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Today — 12 April 2025Main stream

EU Countries Go on Tariff Defense

12 April 2025 at 00:49
The uncertainty of higher tariffs has spurred Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain to announce financial lifelines for businesses and workers. More countries are expected to follow.

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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain, left, and President Xi Jinping of China meeting Friday in Beijing.
Yesterday — 11 April 2025Main stream

Marine Le Pen’s ‘Witch Hunt’ Talk Echoes Trump. Will It Work in France?

11 April 2025 at 17:03
After years trying to moderate her party’s image, the far-right leader, convicted of embezzlement, now voices Trump-like outrage, at some risk.

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Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally party, after being convicted of embezzlement, speaking at a rally od supporter in Paris last Sunday.

Trump Insists ‘Everybody’ Wants to Make a Trade Deal With the U.S.

The administration says foreign governments are racing to the United States to negotiate, but exactly which countries might strike a deal — and over what — remains unclear.

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President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump’s Tariffs Are Latest Sign of His Second-Term Appetite for Risk

3 April 2025 at 17:03
President Trump’s announcement went beyond most predictions, showing a greater willingness to follow his instincts even when critics — and some allies — consider failure a likely outcome.

The Voice of America Falls Silent

24 March 2025 at 17:02
American soft power will suffer with the Trump administration’s decision to silence Voice of America and Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty.

Trump’s Moves Are Boosting Stocks … Overseas

16 March 2025 at 21:12
For years, the S&P 500 soared above the stock indexes of other countries. But since Trump’s inauguration, it has fallen 6 percent and is now trailing major markets in Europe and China.
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