37 h. ago EU ready for trade deal with US but prepared to fail, says von der Leyen

European Commission president says ‘all options on the table’ as Trump threatens 50% steel tariffs The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has said the EU is ready for a trade deal with Donald Trump, but “all options remain on the table”.Von der Leyen said she was analysing the latest US negotiating document received on Thursday. “Our message today is clear, we are ready for a deal,” she told reporters, after briefing EU leaders at a summit in Brussels. “At the same time, we are preparing for the possibility that no satisfactory agreement is reached and we will defend the European interest as needed. In short, all options remain on the table.” Continue reading...

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46 h. ago EU leaders mull US tariff response as deadline looms over Trump’s 50% threat

European Commission expects to hear on Thursday whether leaders want quick trade deal or tough reactionEuropean leaders will tell the European Commission later on Thursday whether they want a quick trade deal with the US, or favour a tough response to Donald Trump’s tariff threats.The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to update EU leaders over dinner on Thursday on trade talks with the US ahead of a looming 9 July deadline. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Israel agrees to Trump ceasefire after Iran threat 'eliminated' but adds chilling warning

Israel has agreed to US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal after the Iran threat was 'eliminated' and Israel 'inflicted severe damage on the military leadership'

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5 d. ago Trump taunts Iran after US took 'the bomb right out of their hands' as more details of the attack emerge

The US terror threat has been heightened after President Trump's strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites overnight as Tehran weighs its response.

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5 d. ago Terror alert raised after Trump obliterates Iran's nuclear sites as Tehran prepares to SHUT the Strait of Hormuz

The US terror threat has been heightened after President Trump's strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites overnight as Tehran weighs its response.

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1 week ago Trump says Iran's Supreme Leader is an 'easy target' and reveals if he'll involve U.S. troops to take him out

President Donald Trump brandished an online threat to Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying the U.S. knows his precise location and even calling him an 'easy target.'

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1 week ago Donald Trump says he knows where Iran's leader is but won't kill him 'at least for now'

As the world waits with baited breathe to see if the US will join Israel's bombing campaign in Iran, President Trump called for a surrender and appeared to threaten to kill the Ayatollah

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1 week ago Cristiano Ronaldo sends Donald Trump 'peace' message on signed jersey after president threatened to join Israel

Cristiano Ronaldo has urged Donald Trump to help broker peace, by writing the message on a Portugal shirt gifted to the US president amid the war raging between Israel and Iran.

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1 week ago At least 15 die in Russian strikes on Kyiv in ‘one of most horrific attacks’ of Ukraine war – Europe live

Zelenskyy hits out at Putin and says world leaders ‘turn a blind eye’ after attack in which more than 100 people were woundedRussian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 14US president Donald Trump has repeated his threat to impose pharmaceutical tariffs saying they were “coming very soon” and criticised the EU for not offering a fair deal on trade.His comments, reported by Reuters, come from his brief chat with reporters on board Air Force One, on the way back from the G7 summit in Canada. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump warns Iran next attacks will be MORE brutal with chilling ultimatum after Israel's hit on nuclear sites sparks WWIII fears

President Donald Trump is threatening Iran to agree to a nuclear deal or face further attacks that will be 'even more brutal' following Israel 's shock attack on its nuclear and military facilities.

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2 w. ago The next attacks will be even MORE brutal, Trump warns Iran after Israel wiped out its military leadership and hit nuclear sites from secret drone base

US president Donald Trump has threateningly told Iran to agree to a nuclear deal or face further attacks that will be 'even more brutal', following Israel's shock attack

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2 w. ago Trump says 'I gave Iran chance after chance' and says regime hardliners 'spoke bravely

US president Donald Trump has threateningly told Iran to agree to a nuclear deal or face more 'death and destruction', following Israel's shock attack on its nuclear and military facilities. 

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2 w. ago An immigrant in Wisconsin has been released on bond after false accusation he threatened Trump

An immigrant from Mexico who was falsely accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump has been released from a Wisconsin jail on bond

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2 w. ago An immigrant Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump can be released on bond

An immigrant man wrongly accused of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump can be released from a Wisconsin prison on bond

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3 w. ago Elon Musk escalates war of words with Trump after president threatens to terminate government contracts – live

In flurry of X posts, former adviser hits out at Trump - including threat to decommission Dragon spacecraft - as allies-turned-enemies spar on social mediaMusk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalatesTrump and Musk trade barbs as rift over tax and spend bill erupts into openPresident Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump that he was ready to use Russia’s close partnership with Iran to help with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said on Thursday.Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear programme and that he believed Putin agreed that the Islamic Republic should not have nuclear weapons. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump and Musk's relationship flames out just as intensely and publicly as it started

President Donald Trump is threatening to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud

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3 w. ago What to know about Ramón Morales Reyes, a Wisconsin man falsely accused of threatening Trump's life

A man falsely accused of threatening President Donald Trump’s life faces deportation even as Wisconsin authorities say the Mexican immigrant was framed and is a victim of a violent 2023 attack

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3 w. ago Man accused of framing other man for deportation by writing letters threatening Trump's life

A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life in an effort to get another man deported

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4 w. ago Kristi Noem said an immigrant threatened to kill Trump. The story quickly fell apart

A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel

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4 w. ago Harvard president takes swipe at Trump after president’s repeated threats

Harvard University’s president took a swipe at Donald Trump’s attempts to kick foreign students out of the Ivy League institution.

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