UN trade agency urges US to exempt poorest countries from reciprocal tariffs
UN report says 28 of the 57 nations targeted by the Trump administration’s now-paused tariffs each account for less than 0.1% of the US trade deficit. Read more at Read…
Can we stop pretending the Katy Perry-Blue Origin space trip was anything but a crass PR stunt?
“That space mission this morning? That’s end time shit.” No truer word has been spoken. And just because it was the first all-female flight since 1963, doesn’t make it a…
Young men’s financial insecurity helping to fuel anti-feminism in the EU, research claims
Faced with the radicalisation of the discourse against women’s rights, an analysis by a think tank suggests that its origin is not only cultural but also economic. Read More
Several prisons in France attacked with guns fired and vehicles burned
Vechicles were set on fire in several prison car parks and a prison in the southern city of Toulon was fired at with an automatic weapon. Read More
Venice’s daytripper fee returns this week, rising to €10 for last-minute bookings
Venice daytrippers face steep fines if they don’t pay the fee designed to combat overtourism. Read More
Students arrested at University of Amsterdam pro-Palestine protest
At least 5 people were arrested after students occupied a building at the University of Amsterdam, while clashes with police also took place nearby. Read more at Read More
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French President Emmanuel Macron to honour Notre-Dame de Paris restorers
About 100 craftspeople and public servants who helped restore the cathedral will be honoured with the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit. Read More
“We believe in free trade,” Frostadóttir says
As she spoke with Euronews, Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir reaffirmed her commitment to free trade by rejecting counter-tariffs against the U.S., despite rising global trade tensions and concerns about…
EU Council mulling EU court decision on sanctioning of Swiss-Russian
Alexander Pumpyanskiy is a son of Russian businessman Dmitry Pumpyanskiy, who until 2022 was the head of Russia’s largest pipe manufacturer TMK. He was present at Vladimir Putin’s first meeting…