Crisis

EU to Trump on tariffs: We’ll retaliate when we’re ready, not when you tweet
Brussels suspended its countermeasures against the U.S. president’s steel and aluminum tariffs before they even took effect. Now the two sides have 90 days to do a deal.

Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?

More than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelenskyy says

Former French PM considers return to combat ‘neoimperialism’

France’s Fifth Republic is on the ropes

EU can still do deal with Trump to beat tariffs, says Czechia

Tesla lurches as Musk hits the gas for Trump
Battle over EU green rules shakes von der Leyen’s fragile centrist coalition
The outcome of a key vote on environmental laws in the Parliament this week could set the stage for the next five years.
Can Keir Starmer bring down bills before bills bring him down?
Downing Street is worried about rising energy bills. Every option for bringing them under control could bring political pain.
Where’s the gold? Germany’s conservatives sound the alarm over reserves in the US
Germany keeps over €100 billion worth of gold reserves in the New York Federal Reserve.
Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 1,600
The number of people killed by the 7.7-magnitude temblor could go up to 10,000, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates.
The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West
Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.
EU faces billion-euro dilemma over Turkey crisis
Ankara is too important an ally to alienate, no matter what happens on the streets of Istanbul, politicians and officials tell POLITICO.
Sinn Féin demands resignation of Ireland’s parliament speaker
Prime Minister Micheál Martin vows to resist Sinn Féin’s campaign of “total opposition” in showdown that has crippled the ability of the Dáil Éireann parliament to function.
Turkey scrambles to stop financial rout
Emergency measures as Ankara tries to stave off yet another financial crisis.
Israel-Lebanon truce in danger after fresh attacks
A new war “would be devastating for Lebanon,” Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said.
Meet the Czech Millennial Who’s Building a Utopia in the California Hayfields
Armed with tech billions, Jan Sramek has dreams of creating a new, affordable, walkable city. If, that is, California lets him.
Trump floats sending Americans to foreign prisons. Civil rights groups say that would be illegal.
Trump suggested on Truth Social that people charged with attacking Tesla could serve time in “lovely” prisons in El Salvador.
Poland shuts asylum door at Belarus border with EU backing
Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.
‘People will die’: UN food aid agency warns Trump-led Western donor cuts will see millions starve
With an $8.1 billion shortfall and the U.S. leading other Western countries in pulling support, the World Food Programme is making drastic aid cuts and scrambling to find donors.
The EU needs more cash. A plan for where to find it is emerging.
The push for a bigger EU private money pot has become a war of attrition. But Trump and Ukraine might be the spark that finally sets it in motion.
‘You see?’ Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour
Moscow struck civilian infrastructure Tuesday night, prompting Ukraine to respond with counterattacks.
As Trump cuts aid, EU leaders make plans to contain ISIS-linked camps
55,000 Islamic State-linked detainees are being held in Al Hol and Roj camps in northeastern Syria.
UN agency warns of ‘unprecedented’ bird flu threat as H5N1 virus jumps to mammals
Food and Agriculture Organization warns of “serious impacts” on food production, rural jobs, local economies and prices to consumers.
Canada sounds alarm at G7: ‘Nobody is safe’ from Trump’s tactics
As U.S. joins foreign ministers’ gathering in Quebec, Mélanie Joly warns counterparts that they are next.
Trump calls Schumer a ‘Palestinian’ while defending GOP spending bill, egg prices and tariff policy
The comment came during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as Republicans try to get a government spending bill enacted before funding runs out on Friday evening.
EU lawmakers accuse US of ‘blackmailing’ Zelenskyy into ceasefire
With transatlantic trust in disarray, MEPs call for Europe-led defense.
Trump aid freeze decimates UN food agency: ‘It’s catastrophic.’
Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization suspends projects after U.S. stops $300M a year in funding.
3 elections in 3 years: Portugal’s political crisis explained
After Luís Montenegro’s center-right government fell, voters will head back to the polls in May.