3 h. ago Donald Tusk wins vote of confidence after Polish presidential election blow

Vote passed by 243-210 for prime minister whose preferred presidential candidate lost election this monthThe Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has comfortably won a vote of confidence in parliament that was called to shore up his fragile coalition government after a bruising setback in the presidential election earlier this month.The vote of confidence on Wednesday was passed by 243 votes in favour to 210 against. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump and Elon Musk's bromance comes to bitter end as public feud erupts on social media

The spectacular blow-up between the world’s richest man and the American president played out on social media

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9 d. ago Orbán and Le Pen cheer Karol Nawrocki’s election as Polish president

Far-right leaders congratulate nationalist candidate as result deals blow to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU agendaEurope live – latest updatesFar-right leaders in Europe have welcomed the victory of the nationalist opposition candidate, Karol Nawrocki, in Poland’s presidential elections, a result that deals a huge blow to the centre-right prime minister Donald Tusk’s reform and pro-EU agenda.Nawrocki, a conservative historian and former amateur boxer, won Sunday’s election with 50.89% of the vote, final figures showed on Monday, ahead of his rival, Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal Warsaw mayor and an ally of Tusk, who secured 49.11%. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Poland presidential election 2025: rightwing candidate Karol Nawrocki wins as Rafał Trzaskowski concedes election – live

Nawrocki’s victory over Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski is a blow to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU Polish governmentNawrocki wins presidential election runoff in blow to TuskAnalysis: Nawrocki win threatens Poland’s standing in EuropePresident of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said she expects “very good cooperation” to continue between the EU and Poland under the presidency of newly elected Karol Nawrocki.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, she said:I’m confident that the EU will continue its very good cooperation with Poland. We are all stronger together in our community of peace, democracy, and values. So let us work to ensure the security and prosperity of our common home.I congratulate Karol Nawrocki on his election as Polish President. I believe that under his leadership, Poland will continue to develop its democratic and pro-western orientation and that our countries will continue mutually beneficial cooperation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump announces new steel and aluminium tariffs in blow to global markets

The US president revealed that tariffs would rise from 25 to 50 per cent

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1 week ago Jake Tapper suffers lowest rating in a decade after backlash over White House tell all

CNN anchor Jake Tapper has suffered a devastating blow amid backlash over his tell-all book about former President Joe Biden's mental health decline.

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1 week ago The trade court’s Trump tariff decision is a ‘deeply American problem’ – with enormous global implications

Experts warned the court decision will not necessarily provide any relief to countries hoping for lower tariffs or even trading uncertainty with the US, Rachel Clun reports

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1 week ago The trade court’s Trump tariff decision is a ‘deeply American problem’

Experts warned the court decision will not necessarily provide any relief to countries hoping for lower tariffs or even trading uncertainty with the US, Rachel Clun reports

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1 week ago Trump tariffs live: US court blocks global levies after president ‘exceeded his authority’

The U.S. Court of International Trade says the president does not have ‘unbounded authority’ to tax imports from nearly every nation

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1 week ago Trump tariffs: US court's bombshell ruling explained – what happens next?

The Standard examines the implications of the US Court of International Trade’s ruling blocking Donald’s Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ global tariffs

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1 week ago Trump's global tariffs are torpedoed by US court in huge blow to president

Court of International Trade finds the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board tariffs on US trading partners

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1 week ago Trump's tariffs dealt catastrophic blow as judge rules worldwide trade levies 'illegal'

President Donald Trump's global tariffs were declared illegal and blocked by a federal court on Wednesday in a massive blow to his administration.

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2 w. ago ‘Nonsense and stupid’: Trump’s tariff war will cause global damage, says Grosvenor boss

Policy will eventually right itself, adds Mark Preston, who heads Duke of Westminster’s property groupDonald Trump’s global tariff trade war is “nonsense and stupid” and will damage every country in the world, including the US, the boss of one of Britain’s most powerful property companies has said.Mark Preston, chief executive of the 348-year-old Grosvenor Group, controlled by the Duke of Westminster, said he was “convinced” that the president’s sweeping tariff policies would ultimately be removed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariff war will cause global damage, says Grosvenor boss

‘Nonsense’ policy will eventually right itself, adds Mark Preston, who heads Duke of Westminster’s property groupDonald Trump’s global tariff trade war is “nonsense and stupid” and will damage every country in the world, including the US, the boss of one of Britain’s most powerful property companies has said.Mark Preston, chief executive of the 348-year-old Grosvenor Group, controlled by the Duke of Westminster, said he was “convinced” that the president’s sweeping tariff policies would ultimately be removed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves 'faces having to hike income tax, NICs or VAT this Autumn' to fill gaping hole in public finances as Cabinet war over spending cuts rages

Rachel Reeves faces having to fill a gap of between £10billion and £30billion in the public finances, with growth slowing and Trump's tariffs hitting global trade.

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