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EU says trade deal could cut up to 50% of Chinese EV and plug-in hybrid imports and lower tariffs for some European exports to China

The top trade envoys for China and the European Union agreed Friday on a broad initial deal following two days of talks aimed at calming escalating...

10.10.2026 10

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Sam McNeil

Gas topped the equivalent of $12 a gallon in parts of Europe—and consumers are spending an extra $231 million a day on diesel

Governments are cutting fuel taxes, handing out subsidies and relaxing energy rules as wars squeeze Europe’s heavily import-dependent economy.

25.09.2026 20

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Sam McNeil

Canadian intern at NATO’s military headquarters arrested on espionage charges

Belgian authorities arrested a Canadian woman of Chinese origin accused of spying for a third country inside NATO headquarters as an intern.

27.07.2026 20

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Romania scrambles F-16 jets to shoot down a suspected Russian ‘Shahed type’ drone, marking the fourth recent violation of NATO airspace

Before the last three interceptions, Romanian jets shot down a drone in the sky above Estonia in May.

26.07.2026 20

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Intern arrested in Belgium on suspicion of spying inside NATO military headquarters and ‘being a member of a criminal organization’

Belgium's Federal Prosecutor's Office said it launched an espionage investigation after NATO’s security services tipped off Belgium’s military...

25.07.2026 20

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EU says TikTok failed to shield minors’ accounts from adults, exposing kids to predators

The Commission said minors’ accounts must never be viewed by strangers, exposing children to cyberbullying, grooming and unwanted contact.

24.07.2026 20

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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."

04.07.2026 80

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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 20

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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 30

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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 40

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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 30

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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 30

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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 40

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