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July 14, 2025 11:50 AM

EU ready to hit US with 21-billion-euro tariff list, Italy foreign minister says

The European Union has already prepared a list of tariffs worth 21 billion euros ($24.52 billion) on U.S. goods if the two countries fail to reach a trade deal, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in a newspaper interview on Monday. Preside...

July 14, 2025 11:03 AM

France’s Macron announces plan to accelerate military spending

President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced a plan to push forward France's defence spending, pledging to double the military budget by 2027 - three years earlier than originally planned - in response to a complex geopolitical moment. France had a...

July 13, 2025 2:35 PM

Hungary’s opposition flags ‘New Deal’ to kickstart stagnating economy

Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar said on Saturday his Tisza party will launch a "Hungarian New Deal" to revive the stagnating economy with massive investment and predictable policy if it wins elections next year. Magyar, whose centre-right p...

July 13, 2025 10:28 AM

EU says it still wants US trade deal, will defend interests

The European Union said on Saturday it was ready to retaliate to defend its interests if the United States pressed ahead with imposing a 30% tariff on European goods from August 1. U.S. President Donald Trump latest salvo surprised the bloc, the Uni...

July 9, 2025 5:25 PM

French police raid far-right National Rally HQ over campaign finance, fraud allegations

French police raided Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) headquarters on Wednesday over alleged campaign finance violations and fraud, prompting its president Jordan Bardella to decry a "new harassment campaign" against the far-right party. The raid...

July 9, 2025 2:29 PM

Wildfire loses intensity in southern France, firefighters continue battle

A wildfire that reached the northwestern outskirts of France's second city of Marseille lost intensity overnight, but firefighters were still battling the flames on Wednesday. Residents who had been told on Tuesday to stay in their homes for their o...

July 9, 2025 9:48 AM

UK and France must end dependency on US and China, Macron warns

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday Britain and France must work together to counter the world's many destabilising threats and protect Europe from "excessive dependencies" on the United States and China. Macron, in a rare address to bo...

July 8, 2025 9:55 AM

King Charles hosts Macron in first European state visit since Brexit

Britain's King Charles will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to Windsor Castle on Tuesday for the first state visit by a European leader since Brexit in a trip aimed at celebrating the return of closer political ties between the countries. T...

July 3, 2025 2:04 PM

Russia poses growing military threat to NATO members, Italy says

Russia could have the ability to pose a military threat to NATO territory within five years, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. He was addressing lawmakers on the outcome of a NATO summit last week when the military alliance a...

July 1, 2025 6:24 PM

Indo-French joint military exercise ‘Shakti 2025’ concludes in France

The eighth edition of the Indo-French Joint Military Exercise 'Shakti' concluded on Tuesday after two weeks of intensive training and cooperation between the Indian and French armed forces. Held from June 18 to July 1 in France, the exercise was hos...

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