Nato leaders agreed to ramp up defence spending to 5% of their countries’ economic output by 2035 at a summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25. US president Donald
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The UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine in September unless Israel acts to end the “appalling situation” in Gaza. After an emergency cabinet meeting, Downing Street released a
It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1. Since the beginning of July, the United States has issued another flurry of tariff announcements, revising the
“President, activist, reference, and leader. We will miss you dearly, beloved old man.” This was how Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi announced to the world, moments ago on social media, the
When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose eye-watering tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China. While the rest of the world
We now have a clearer picture of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs and how they will affect other trading nations, including the United States itself. The US administration claims these
In February 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron said it was time to reflect on the European dimension of French nuclear deterrence. He proposed a strategic dialogue as well as joint nuclear
Periodically, the global trade undergoes adjustment phases that, in the early stages, bring desperation and misfortune until they finally stabilize. While awaiting that moment, the trade tensions driven by the
More than 6,000 protesters gathered at the former Royal Mint Court in London on March 15, 2025, to protest against a proposed China mega-embassy project. The mobilisation, led by Hong
Trump’s desire to ‘un-unite’ Russia and China is unlikely to work – in fact, it could well backfire.
Is the U.S. angling for a repeat of the Sino-Russian split? In an Oct. 31, 2024, interview with right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, President Donald Trump argued that the United States
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