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Trump cancels threatened tariffs after reaching 'framework of deal' on Greenland
Just hours after doubling down on his claim that the US should "get Greenland", Donald Trump made an abrupt U-turn on the tariffs he had threatened to...
LinkedIn data shows sluggish overall hiring but a surge in AI-related jobs
A new report by professional social media platform LinkedIn shows that while jobseekers currently outpace job openings, a "new-collar" era of work is...
France's Macron calls on EU to be ready to activate its 'trade bazooka'
French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out against Donald Trump's latest tariff threat, describing the US president's approach to trade deals as...
One year since Trump's return to the White House: The US's two-track economy
It's been one year since Donald Trump started his second term as US president, and he's pointing to the country's strong GDP growth rate and stock mar...
French prime minister to push 2026 budget through parliament without vote
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced he will invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the 2026 budget bill into law without pa...
Davos to open under threat of trade chaos as Trump floats new Europe tariffs
US President Donald Trump's latest threat of tariffs on eight European nations if Greenland is not sold to the US has EU leaders in crisis mode. Meanw...
Macron calls for €36 billion increase in defence budget by 2030
In his New Year's address to the armed forces, French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a plan to add €36 billion to the country's multi-year defence...
Musk's xAI limits Grok's capacity to generate sexualised images
Elon Musk's xAI says its Grok AI chatbot will be restricted from generating sexualised images of real people after it was used to create pictures of w...
Some museum entrance fees go up for non-EU tourists in France
Tourists visiting France from outside the European Union now have to pay significantly higher entrance fees at some of the most popular sites in the c...
China sees record $1.19 trillion trade surplus in 2025 in spite of US tariffs
China's customs administration unveiled its latest trade data this Wednesday and announced that the country saw a record trade surplus last year, topp...
Trump praises "low" inflation data, doubles down on rate cut demands
US President Donald Trump says inflation in the country is low enough for Fed chair Jerome Powell to deliver "a big, beautiful cut" to interest rates....
Trump imposes 25% tariff on any country 'doing business' with Iran
US President Donald Trump ramped up economic pressure on the Iranian regime on Monday by announcing he was imposing import duties on the goods of any...
US investigation into Fed Chair Powell sparks chrus of criticism
Criticism has been pouring in from Republican and Democratic lawmakers, former Fed chairs and top officials after the US Justice Department launched a...
America's top central banker Powell targeted by federal probe
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department, a probe he calls a "pretext" amid a pressure campaig...
EU set to pass Mercosur deal after last ditch concessions seem to convince Italy
The EU is set to pass a trade deal with South American trade bloc Mercosur after Brussels unveiled new concessions this week. Also in this edition: HS...
Trump calls for US military spending to increase by 50% in 2027
US President Donald Trump has called for the US military budget to reach $1.5 trillion in 2027, more than half of the allocated spending for this year...
Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's revised offer
Warner Brothers Discovery has rejected the latest takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying it's still inferior to a rival offer from Netflix. Desp...
Trump says Venezuela will send 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to US
In a Truth Social post late on Tuesday night, US President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela would be "turning over" between 30 and 50 million bar...
Berlin households grapple with prolonged blackout as a cold snap grips Europe
A severe cold snap has gripped Europe, causing deadly accidents and travel chaos. In the German capital Berlin, freezing temperatures have made the si...
French farmers pile on pressure as Italy reportedly backs Mercosur trade pact
French farmers are continuing their protests across the country this Tuesday, in a bid to raise awareness about the difficult financial situation they...
US's long history of involvment in Venezuelan oil
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to meet executives of top US oil companies to discuss Venezuela this week, after the administration de...
US's big plans for Venezuela's oil face political, economic challenges
US President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire for American firms to take control of Venezuela's massive oil reserves. But the dilapidated...
EU's new carbon border tax goes into force
The European Union's controversial new rules on polluting industrial imports have gone into effect on January 1, following a two-year transition perio...
Bulgarians ring in the new year by withdrawing euros
As Bulgaria formally adopts the euro currency this January 1, residents in the capital Sofia queued up in front of ATMs just after midnight to withdra...
Leaps and bounds - how the power of AI expanded further in 2025
It's only been three years since ChatGPT leaped onto the world stage, but artificial intelligence is now becoming an integral part of daily life. The...
Bulgaria bids farewell to lev currency, awaits euro adoption amid inflation concerns
Bulgaria will formally adopt the euro as its currency starting on January 1, leaving behind the lev, which it has used since the late 19th century. Th...
Danish post office delivers last letter, ending a 400-year run to adapt to the digital age
It's the end of an era for the Danish post office. Citing a 90 percent drop in letter-sending over the past quarter-century, PostNord has ended delive...
China issues new proposals to regulate AI chatbots around mental health and suicide
China's cyberspace administration has issued new draft rules aiming to regulate how AI chatbots can affect users' emotional wellbeing. The proposed me...
Iran's central bank chief resigns amid protests and currency turmoil
Iran's state TV says the country's central bank chief Mohammad Reza Farzin has stepped down, as the country faces growing protests over the high cost...
E-commerce giant Coupang offers €1 billion compensation scheme after massive data breach
Over a month after announcing a massive data breach affecting 34 million of its users, South Korean e-commerce company Coupang announced this Monday i...
BP appoints Big Oil's first female CEO to continue shift away from renewables
London-based energy giant BP announced on Wednesday it was appointing Meg O'Neill as CEO starting on April 1. The executive, who has been at the head...
Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's bid, accuses it of "consistently misleading" shareholders
Warner Brothers Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid, saying it carries many risks and is inferior to Netflix's offer. The...
Oil prices rise as Trump orders blockade of sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela
Crude benchmarks were rising on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the US would put a stop to any traffic of sanctioned oil tankers in and...
EU rolls back 2035 internal combustion engine ban
The European Union has proposed changes to a 2023 law that effectively banned the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035. Instead of cu...
Ford to take $19.5 billion writedown as it scraps flagship EVs
Ford is abandoning top EV models like the F-150 Lightning as weak demand and hostile policies from the Trump administration weigh on sales. We take a...
China sees first annual investment decline in 30 years
Despite logging a record trade surplus, economic data for November showed China's domestic woes are deepening. Retail sales grew at their slowest pace...
French government calls for delay of EU-Mercosur trade deal vote
France's prime minister has called for pushing back the final approval vote on the landmark EU-Mercosur free trade deal as an outbreak of lumpy skin d...
Is the US interested in Venezuela's oil?
The US's motives are unclear after it seizes a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Also, France's last major home appliance maker goes b...
US Federal Reserve cuts rate by 25 basis points, but dissenting voices heard
The Federal Reserve, the US central bank, lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. The move comes as the US economy deals...
US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the third straight time
The US Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point, to a range of 3.5%-3.75%. However, it signalled there will be few...