War

Trump says Crimea to ‘stay with Russia’
“Everybody understands that it’s been with them for a long time,” U.S. president says in interview with Time magazine.

Ukraine’s spy chief vows revenge for Russian strike on Kyiv

Trump Organization is selling 2028 hats

Trump talks tariffs. The EU talks free trade with the rest of the world.

Hungary on EU watchlist over surveillance at Pride

Trump says he’s got his ‘own deadline’ for Ukraine talks as tensions flare

German coalition member backs US easing Nord Stream sanctions in Russia peace talks
Trump ‘not happy’ with Putin for attack on Kyiv amid tense ceasefire negotiations
The president’s criticism is a shift from his usual blaming of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the ongoing conflict.
UK lifts sanctions on Syria’s defense ministry
Downing Street said the move would promote regional stability and “encourage the return of Syrian refugees.”
After EU fines, Big Tech wants Trump to swoop in
Two big penalties overseas could be just what the industry needed to get the White House’s attention. Will Trump now try to roll back European tech rules?
Europe’s debt set to surge again in new era of uncertainty, IMF warns
But the Fund gives its implicit backing to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans to stabilize U.K. public finances.
White House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord Stream
The debate pits Steve Witkoff against State Department and U.S. energy export proponents.
UK bans export of ‘killer’ video games controllers to Russia
Clampdown comes amid 150 new trade sanctions against Russia.
Trump squeezes Zelenskyy on peace deal as US leaders skip talks in Europe
Trump suggested Ukraine did not try hard enough to get control of Russian-occupied Crimea, pressuring Zelenskyy on a peace deal to ”GET IT DONE.”
France floats resurrecting doomed EU-US trade deal it used to oppose
Lombard said he hoped the two sides could avert a trade war with “a win-win” solution.
Time was right for US Big Tech penalties, EU competition chief says
The European Commission has been accused of dragging its feet to avoid inflaming Donald Trump’s trade war.
Longtime US allies say they have ways to fight back against Trump, and they’ll use them
Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, “We’ll take decisions to protect ourselves.”
Exposed: The links between world chess and Russia’s war machine
How Vladimir Putin uses the iconic strategy game to his advantage.
Trump’s trade war will have ‘profound impact’ on UK economy, says Reeves
The U.K. chancellor is in Washington this week for talks with finance ministers including U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Senate Republican wants to hold hearings on a 9/11 conspiracy theory
Sen. Ron Johnson could use his gavel of a far-reaching committee to probe the 2001 attacks.
IMF: Trump tariffs are crashing world economy, with US worst off
The multilateral lender thinks the U.S. will be hurt more than either Europe or China by Donald Trump’s tariff blitz.
Blow for UK’s Reeves as IMF slashes growth forecasts
Latest figures put Britain’s GDP growth this year lower than Canada and the U.S.
Dutch spies warn Russian attacks on Europe included bid to sway EU election
“The potential effect on our security is unprecedented,” says military intelligence chief about Moscow’s intensifying hybrid warfare.
Can France and Germany’s new love-fest survive their lingering differences?
Paris and Berlin have been at loggerheads for years, but things are at last looking up.
Harvard sues Trump administration over $2 billion cut to federal funding
The Trump administration has threatened to withhold up to $9 billion in grants to the university over the treatment of Jewish students that it says violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
US’s Vance pays flash visit to Pope Francis
Brief Easter Sunday meeting follows recent spat over migration between the Trump administration and the Holy See.
Putin violated his own Easter truce thousands of times, Zelenskyy says
Moscow said its forces were “strictly observing” the ceasefire and accused Ukraine of violating the pause in fighting.
The ‘worst thing’: Meloni interpreter apologizes after stumble at White House
Valentina Maiolini-Rothbacher said the incident during Meloni’s meeting with Trump was a “terrible setback.”
Trump says US could walk away from Russia-Ukraine war deal
The president also refused to commit to continued support for Ukraine’s military if that came to pass.
Russia wounds over 100 with new cluster supersonic missile on Ukraine’s Kharkiv
The attack marks the third consecutive week Moscow has used ballistic missiles against civilian areas.