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Europe thought it had a way past Trump's tariffs. He didn’t care.

Europe thought it had a way past Trump’s tariffs. He didn’t care.

EU officials had hoped to catch Trump’s interest with offers to buy more American gas. Here’s how they hit a wall of bureaucracy and disinterest.

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Who's up and who's down in France after Le Pen's guilty verdict

Who’s up and who’s down in France after Le Pen’s guilty verdict

Plan for Russia to rejoin Olympics sparks disgust in Ukraine

EU wants to beef up border agency to 30,000 staffers

We needed something more concrete on Huawei, says EU anti-fraud chief

Scotland’s pro-independence warriors are shifting on nuclear weapons … slowly

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National security newbie Matthew Whitaker becomes US NATO envoy

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Speaker of Ireland’s parliament survives unprecedented confidence vote

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Le Pen judge placed under police protection after receiving ‘personal threats’

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Bosnian Serb leader flees to Moscow as authorities step up pursuit

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Finland will exit global land mine treaty as Russia fears grow

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Britain does not deny concessions on agriculture in UK-US talks

21 HRS ago

Security in Europe will mean sacrifices for citizens
Opinion

Security in Europe will mean sacrifices for citizens

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ECB's Rehn on Trump tariffs: Europe must give as good as it gets

ECB’s Rehn on Trump tariffs: Europe must give as good as it gets

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Meta faces 'substantial' fine for not complying with Turkey's gag orders

Meta faces ‘substantial’ fine for not complying with Turkey’s gag orders

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Editors’ picks

Marine Le Pen’s conviction caused a political firestorm. Here's what actually happened.

Marine Le Pen’s conviction caused a political firestorm. Here’s what actually happened.

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UK rejects EU plan to tie defense pact to fishing quotas

UK rejects EU plan to tie defense pact to fishing quotas

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EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs 

EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs 

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Internal document reveals how Europe's most powerful party keeps lawmakers in line

Internal document reveals how Europe’s most powerful party keeps lawmakers in line

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Le Pen's dilemma: Seek revenge or help her party

Le Pen’s dilemma: Seek revenge or help her party

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Trump: Le Pen's exclusion from French election is 'a very big deal'

Trump: Le Pen’s exclusion from French election is ‘a very big deal’

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Is ChatGPT doing the Commission's homework? European Parliament asks after robotic replies

Is ChatGPT doing the Commission’s homework? European Parliament asks after robotic replies

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Germany launches permanent troop deployment on NATO’s eastern flank

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Le Pen’s dilemma: Seek revenge or help her party

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Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine

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EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs 

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Where’s the gold? Germany’s conservatives sound the alarm over reserves in the US

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Elon Musk slams Marine Le Pen guilty verdict as arch-conservatives unite in fury

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Starmer holds fire on Trump’s Liberation Day

Erdoğan, not Trump, is Europe's new best friend on security

Erdoğan, not Trump, is Europe’s new best friend on security

War and Peace in Europe

War and Peace in Europe

The great tech race heading toward Greenland

The great tech race heading toward Greenland

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France

France, Belgium scoff at anti-DEI letter from Trump administration

France, Belgium scoff at anti-DEI letter from Trump administration

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Is France’s far-right wunderkind Jordan Bardella the new face of Europe?

Is Jordan Bardella the new face of Europe?

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Combative Le Pen vows to fight on for French presidency

Combative Le Pen vows to fight on for French presidency

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The Continent

How Trump is forcing Europe to get real on steel

How Trump is forcing Europe to get real on steel

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Russia officially moves to legalize the Taliban

Russia officially moves to legalize the Taliban

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Polish PM Tusk makes last-ditch plea to avoid Trump’s tariffs

Polish PM Tusk makes last-ditch plea to avoid Trump’s tariffs

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Zelenskyy says no to any US minerals deal that might risk Ukraine's EU bid

Zelenskyy says no to any US minerals deal that might risk Ukraine’s EU bid

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Britain

The Starmer and Reeves double act is about to be tested

The Starmer and Reeves double act is about to be tested

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UK-EU defense pact really does depend on fish, European minister warns

UK-EU defense pact really does depend on fish, European minister warns

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UK spring statement: Rachel Reeves' Project Growth still isn't paying off

No Plan B? Labour’s Project Growth still isn’t paying off

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Washington

The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will

The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will

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Trump doesn't rule out military intervention in Greenland — again

Trump doesn’t rule out military intervention in Greenland — again

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Finland's Stubb boosts Trump ties over golf

Finland’s Stubb boosts Trump ties over golf

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Brussels

EU set to fine Apple and Meta amid escalating trade war

EU set to fine Apple and Meta amid escalating trade war

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EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal

EU exploring weaker 2040 climate goal

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EU leaders under influence of booze bosses as trade war escalates

EU leaders under influence of booze bosses as trade war escalates

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5 takeaways in the EU’s frothy wine package 

5 takeaways in the EU’s frothy wine package 

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Germany

Germany's far-right AfD dissolves extremist youth branch to avert ban

Germany’s far-right AfD dissolves extremist youth branch to avert ban

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Where's the gold? Germany’s conservatives sound the alarm over reserves in the US

Where’s the gold? Germany’s conservatives sound the alarm over reserves in the US

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The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany's next government says

The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany’s next government says

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Opinion

How to use Russia’s central bank assets for Ukraine
Opinion

How to use Russia’s central bank assets for Ukraine

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What Signalgate really tells us
From Across the Pond

What Signalgate really tells us

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US disarmament is a gift to its great power rivals
Opinion

US disarmament is a gift to its great power rivals

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We need to pay closer attention to Svalbard
Beyond the Bubble

We need to pay closer attention to Svalbard

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