Responding to the news, a U.K. government spokesperson said: “This is a matter for the U.S. to determine but we will continue to support U.K. businesses as further details are announced. “The U.K. enjoyed the lowest reciprocal tariffs globally, and under any scenario we expect our privileged trading position with the U.S. to continue. “We […]
Continue ReadingThe split screen between President Donald Trump’s talk of peace in Washington and drumbeats of war in the Middle East struck some critics as incoherent.
Continue ReadingThe split screen between President Donald Trump’s talk of peace in Washington and drumbeats of war in the Middle East struck some critics as incoherent.
Continue ReadingRepresentatives for Johnson and Truss declined to comment. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ‘Act of stupidity’ Trump’s position on the Chagos deal has flipped multiple times in recent weeks. He first came out against the “act of GREAT STUPIDITY” on Jan. 20, in what British officials believed was […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs — a major repudiation of a core piece of Trump’s economic program. The 6-3 decision is a rare instance of the conservative-led court reining in Trump’s expansive use of executive power. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch joined the […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court inflicts a bitter defeat on Trump. Image: keystone US President Donald Trump has suffered a defeat before the Supreme Court in the dispute over his aggressive tariff policy. The US Supreme Court ruled that Trump exceeded his authority to impose large tariffs on many trading partners. February 20, 2026, 4:05 p.mFebruary 20, […]
Continue ReadingLuxembourg’s love affair with cars continues, with the country boasting the second-highest rate of cars relative to population anywhere in the EU in 2024, according to data published on Friday by the bloc’s official statistics agency Eurostat. Only Italy, with 701 cars per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, had a higher rate of car ownership than […]
Continue Reading“Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility”, the City of Catania warns.
Continue ReadingAs former British prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is arrested over ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the scandal spreads to France, where Paris prosecutors have opened an investigation into a former government minister and his daughter. Also as we mark four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of […]
Continue ReadingThe world-famous cherry blossom festival in Arakurayama-Sengen Park at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan will not take place in 2026.Image: EPA In the “Land of Smiles” people stop laughing. The tourist hotspots are overcrowded. A small town is now taking a radical step. Feb 20, 2026, 3:23 p.mFeb 20, 2026, 3:24 p.m Dorothea […]
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