Mar 31 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office for 5 years after embezzlement verdict By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Le Pen denounced the verdict in an interview with French TV channel TF1 as a “political” move aimed at preventing her from running in the 2027 presidential election and said that millions of French people “are outraged.”… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:50 How automakers are navigating Trump’s tariffs on imported vehicles and parts By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Foreign leaders in Europe, Canada and Asia sharply criticized President Trump’s announcement of 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and car parts. Nearly half of all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were assembled outside the country and… Continue watching
Mar 13 Belgium arrests suspects in bribery probe involving Huawei and European Parliament By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament and the Chinese company Huawei, which is suspected of bribing EU lawmakers. Continue reading
Mar 13 Trump threatens 200% tariff on European wine and Champagne after EU proposes American whiskey tax By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press American retailers say President Donald Trump's threatened 200% tariff on European wine would harm consumers. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 4:36 Canada and EU announce retaliatory tariffs, escalating Trump’s trade war By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson, Azhar Merchant The trade war between the U.S. and dozens of countries escalated yet again Wednesday. Canada and the European Union announced their own tariffs designed to inflict economic pain and pressure on America. But President Trump said he would not be… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 7:04 ‘None of us will benefit’ from tariffs but ‘we had to react,’ EU ambassador says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., escalating President Trump's Trade war. The EU said it will raise tariffs on American beef, poultry, bourbon, peanut butter and jeans. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Jovita Neliupšienė,… Continue watching
Mar 12 Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs meet swift retaliation from Canada and the EU By Lorne Cook, David McHugh, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Major trade partners swiftly hit back at President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, imposing stiff new taxes on U.S products from textiles and water heaters to beef and bourbon. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports go into effect, raising fears of economic slowdown By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trump has promised the taxes will help create U.S. factory jobs when his seesawing tariff threats are jolting the stock market and raising fears of an economic slowdown. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Hegseth hosts meeting on Ukraine plan with UK Defense Secretary Healey at the Pentagon By Associated Press In just over a month, President Donald Trump has overturned old certainties about U.S. reliability as a security partner, as he embraces Russia and withdraws American support for Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 06 EU leaders hold emergency summit on Ukraine aid and their own security as U.S. support wanes By Raf Casert, Lorne Cook, Associated Press European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the continent's defenses and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security after U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift to face… Continue reading