The Pentagon said on Tuesday it was cutting the number of US Brigade Combat Teams stationed in Europe from four to three, returning troop levels to those seen in 2021 as Washington presses European allies to assume greater responsibility for regional defense. The move will temporarily delay the deployment of additional US forces to Poland. … Read more
The European Union reached a temporary agreement late Tuesday to remove import tariffs on American goods, a key part of the bloc’s trade deal with the United States. It kept the EU on track to meet President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline and avoid higher US tariffs on European goods. “I am proud to announce … Read more
EU legislators and member states reached a deal early on Wednesday to implement the bloc’s trade pact with the United States, ending months of wrangling over the agreement as President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs unless it was approved by July 4. The compromise followed late-night negotiations between EU capitals and parliamentary negotiators. Source link
The US Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a measure to force President Donald Trump to withdraw the US from hostilities in Iran or seek congressional approval to continue military action. Procedural voting on the war powers resolution has taken place seven times since Trump launched the war against Iran in late February. But the … Read more
US President Donald Trump tightened his grip on the Republican Party on Tuesday after Kentucky voters ousted Congressman Thomas Massie, one of the few conservatives willing to openly challenge him. The defeat, projected by NBC and CNN, followed setbacks for other Republican dissenters, including Indiana legislators and Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy. Source link
NATO confirmed on Tuesday that one of its F16 jets from the Lithuania-based Baltic Air Policing Mission had shot down a drone in Estonian airspace. Both Estonia and Latvia issued air alerts reporting a drone in their airspace. It was not immediately clear whether they were referring to the same or different aircraft. What happened? … Read more
A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open maintenance hole on a busy Midtown Manhattan street, New York police and utility officials said on Tuesday, as authorities investigated how the incident occurred. The woman fell into the hole after parking her SUV near Fifth Avenue and East 52nd Street late Monday and was pronounced … Read more
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is putting his words into action. In September last year, the Bavarian conservative politician announced he wanted to boost Germany’s civil protection and emergency management capabilities. Eight months later, the government is to decide on concrete measures at its next cabinet meeting on Wednesday. A package of €10 billion ($11.6 … Read more
G7 finance ministers and central bankers wrapped up their two-day meetings in Paris as the war in Iran and the energy crisis continue to weigh on the global economy. Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who represented the 21-member euro area in the talks, told FRANCE 24’s François Picard and Yuka Royer that despite some differences, there … Read more
Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, HA Hellyer, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies in London, says that “there is a very huge mismatch not just between the expectations of the Iranians and the Americans, but also among Gulf Arab states which will have to live with … Read more