Author: Disha Mishra
U.S. President Donald Trump and close ally Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed optimism about resolving trade tensions that have strained U.S.-European relations, ahead of talks at the White House. The 27-nation European Union faces 25% import tariffs on steel and aluminum and cars, and broader tariffs on almost all other goods under Trump’s policy to hit countries he says impose high barriers to U.S. imports. Meloni, sitting across a table from Trump ahead of a lunch at the White House, said she was certain they can make a deal on trade. “I am sure we can make a deal,…
On Tuesday, the top United States general in Europe stated that the U.S. should keep its military presence on the continent as it is now, as the Pentagon reviews its global footprint under U.S. President Donald Trump. The United States military had over 100,000 soldiers in Europe after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but Christopher Cavoli, United States Army General stated that the number had been decreased to 80,000. Pete Hegseth, United States Defense Secretary has said European colleagues that they should not presume that the United States presence will infinite. “It’s my advice to maintain that force posture as…
Hundreds of people protested in European cities on Saturday against U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk, following a bruising week for financial markets after Trump unveiled sweeping global tariffs. In the German city of Frankfurt, the “Hands Off!” demonstration was organised by Democrats Abroad, the official organisation of the Democratic Party for U.S. citizens living overseas. In Berlin, protesting in front of a Tesla showroom, demonstrators held placards calling on fellow Americans living in Germany to protest for “an end to the chaos” at home. Gathering at Frankfurt’s Opernplatz, members of the overseas Democrats group demanded the…
(Forelines) – Turkey does not seek a confrontation with Israel in Syria following repeated Israeli strikes on military positions there undermined the new Syrian government’s ability to respond to threats, Hakan Fidan, Turkish Foreign Minister said Reuters on Friday. During a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated in an interview that Israel’s operations in Syria – where the administration of President Ahmed al-Sharaa is a close aligned with Turkish – were paving the path for future regional instability. If the new administration in Syria wants to have “certain understandings” with Israel, which like…
According to scientists, Previous year was Ukraine’s worst year for wildfires in over three decades of record-keeping, as shelling along front lines in the conflict with Russia triggered an unprecedented number of blazes. Forest fires in Ukraine in 2024 burnt more than twice the area destroyed by fire in the entire 27-country European Union in 2024, the EU’s Joint Research Centre – its independent science research service – said in a report published this week. Satellite data showed nearly 9,000 fires torched a total of 965,000 hectares in Ukraine in 2024. Ukraine has around 10 million hectares, or 100,000 sq…
(Forelines) – New Delhi and Bejing will have issues in the “foreseeable future” but there are paths to address them without getting into a war, India’s foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated on Wednesday. The two nations in October reached an agreement regarding patrolling along their Himalayan border, thawing a standoff that started in 2020 when 20 Indian and four Chinese troops were killed in clashes. The conflict impacted multiple aspects of bilateral relations, from air travel to trade and technology. “We know that, between India and China…at least in the foreseeable future, there will be issues, but there are ways…
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has a lot to prove to win over Western powers. If the first few weeks of his rule are anything to go by, he may be heading in the wrong direction. The West is watching Syria’s leaders closely to ensure they rein in the Islamist jihadis who killed hundreds of Alawites, create an inclusive government with effective institutions, maintain order in a country fractured by years of civil war and prevent a resurgence of Islamic State or al Qaeda. To hammer home the message, three European envoys made clear in a March 11 meeting with Foreign…
The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow. While it was not clear when or how the Black Sea maritime security deals would start, the agreements are the first formal commitments by the two warring sides since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump is pushing for an end to the war in Ukraine and a rapid rapprochement with Moscow that has alarmed Kyiv and European countries. The U.S. agreement with Russia goes further than the agreement…
Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia’s general staff, has inspected Russian forces in the combat zone in Ukraine, on Friday, state news agency TASS stated, quoting the defence ministry.
Britain’s Heathrow Airport was shut on Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out its power, disrupting flight schedules around the world. Around 70 firefighters were tackling the blaze in the west of London, which led to a mass power outage at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest and the world’s fifth-busiest airport, and also knocked out its back-up power system. Huge orange flames and plumes of black smoke could be seen shooting into the sky. Around 150 people were evacuated from nearby buildings and thousands of properties were without power. The fire brigade said the cause of the…