BRUSSELS – The U.S. has no plans to immediately withdraw its military presence in Europe, despite its demands that European countries take care of their own defence, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday. “There are no plans for…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is recalling about 105,322 SUVs over concerns related to their seat belts. The recall impacts Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles from model years 2018 to 2020. The auto…

BERLIN – U.S. President Donald Trump will buckle under pressure from Germany and Europe in an escalating trade war, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday. “That is what I see, that Donald Trump buckles under pressure, corrects his…

LONDON/BENGALURU -Drugmaker stocks gained a temporary reprieve on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump spared pharmaceutical products from reciprocal tariffs, but executives and analysts warned it was premature to celebrate as tariffs were still likely to come. Trump imposed a…

U.S. stock index futures sank on Thursday after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs against its trading partners heightened fears of an all-out trade war that could push the global economy into a recession. Global stocks slumped, government bonds jumped and…

DONGGUAN, China – Chinese outdoor furniture maker Jin Chaofeng set up a factory in Vietnam last July to escape higher U.S. tariffs. Now he is looking to close it, as Washington imposes steep levies on Hanoi and the rest of…

Shares in European luxury companies dropped on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs, including on goods from the European Union and Switzerland. The European Union was targeted with a 20% rate, while Switzerland with a 31% rate…

JERUSALEM – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday he was convening ministry officials to formulate a course of action to protect Israel’s economy in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on exports. As part…

Countries across the world, including some of America’s closest allies, condemned President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs and some pledged counter-measures while hoping the White House would be open to negotiations. China urged the United States to immediately cancel…

FUENMAYOR, Spain – Stockpiles of wine in Spain’s Rioja region have swelled since the pandemic, but producers’ hopes of offloading tannic reds into the U.S. market were dimming ahead of what President Donald Trump is calling his “liberation day” tariffs…

Volkswagen will introduce an “import fee” on vehicles affected by the 25% tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The German automaker has temporarily halted rail shipments of vehicles from Mexico and will…

PARIS  – French President Emmanuel Macron will convene all representatives of business sectors hit by the import tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump at the Elysee palace later in the day, the French presidency said on Thursday. Trump…

Tornadoes ripped across a wide swath of the central and southern United States on Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses and bringing down power lines and trees. The National Weather Service said there had been at least 15 reports of tornadoes…

TOKYO -Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp said on Thursday it planned to invest at least 4 trillion yen ($27 billion) over the next three years to drive growth and aimed to lift its net profit to 1.2 trillion yen in…

LONDON – One of the Federal Reserve’s preferred recession indicators has this week deteriorated as fast as it did in 2008, the latest sign that bond investors are bracing for a sharp economic slowdown as a result of U.S. President…

BEIJING -China placed some rare earth elements under export restrictions on Friday as part of its sweeping response to President Donald Trump’s tariff package, potentially cutting the U.S. off from critical minerals vital to everything from smartphones to electric car…

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration moved forward with the sale of more than 20,000 U.S.-made assault rifles to Israel last month, according to a document seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the matter, pushing ahead with a sale…

BEIJING – China has urged the United States to immediately cancel unilateral tariff measures and properly resolve differences with trading partners through equal dialogue, the commerce ministry said on Thursday. “Many trading partners have expressed strong dissatisfaction and clear opposition,”…

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and shuttering offices at the U.S. Social Security Administration. Five groups and…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 43%, the lowest since his return to office, as Americans soured on his tariff moves and his administration’s handling of information about a military strike in Yemen, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found….

The Swiss government on Wednesday underlined the importance of respecting international law after U.S. President Donald Trump put higher tariffs on the export-oriented Alpine country than the European Union in a major trade policy announcement. Trump presented figures saying the…

SEOUL -South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo ordered emergency support measures for businesses that will be impacted by the imposition of U.S. tariffs, including automobiles, the industry ministry said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled global reciprocal tariffs…

OTTAWA – Canada will fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs with countermeasures, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday. “It’s essential to act with purpose and with force, and that’s what we will do,” he told reporters ahead of a…

BRASILIA – The Brazilian government said on Wednesday it is evaluating all the possible actions in response to the United States’ decision to impose 10% tariffs on imports from Latin America’s No. 1 economy. “The Brazilian government is evaluating all…

SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs was “not the act of a friend,” but ruled out placing reciprocal tariffs against the United States. Trump said he…

WASHINGTON – Congress will hold its first hearing in more than three years on a long-running push to make daylight saving time permanent in the United States. The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on April 10 on…

PARIS – Sales of French wine and spirits are expected to slide at least 20% after U.S. President Donald Trump announced global tariffs, Gabriel Picard, chairman of French wine and spirits exporters industry group FEVS said on BFM TV on…

CAIRO  – Hamas decided not to respond or engage with Israel’s counter-proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, an official told Reuters on Wednesday, affirming it is committed to the mediators’ plan instead. Israel said on March 29 it conveyed to…

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as “ridiculous” an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in…