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UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as major funding dries up

UNAIDS had previously warned that unless support to its HIV efforts are restored soon, more than six million people could die in the next four years.

Europe News

EU sends top officials to Washington for tariff talks

A high-level meeting is under way in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday as the EU and US attempt to escape a full-blown transatlantic trade war.

USA

Trump administration offers illegal immigrants $1,000 to self-deport

The Department of Homeland Security claims payments will be issued after individuals leave the US, but immigrants' rights lawyers and advocates are sceptical.

Business

UBS to pay hundreds of millions to settle Credit Suisse US tax probe

UBS agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the US tax probe into Credit Suisse after a two-year investigation. UBS said that it was "not involved in the underlying conduct and has zero tolerance for tax evasion".

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USA

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to cut 20% of top military positions

Critics see the move as an attempt to politicise the country's armed forces.

Europe News

Film industry fears being swept into EU-US tariff war

Europe’s film industry is worried that hard-won legislation mandating European content quotas for streaming platforms could be put at risk amid ongoing transatlantic trade discussions, following US President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on movies produced outside the US.

Europe News

'Choose Europe,' von der Leyen tells US scientists threatened by Trump

In implicit criticism against Donald Trump's policies, Ursula von der Leyen said attacking free and open science was a "gigantic miscalculation".

Cinema

Does Trump have the authority to impose 100% movie tariffs?

Donald Trump has said he will target films made outside of the US as part of his ongoing tariff war. He posted that Hollywood and other areas are "being devastated" due to "a concerted effort by other Nations," which constitutes a "National Security threat."

Radio Schuman

Trade negotiations between the EU and the US: Where do we stand?

One month into the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, can the EU and the US find common ground? And what happens if they don’t strike any deal?

USA

Canadian PM Mark Carney to visit Trump at the Oval office on Tuesday

Carney's upcoming visit to the White House comes in the midst of ongoing trade conflicts between the two countries, along with Trump's threats to annex Canada as the 51st state of the US.

USA

PBS chief slams Trump executive order to cut funds as unlawful

The move against PBS and NPR comes as Trump's administration has been working to dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Europe News

US will scale back role in Ukraine peace talks, Washington says

The State Department announcement marks a significant shift in Washington's approach and comes after months of stalled diplomatic efforts to get Kyiv and Moscow to agree to a deal to end Russia's three-year war.

USA

Trump asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Venezuelans

The administration claims judges are interfering with its power over immigration and foreign policy.

Tech News

US robot makers fear Trump tariffs may impact humanoid race with China

Elon Musk warned investors last week that China's countermeasures restricting shipments of rare earth magnets will delay Tesla's development of its Optimus humanoid robots.

Europe News

Zelenskyy: Minerals deal with the US a 'truly equal agreement'

Kyiv residents reacted to the agreement with mixed emotions, with some hoping that it would prove beneficial to Ukraine, while others viewed it as a form of imperialism, where Washington was capitalising on Ukraine’s dire need for continued US support.

Iran

Weekend nuclear deal talks between Iran and US postponed, says Oman

The talks seek to limit Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the country.

Europe News

Almost 500 staff protest against UN budget cuts in Geneva rally

The Geneva rally comes two days after several UN aid agencies said they would have to slash jobs because of funding cuts, warning the reductions will severely affect aid programmes worldwide.

USA

Former national security advisor Mike Waltz nominated as UN Ambassador

Waltz created the group chat on the Signal messaging app to which a journalist from The Atlantic was inadvertently added where officials shared plans about imminent military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.

Europe News

Ukraine signs historic rare earth minerals deal with United States

A previous agreement was nearly signed before being derailed after a tense Oval Office shouting match involving US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Europe News

Ukraine ready to sign minerals deal with the US, officials in Kyiv say

US President Donald Trump indicated in February that he wanted access to Ukraine's rare earth materials as a condition for continued US support in the war, describing it as reimbursement for the billions of dollars in aid Washington has given to Kyiv.