Business ASML holds firm on guidance despite new US curbs re China tech ASML sees a limited impact of the US fresh restrictions on AI chip exports to China and maintains its guidance for 2024 and 2025. 03/12/2024
Canada Trump and Trudeau discussed border and trade following tariff threats US President-elect Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Florida to discuss concerns about drugs and migrant flows. 02/12/2024
USA Democrats frustrated with Biden's decision to pardon son Hunter The move marks a significant reversal for Joe Biden who repeatedly said he would not use presidential authority to benefit his family members. 02/12/2024
Europe News RFK Jr mulls Romania visit to meet 'TikTok Messiah' candidate Robert Kennedy Jr could attend a book launch in Romania, claims far-right nationalist presidential candidate Călin Georgescu. 29/11/2024
Business EU and China advance towards alternative solution for EV tariffs The EU and China are expected to continue talks regarding the alternative solution to replace the EU’s newly imposed tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. 29/11/2024
USA Who is Trump's envoy for Ukraine and what is his plan for Russia? US President-elect Donald Trump nominated retired General Keith Kellogg as a special Ukrainian peace envoy to lead negotiations on an end to Russia's full-scale war. Who is he, and what are his views on Russian invasion? 28/11/2024
USA Russians and Ukrainians in the US brace for a second Trump presidency Donald Trump has previously claimed he could end the war in Ukraine "in one day", but some of those who've fled to his country from Russia and Ukraine are less than confident about the future. 28/11/2024
USA Euroviews. Paranoid style of American politics should be Europe's wake-up call Democratic principles cannot rely solely on enlightened leaders but must be upheld by a broad, inclusive consensus, Graziella Romeo writes. 28/11/2024
USA Trump claims migration progress as Mexico stresses cooperation Trump boasted of the impact of his dramatic tariff threats, while Sheinbaum emphasised Mexico’s existing efforts to manage migration and combat fentanyl smuggling. 28/11/2024
Economy ECB's Schnabel advocates gradual cuts, flags Trump's trade risks Interest rates are nearing neutral territory, ECB's Isabel Schnabel has said, backing gradual cuts amid persistent inflation. She highlighted risks from Donald Trump’s trade policies, noting potential economic shocks for Europe as tariffs loom over export-heavy economies. 28/11/2024
Europe News What to expect from Ursula von der Leyen's second presidency Russia's war on Ukraine, Donald Trump and the poor health of the European economy will define the start of Ursula von der Leyen's second presidency. 27/11/2024
Culture news Legendary guitar brand Gibson hits Donald Trump with cease and desist The MAGA-branded line of guitars was launched as “the only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump.” Gibson says it infringes on its trademarks. 27/11/2024
Health news Trump taps professor and lockdown sceptic Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH Bhattacharya said he wants to reform the US medical research agency and restore public trust in scientific institutions. 27/11/2024
Markets European auto stocks slide as investors consider Trump tariffs threat European automakers took a share price hit on Tuesday after Donald Trump threatened sweeping tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. 26/11/2024
Europe News Merkel confronts her legacy in long-awaited memoir Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who served for 16 years, reflects on her childhood, time in office, and her "worry" for the future in her new memoir. 26/11/2024
USA Trump threatens sweeping tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada President-elect Donald Trump frequently threatened during his campaign that he would impose tariffs on multiple countries, citing concerns on illegal immigration and drugs. 26/11/2024
China Euroviews. The West’s crisis of faith in democracy is a gift to authoritarians To the Uyghurs in China and elsewhere, our democracy holds the promise that one day, their voices might finally be heard. We cannot let it be eroded, Rushan Abbas writes. 25/11/2024
Europe News EU has means to counter Trump tariffs, says trade lawmaker Speaking to Radio Schuman, German socialist MEP Bernd Lange says that the EU has a whole range of measures to counter Donald Trump's trade policy towards the EU. 25/11/2024
Health news Why did Europe stop adding fluoride to its drinking water? Few EU countries still fluoridate their water supplies, but there's no evidence that countries in Europe stopped because of health harms. 23/11/2024
USA Judge further delays Trump hush money sentencing The president elect's 34 criminal convictions were handed down in the summer, but they did not derail his campaign for re-election. 22/11/2024