against escalating tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program. The pan European Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.1 percent in early trading, hovering around 628 points after......
France confirmed its position as the world’s most visited country in 2025, welcoming 102 million international visitors, according to figures released by the French Ministry of Tourism. The total marks an increase from 100 million foreign arrivals in 2024 and generated a record €77.5 billion in international tourism revenue, up......
An individualized mRNA vaccine has kept most women with triple negative breast cancer in long term remission, according to results published in Nature, offering new evidence that tailored immunotherapy may provide durable protection against one of the most aggressive forms of the disease. The study, released on February 17, 2026, found that......
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