2 h. ago European Central Bank expected to keep rates on hold as economy weathers Trump's tariffs

Inflation is back under control, and the European economy is weathering Trump’s tariff onslaught better than expected

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8 h. ago Trump or no Trump, Europe’s relationship with the US will never recover | Nathalie Tocci

Optimists cling to a faith in the old alliance, but the best we can achieve is an amicable divorceIs the transatlantic rupture temporary or structural? Is Donald Trump the cause of the rift, or is the US president only a symptom of underlying trends? Optimists latch on to the hope that the stability we have lost can be restored post-Trump. Having spent the past few days in Washington, I doubt it.Even in recent history, things were not quite so bad for the transatlantic relationship. The current tensions make the first Trump administration look like a walk in the park for Europeans. It is one thing to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump did in his first term. It is quite another to bomb Iran and give Israel the green light for its war against the regime.Nathalie Tocci is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Poland shoots down Putin’s drones and warns it’s ‘closer to conflict than at any time since World War II’

Washington’s ambassador to Nato vowed the US will defend ‘every inch of Nato territory’ as Russia faces worldwide condemnation for drone incursion

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19 h. ago Poland shoots down Putin’s drones and warns it’s ‘closer to conflict than any time since World War 2’

Washington’s ambassador to Nato vowed the US will defend “every inch of Nato territory” as Russia faces worldwide condemnation for drone incursion

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21 h. ago Donald Trump cannot be allowed to cause US Open chaos at Ryder Cup, says Team Europe captain

Hundreds of fans were unable to get into Arthur Ashe Stadium until the second set due to the vastly heightened security protocols to accommodate Trump.

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25 h. ago EU chief says it's time for Europe's 'independence moment' faced with war and major power tensions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says that Europe must stake claim to its independence in the face of challenges from Russia, new and hostile trade realities and other major powers

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30 h. ago Trump calls on EU to impose 100% tariffs on India and China to stop Ukraine war

Trump says he is prepared to hit India and China with even more sweeping tariffs if Europe is willing to cooperate

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49 h. ago Top EU official von der Leyen to outline plans for dealing with Europe's challenges in major speech

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to deliver a major state of the union speech on the challenges facing the world’s biggest trading bloc and laying out her vision for tackling them

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56 h. ago Majority in EU’s biggest states believes bloc ‘sold out’ in US tariff deal, poll finds

Average of 77% of respondents across five countries thought agreement would benefit US economy above allWhere there’s a will there’s a whey: cheese producers lean into their craft as Trump tariffs biteA majority of people across the EU’s five biggest member states believe the European Commission sold citizens out when negotiating a “humiliating” tariff deal with Donald Trump that “benefits the US” far more than Europe, a survey has shown.The poll by Cluster17, which is published on Tuesday, found 77% of respondents – ranging from 89% in France to 50% in Poland – thought the deal would benefit above all the US economy, with only 2% believing it would benefit Europe’s. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago What could Trump’s ‘second phase’ of sanctions against Russia involve?

Trump on Sunday signalled he may finally escalate sanctions on Moscow or its oil buyers

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3 d. ago China's export growth slows in August amid trade tensions with US

China's customs agency reports that the country's exports grew last month, but at a slower pace than in recent months

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump says ready for more Russia sanctions

US treasury secretary foreshadows oil tariffs in cooperation with Europe; Alaska meeting gave Putin the publicity he wanted, says Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,293Asked by a reporter at the White House on Sunday if he was ready to move to “the second phase” of sanctions targeting Russia, Donald Trump responded: “Yeah, I am.” The US president stopped short of saying he was committed to such a decision or what a second phase might entail. The White House did not immediately respond to an email on Sunday asking what steps Trump was contemplating. Trump said on Sunday night that “certain European leaders are coming over to our country on Monday or Tuesday individually” and he would also speak to Vladimir Putin soon.The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Sunday that the US and the EU could put “secondary tariffs on the countries that buy Russian oil”, pushing the Russian economy to the brink of collapse and bringing Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. China is a major ...

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4 d. ago A message from Tehran for Britain, France and Germany. You made a big mistake reimposing sanctions: pull back | Seyyed Abbas Araghchi

Europe is wrong to follow Donald Trump’s strategy. We are open to diplomacy and a new deal over our nuclear programme, but sanctions must goFor more than two decades, Europe has been at the heart of the ongoing, manufactured crisis over my country’s peaceful nuclear programme. In many ways, the European role has reflected the state of broader international power relations. Once a moderating force aspiring to restrain a belligerent America with maximalist aims in our region, Europe is today enabling the excesses of Washington.Last week, Britain, France and Germany – or the E3 – said they had activated the process to “snap back” UN sanctions on Iran. The mechanism was set up to penalize significant non-performance under the 2015 nuclear deal signed by Iran, the E3, the US, China and Russia.Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is foreign minister of Iran Continue reading...

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4 d. ago A message from Tehran to Britain, France and Germany: in your own interests, you should change course | Seyyed Abbas Araghchi

Europe is wrong to follow Donald Trump’s strategy. We are open to diplomacy and a new deal over our nuclear programme, but sanctions must goFor more than two decades, Europe has been at the heart of the ongoing, manufactured crisis over my country’s peaceful nuclear programme. In many ways, the European role has reflected the state of broader international power relations. Once a moderating force aspiring to restrain a belligerent America with maximalist aims in our region, Europe is today enabling the excesses of Washington.Last week, Britain, France and Germany – or the E3 – said they had activated the process to “snap back” UN sanctions on Iran. The mechanism was set up to penalize significant non-performance under the 2015 nuclear deal signed by Iran, the E3, the US, China and Russia.Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is foreign minister of IranDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for ...

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5 d. ago Trump is undermining Europe’s new world order – much to Putin’s glee

Europe’s every move to try and force Putin into a peace deal is dogged by the US president’s flip-flopping on Russia, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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6 d. ago The cork in your wine bottle is one of very few products that dodged Trump's tariffs

U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs

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6 d. ago Donald Trump axes security aid to Europe's frontline against Russia in shock move

The US is dramatically phasing out crucial security assistance programmes for European armies stationed along Russia's menacing border, as Donald Trump aggressively pushes the continent to cough up for more of its own defence.

Events

6 d. ago Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine

French president says allies would either deploy ‘reassurance force’ troops to Ukraine, or be present in the area on land, sea or in the airTwenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, including an international force on land and sea and in the air, Emmanuel Macron said after a summit at which European leaders sought to pin down Donald Trump on the level of support he is willing to give Kyiv.“The day the conflict stops, the security guarantees will be deployed,” the French president told a press conference at the Élysée Palace in Paris, standing alongside Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump cutting funding to train and support European troops in countries bordering Russia: report

The apparent shift has alarmed European defense leaders, who see the presence of U.S. troops and support as a key deterrent against Moscow

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6 d. ago Trump tells European leaders that buying Russian oil is helping Moscow fund war against Ukraine

Trump joined a call of the “Coalition of the Willing” countries, led by French President Emmanuel Macron

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