15 h. ago EU and India clinch ‘mother of all trade deals’ in rebuff to Trump

Trade deal is expected to double EU goods exports to India by 2032

Politics

52 h. ago Trump threatens new 100 per cent tariffs on Canada if it secures China trade deal

US president had recently encouraged Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to strike the agreement

Politics

3 d. ago Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff if it makes trade deal with China

‘China will eat Canada alive,’ the US President said as he issued the threat.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it makes trade deal with China

China and Canada recently reached wide-ranging agreement to lower economic barriers and rebuild ties

Politics

4 d. ago ‘It’s a fortress’: Is China building a mega embassy or a spy nest in London?

UK government, keen for better relations with China, has given go-ahead for sprawling new embassy despite security concerns

Politics

6 d. ago Donald Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland and says a deal is in the works

Trump confirmed that previously threatened trade measures will not go ahead following talks with NATO chief Mark Rutte.

Economics

6 d. ago MEPs refer Mercosur deal to EU courts, throwing future of trade agreement into doubt

Any decision to allow EU-South American trade deal come into force provisionally in the interim would be controversial

Events

6 d. ago EU lawmakers vote to launch legal challenge to Mercosur trade deal

Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said the right result was obtained after the European Parliament voted to refer the Mercosur trade deal to the European Court of Justice.

Politics

8 d. ago Tánaiste calls for ‘cool heads’ over Trump's threatened tariffs

US president Donald Trump has threatened tariffs with a ‘very significant destabilising effect’, Simon Harris has said

Politics

9 d. ago EU to consider €93bn counter tariffs at emergency summit over Trump Greenland ambitions

Concern in Dublin that EU/US trade deal could unravel with serious implications for Irish economy

Politics

9 d. ago EU to consider €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

Concern in Dublin that EU/US trade deal could unravel with serious implications for Irish economy

Politics

9 d. ago Trump's threatened tariffs over Greenland 'risk dangerous downward spiral', Nato countries say

The eight countries threatened with tariffs by the US President said they “stand in full solidarity” with the people of Greenland and Denmark.

Events

9 d. ago European countries threatened by tariffs warn of ‘downward spiral’ in US relations

EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks after Trump threatens to impose tariffs over Greenland

Events

9 d. ago ‘Sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark cannot be violated’ – Taoiseach

President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs unless a deal to buy Greenland is struck.

Politics

9 d. ago Nato countries say Trump's threatened tariffs over Greenland 'risk dangerous downward spiral'

The eight countries threatened with tariffs by the US President said they “stand in full solidarity” with the people of Greenland and Denmark.

Events

9 d. ago EU ambassadors to hold emergency meeting after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

European leaders have condemned the US President’s plans as “unacceptable” and “completely wrong”.

Politics

9 d. ago EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks after Trump threatens to impose tariffs over Greenland

Tariffs would risk ‘dangerous downward spiral’ in transatlantic relations

Politics

1 week ago EU and Mercosur sign trade deal after 25 years of negotiations

The agreement, designed to lower tariffs and boost trade between the two regions, must now gain the consent of the European Parliament

Politics

1 week ago Trump threatens to impose tariffs on countries that don’t back his Greenland takeover plans

Speaking this afternoon, Trump doubled down on his claim that the US needs Greenland “for national security”.

Politics

1 week ago Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act as Minnesota protests against ICE raids continue

The Insurrection Act allows a president sidestep the Posse Comitatus Act to suppress “armed rebellion” or “domestic violence”.

Politics