Germany says it ‘will not give in’ as Trump announces 25% car tariffs
Germany has said it “will not give in” and that Europe must “respond firmly” as US President Donald Trump targets imported cars and car parts with a 25% tax in…
Trump Could Hand China a ‘Strategic Victory’ by Silencing Voice of America
Generations of Chinese, including our columnist, turned to U.S. government-run outlets for an education in democracy, rights and the English language.
Canada PM Mark Carney says old relationship with US ‘is over’
14 hours ago Jessica Murphy & Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Reporting fromToronto Bernd Debusmann BBC News Reporting fromWashington DC Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada’s old relationship…
Banks and Payment Card Companies Form a Discount Cartel to Take Down Cash in “Cash-Addicted” Germany | naked capitalism
The cash assassins set their sights on Europe’s biggest economy. If there’s one major European economy that did not get the memo on moving swiftly away from cash to digital…
South Korea Wildfires Raze Ancient Temples, Force Evacuations
The country’s largest blaze on record has left 27 dead and destroyed heritage sites, including two 1,000-year-old temples.
As Musk Makes Some Headway in India, He Is Also Suing Its Government
Elon Musk’s pursuit of business expansion in the country through Tesla and Starlink is coming at the same time that his X platform is waging a fight over free speech.
Tomb of Unknown Pharaoh Is Unearthed in Egypt
The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new chapter in investigating this dynasty.”
China Is Courting, and Confronting, U.S. Allies Made Uneasy by Trump
Even as China offers itself to nations like Japan as a more reliable partner, its ships are pushing into their neighborhoods — sometimes on the very same day.
Ukraine Rare Earths Deal Is Nonsense To Mining Experts | naked capitalism
Yves here. We’ve explained repeatedly that the Ukraine “raw earths” deal is based on extreme exaggeration of the mineral deposits that the Ukraine government owns (or to which it retained…
Russia-US Negotiations: Trump Criticism Follows the Bad Sign of the Lack of a Joint Statement After Last Round and the Iran Angle | naked capitalism
The state of play in the Russia-US negotiations after their session early this week in Saudi Arabia failed to get much if any front-page attention. That was thanks to the…