Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response
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Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While American officials prepared on Sunday for the start of talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine, European leaders were moving to formulate a response to President Trump’s rapid push for a settlement that appeared to leave them and Ukrainian officials…

Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.
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Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shocked the audience at the annual security conference in Munich in 2007 by demanding the rollback of domineering American influence and a new balance of power in Europe more suitable to Moscow. He didn’t get what he…

Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine
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Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The top foreign policy official for the European Union had a blunt assessment on Friday of the Trump administration’s apparent willingness to give Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, much of what he wants in Ukraine, even before negotiations to end the three-year war…

What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
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What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Thursday ordered his advisers to determine new tariff rates on America’s trading partners, a move that he said would “correct longstanding imbalances in international trade.” As part of his plan, Mr. Trump has taken aim at the value-added tax, a…

Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Re-Up Contentious First-Term Policies
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Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Re-Up Contentious First-Term Policies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is poised to move forward with sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, re-upping a policy from his first term that pleased domestic metal makers, but hurt other American industries and ignited trade wars with allies on multiple fronts….

Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’
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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since taking office, President Trump has threatened European countries’ security and economies, angled to take control of Greenland, and promised to “definitely” slap the nations with tariffs. Even parties that would seem to be his natural allies are nervous. Some have quietly tiptoed…

Europe’s Trump Playbook: Offer Carrots but Warn That You Have a Big Stick
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Europe’s Trump Playbook: Offer Carrots but Warn That You Have a Big Stick

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The European Union spent last year drawing up secret plans for what the bloc would do if President Trump made good on his threats of imposing higher tariffs on European goods and services. Now, as those threats go from hypothetical to potentially imminent,…

With Trump’s Backing Uncertain, Europe Scrambles to Shore Up Its Own Defenses
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With Trump’s Backing Uncertain, Europe Scrambles to Shore Up Its Own Defenses

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago convinced Europe’s leaders that they needed to spend more money on defense. On Monday, leaders from across the European Union and Britain will meet in Brussels to debate a vexing question: how to pay for…

Tesla and Chinese Carmakers Could Reap Billions From EU Emissions Rules
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Tesla and Chinese Carmakers Could Reap Billions From EU Emissions Rules

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As European automakers brace for a possible trade war waged by President Trump, they are working to ward off another threat on their home turf: the prospect of paying hundreds of millions of dollars to Tesla and Chinese competitors muscling in on their…

Opinion | Europe Wasn’t Built to Be Like This
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Opinion | Europe Wasn’t Built to Be Like This

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When I crossed a bridge spanning the Rhine last year, a checkpoint blocked the route between France and Germany, on the Pont de l’Europe. Borders are closing in Europe, for reasons ranging from “ongoing crises in Eastern Europe and the Middle East” to…