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‘Business as usual impossible’: EU freezes trade deal with US; comes after Trump’s Davos speech

The US-EU trade deal is “on hold until further notice”, as announced by the chair of the European parliament’s trade committee Bernd Lange.“Now official: EU-US deal is on hold until further notice! Our negotiating team just decided to suspend work of European Parliament on the legal implementation of Turnberry deal. Our sovereignty and territorial integrity…

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Gaza future: Netanyahu accepts Donald Trump’s invitation to ‘Board of Peace’; how Israel’s participation plays out

File photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he had agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace”, marking a shift from his earlier criticism of the body overseeing the Gaza ceasefire.The decision comes after Netanyahu’s office…

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Wall Street tumbles! Dow sheds 850 points, S&P 500 slips 2% — Here’s how Trump’s Greenland bid impacted US stocks

Wall street took a sharp hit on Tuesday, plunging to their steepest single-day losses in three months, as investors reacted to US President Donald Trump’s fresh tariff threats targeting Europe. The move sparked a widespread risk-off selloff across asset classes, triggering concerns about another round of market volatility.All three major US indices posted their worst…

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Asian stocks today: Markets mostly in red ahead of Trump’s Davos speech; Nikkei falls 280 points, HSI flat

Stocks market in Asia traded mostly red on Wednesday ahead of US President Donald Trump’s speech in Davos, dragged down by a sharp overnight sell-off in the US, rising geopolitical tensions between Washington and Europe over Greenland. In Hong Kong, HSI dipped 39 points or 0.15% to 26,447 at 10:40 AM IST. Nikkei also traded…

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Trump’s plane makes U-turn: US President’s flight to Davos returns midair — what went wrong?

US President Donald Trump’s designated aircraft, Air Force One, made a sharp U-turn and returned to Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday after the crew reported a “minor electrical issue” during his trip to Davos for the World Economic Forum.A US government motorcade was seen heading toward the Maryland base on Tuesday night (local time).The White…

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Greenland row escalates: After Trump’s tariff threat, EU moves to suspend US trade deal

The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the EU-US trade deal agreed last July in response to President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on European nations over Greenland. The decision is expected to be formally announced in Strasbourg on Wednesday, signaling heightened tensions between Washington and its European allies, according to…

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How Donald Trump’s leadership style compares to other US presidents like Obama, Nixon, or Reagan | World News

Donald Trump dislikes being compared to other American presidents. The irritation is almost visceral. Once described as the third-best president after George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, he snapped back that they had not fought “eight, nine wars.” When contrasted with Barack Obama or Joe Biden, the verdict in his mind is even simpler. He is…

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‘Prefer rule of law to brutality’: On Trump’s 200% tariff, France’s Macron says won’t give in to bullies

French president Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Europe would not be intimidated or “give in to bullies,” delivering his strongest rebuke yet of US president Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe blocks a US takeover of Greenland.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Macron said France and Europe would not “passively…

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