Document Shows EU Alarm Over Trump’s Power on Board of Peace
BRUSSELS- The European Union’s foreign policy arm has raised questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s broad powers over his new Board of Peace, according to an internal document seen by Reuters. Trump has urged world leaders to join his Board of…
Trump Casts Long Shadow Over Davos and WEF
DAVOS, Switzerland – As President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials rolled through the icy streets of Davos this week, fear and in some cases loathing were mixed with resignation over the administration’s way of doing business. While many…
EU Pauses €93 Billion Retaliatory Trade Package Against US
BRUSSELS – The European Commission said on Friday it would propose suspending for another six months an EU package of retaliatory trade measures against the U.S. worth 93 billion euros ($109.19 billion) that would otherwise kick in on February 7….
Israel Aims to Keep More Palestinians Out of Gaza
TEL AVIV – Israel wants to restrict the number of Palestinians entering Gaza through the border crossing with Egypt to ensure that more are allowed out than in, three sources briefed on the matter said ahead of the border’s expected…
Vaccine Firms Brace as Kennedy’s Health Policies Take Shape
LONDON- Sweeping U.S. policy changes under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are having a chilling effect on vaccine makers as anti-vaccine rhetoric has turned into concrete changes to inoculation schedules and recommendations, investors and executives said. The administration of…
Dollar Dips as Greenland Worries Ease; Aussie Jumps
The U.S. dollar was lower on Thursday as the “sell America” trade faded after President Donald Trump dropped tariff threats and ruled out seizing Greenland by force, and was little changed by U.S. inflation data that was in line with…
US Brings Charges in Alleged Classified Information Leak Case
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had brought criminal charges against a man who allegedly shared classified military information with a Washington Post reporter, whose house was raided during the investigation. Aurelio Perez-Lugones, 61, is accused of taking…
UN Slams Iran’s Brutal Repression at Emergency Session
GENEVA – The U.N. rights chief urged Iran on Friday to end its “brutal repression” of protests during an emergency session of the Human Rights Council, where a group of states is calling for U.N. investigators to document alleged abuses…
Trump touts ‘total access’ Greenland deal as NATO asks allies to step up
DAVOS, Switzerland/NUUK – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had secured total and permanent U.S. access to Greenland in a deal with NATO, whose head said allies would have to step up their commitment to Arctic security to ward…
Trump’s Detroit trip puts manufacturing back in focus amid US factory job slump
DEARBORN, Michigan – President Donald Trump traveled to Detroit on Tuesday, aiming to refocus attention on U.S. manufacturing and his efforts to tackle high consumer costs as the White House strives to show it is addressing the economic anxieties gripping…
Trump withdrawal from bedrock UN climate treaty raises legal questions
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the foundational U.N. climate treaty, which the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted more than 30 years ago, may be illegal, according to some legal experts who say that Congress…