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Belgium got its tariffs cut. Then it sent Trump a diamond Superman ring

Antwerp's jewelers say the $30,000 gift proves partnerships, "like the finest natural diamonds, are formed under pressure."

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Sam McNeil

AI-savvy pro-Iran groups troll America with Lego Movie-style propaganda videos mocking American failure

“They’re using popular culture against the No. 1 pop culture country, the United States,” said propaganda scholar Nancy Snow.

09.04.2026 5

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Sam Mcneil

Europe tells Trump to get lost on Iran, again

European leaders have been deeply critical of the Iranian government, but none have offered immediate help to the U.S.

19.03.2026 6

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Sam Mcneil

More than 3 million Iranians have been displaced so far since the war started, setting up a potential migration crisis

The U.N. has warned that continued fighting will likely push more Iranians to flee their homes.

14.03.2026 10

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Sam Mcneil

Europe hates Trump’s play for Greenland so much that even far-right nationalist groups are repulsed

Even Nigel Farage, a longtime ally of Trump and head of the Reform UK nationalist party, called Trump's Greenland moves “a very hostile act.”

25.01.2026 10

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Sam McNeil

Macron urges EU to wield ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs

The term is shorthand for the Anti-Coercion Instrument, or ACI, that could sanction individuals or institutions found as putting undue pressure on...

21.01.2026 10

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Sam McNeil

Russia suspected of jamming navigation on European Commission president’s plane, official says

The plane landed safely and Ursula von der Leyen will continue her planned tour of the European Union’s nations bordering Russia and Belarus, a...

01.09.2025 10

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Sam McNeil

EU ministers rip Trump’s 30% tariffs as ‘absolutely unacceptable’

Brussels suspended retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal by the end of the month.

14.07.2025 8

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Sam McNeil

European finance ministers brace for Trump’s surprise 30% EU tariffs: ‘If you want peace, you have to prepare for war’

“Countermeasures” by the EU, which negotiates trade deals on behalf of its 27 member countries, will be delayed until Aug. 1.

14.07.2025 10

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Sam McNeil