U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose a 10 percent baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country’s biggest trading partners, drawing defiant responses from leaders and governments. Here’s how top officials and governments around the world reacted: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun: “Under…
President Donald Trump reversed course on Friday and said Russia did in fact invade Ukraine, and that Kyiv would soon sign a minerals agreement with the United States as part of efforts to end the Ukraine war. Trump had said on Tuesday that Ukraine “should have never started” the war three years ago, prompting a…
France said on Sunday it would host a summit of European leaders on Monday to discuss the Ukraine war and European security as the continent tries to respond concretely to US President Donald Trump’s unilateral approach to the conflict. Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg said on Saturday Europe would not have a seat at the…
Russian News Agency TASS has put together the Russian foreign minister’s key statement The global community is now witnessing an all-out battle between supporters and opponents of multipolarity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference recapping Russian diplomatic efforts in 2024. The minister took aim at the US President Joe Biden’s administration…
Germany’s cabinet is set to approve plans on Wednesday authorizing the armed forces to shoot down illegal drones following repeated reports of illegal flights over critical infrastructure, a draft amendment seen by Reuters showed. Germany has been on high alert for hybrid attacks from Russia since the full-scales invasion of Ukraine. In one of the latest…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a surprise visit to war-torn Ukraine on Monday to reaffirm Berlin’s support for Kyiv in its fight against Russia. His visit comes as Ukrainian forces are losing ground on the frontline and amid fears about future United States support once Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. Ukraine…
G20 leaders meeting in Rio urged cooperation on climate change, poverty, and tax reform, while addressing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. A narrow consensus highlighted humanitarian suffering and economic fallout. Leaders called for urgent civilian aid, ceasefires, and multilateral unity ahead of Trump’s January return to power. Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Monday…
Russia unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, firing 120 missiles and 90 drones in a sweeping attack that killed at least seven people and caused “severe damage” to the power system, officials said. Ukrainians have been bracing for weeks for an attack on the hobbled energy system, fearing…
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed their “unwavering support” for Ukraine at a meeting on September 13, according to a White House statement on the talks that didn’t mention the topic of loosening restrictions on Kyiv’s use of donated long-range weapons deeper inside Russian territory. Meeting amid signs…
BERLIN, Sept 1 – German state elections that dealt a heavy blow to the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government and historic wins for two anti-establishment parties are likely to aggravate instability in an already fractious ruling coalition. With only a year to go before a national election in Europe’s largest economy, Sunday’s results look set to…
