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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses journalists during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, April 7, 2025
Von der Leyen ready to hit tech and services in US-EU trade war
BRUSSELS — The EU is ready to put pressure on the US by threatening to tariff its services, where it has a trade surplus with the EU, if negotiations in the ongoing trade war break down, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.US big tech is also in von der Leyen's sights, she told the Financial Times in an interview, signaling readiness to introduce a tax on digital advertising revenues that would hit tech groups such as Meta, Google and Facebook.The EU will use the anti-coercion tool if necessary, she says, explaining that there were “a wide range of countermeasures” that the Commission could be developing.The implementation of this tax depends on the outcomes of negotiations on tariffs between the two sides of the Atlantic. Currently, US President Donald...
April 11, 2025

Von der Leyen ready to hit tech and services in US-EU trade war

A sluice door is seen in the former German Government Bunker in Marienthal, southwest of Bonn
Germans seek spaces in nuclear bunkers as specter of war looms
BONN — Last year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius declared that Germans "must be ready for war by 2029". The government is ramping up defense spending, and car manufacturers are considering repurposing factories to produce military supplies as the country faces the possibility that Europe could soon face a full-on conflict.As part of the transition to a war footing, one company has identified a niche market: a nuclear shelter estate agent service.German Bunker Makler's managing owner, Peter Aurnhammer, told Euronews that demand for blast-proof facilities has been increasing "very significantly". His company's customers are spread across the whole of Germany, and more and more people are setting up home protection shelters.Germany has a large number of...
April 11, 2025

Germans seek spaces in nuclear bunkers as specter of war looms

Prince Harry visits victims of war at the Superhuman Center
Prince Harry in surprise visit to Ukraine to meet war victims
KYIV — Britain's Duke of Sussex met war victims in Ukraine on Thursday when he visited a clinic that rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, a spokesperson has said.Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Center, in the western city of Lviv, where he spoke to patients and staff.He was accompanied by a group from the Invictus Games Foundation, including four veterans who had been through similar rehabilitation.Lviv has frequently been targeted with Russian missiles and the visit was not announced until after the prince was out of the country.Prince Harry, who served for 10 years in the British Army, founded the Invictus Games in 2014 for wounded veterans to compete in sports events.The visit to Superhumans was to observe the support and rehabilitation services being...
April 11, 2025

Prince Harry in surprise visit to Ukraine to meet war victims

A Ukrainian soldier during training in February 2025
UK announces further £450m military support to Ukraine
LONDON — The British government has announced a further £450m ($587m) in military support to Kyiv, as the UK and Germany prepare to host a meeting of 50 nations in Brussels.Defense officials are convening to "pile pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin and force him to end his invasion of Ukraine, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said."We must step up to deter Russian aggression by continuing to bolster Ukraine's defenses," he added.The package includes funding for hundreds of thousands of drones, anti-tanks mines and and repairs to military vehicles.About £350m will by provided by the UK, with extra funding from Norway via the UK-led International Fund for Ukraine.The package includes £160m to provide repairs and maintenance to vehicles and equipment...
April 11, 2025

UK announces further £450m military support to Ukraine

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin is the UK's most senior military officer
UK sends military chief to China for first visit in 10 years
LONDON — The head of the British armed forces has visited China for the first time in a decade.Admiral Sir Tony Radakin discussed "issues of common concern" with China's military leaders in Beijing, its defense ministry said in a short statement."We agreed that in an unstable world we must play our part as responsible nations with global interests," Sir Tony wrote on X, "and we reflected on the importance of military-to-military communications".The last time a Chief of the Defence Staff visited China was in 2015. Since becoming prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has sought to strengthen ties with the country.The admiral's visit coincided with the escalation of an intense trade war between China and the US after President Trump's announcement of...
April 11, 2025

UK sends military chief to China for first visit in 10 years

Ursula von der Leyen wants to give negotiations a chance
EU pauses retaliatory tariffs against US to 'give negotiations a chance'
BRUSSELS — The European Union has paused its counter-tariffs against the United States to further pursue talks with Donald Trump's administration on how to resolve what, until a few hours ago, was shaping up to be an all-out trade war.The counter-tariffs, imposed in reaction to Trump's duties on steel and aluminum, were approved on Wednesday by member states, targeting almost €21 billion in American products, such as soybeans, copper and motorbikes.The first raft, worth €3.9 billion, was supposed to go into effect on 15 April.But this will no longer be the case."We want to give negotiations a chance," Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said in a short statement."While finalizing the adoption of the EU countermeasures that saw strong...
April 10, 2025

EU pauses retaliatory tariffs against US to 'give negotiations a chance'

Volodymyr Zelensky has reiterated his claim that many Chinese are fighting for Russia in the war
Zelensky claims 155 Chinese fighting for Russia in Ukraine
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says at least 155 Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia in the war.His comments come after two Chinese fighters were captured earlier this week, marking Kyiv's first official allegation that China was supplying Russia with manpower.Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Zelensky reiterated his claim that there are "many more" Chinese nationals engaged in the conflict, based on information gathered by his government.Responding on Thursday, a Chinese government spokesman said they "advise relevant parties to correctly and soberly understand China's role and not to make irresponsible remarks"."China is neither the creator nor a party to the Ukrainian crisis. We are a staunch supporter and active promoter of the...
April 10, 2025

Zelensky claims 155 Chinese fighting for Russia in Ukraine

King Charles III is welcomed by members of the Italian government inside the Italian parliament in Rome, 9 April 2025
King Charles III addresses Italian parliament in Rome in historic first
ROME — King Charles III has become the first British monarch to address both houses of the Italian parliament.The king, who delivered part of his speech in Italian, told those gathered on Wednesday that he had come "to reaffirm the deep friendship between the United Kingdom and Italy".Democracies like the UK and Italy need to stand together during this period of significant global uncertainty, he said.Charles also spoke of the long shared history between the two countries — mentioning the ancient Romans' arrival on Britain's "windswept shores" — and of his fondness for Italy."Italy is, as I hope you know, a country that is dear to my heart," the 76-year-old said.The British sovereign is only the fourth non-Italian to have addressed the...
April 10, 2025

King Charles III addresses Italian parliament in Rome in historic first

Protesters take part in rally during a nationwide 24-hour strike in Greece, 9 April, 2025
Flights and ferries suspended across Greece as unions call 24-hour general strike
ATHENS — A nationwide general strike in Greece has disrupted public services across the country, with ferries tied up in port, flights grounded and public transport running only part time as labour unions press for an end to lingering austerity measures imposed on Greece by international creditors a decade ago.Thousands of protesters marched through the centre of the capital Athens in two separate demonstrations that both ended peacefully.The 24-hour strike was called by the two main umbrella unions covering the public and private sectors.They are seeking increases in salaries and a full return of collective bargaining rights which were scrapped as part of international bailouts during Greece's financial crisis."We demand that increases be given for all salaries, which...
April 10, 2025

Flights and ferries suspended across Greece as unions call 24-hour general strike

Cars burn following a Russian attack in Dnipro, Ukraine
Dozens reportedly injured by Russian drone attacks across Ukraine
KYIV — At least one person was killed and dozens more injured by Russian attacks across Ukraine, local media reported on Wednesday.Seventeen people were reportedly injured after Russia launched a drone attack against the Dnipro region, with houses, high-rise buildings, cars and administrative buildings damaged, according to regional Governor Serhii Lysak.At least eight people were hospitalized, with Ukrainian authorities saying most were in moderate condition.A Russian strike also hit the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region in the early hours of Wednesday, local officials said.Three members of the same family were reportedly injured following a drone strike which damaged a residential building. Among the injured was an 11-year-old girl.Russia launched a massive drone...
April 09, 2025

Dozens reportedly injured by Russian drone attacks across Ukraine

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