Russian oil goes to India, Europeans buy refined products from them: Scott Bessent

[ad_1] Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the US made much bigger sacrifices than the European countries in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “We have put 25% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil. Guess what happened last week? The Europeans signed a trade deal with India,” Bessent said, explaining that Russian oil goes to India and then […]

Troubled by US Venezuela operation, Europeans limit intel sharing

[ad_1] Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at an event in Caracas on Saturday. US President Trump has said that Maduro’s days were numbered as head of state PARIS: The US military operation against Venezuelan alleged drug traffickers coupled with threats by Donald Trump for a ground assault against President Nicolas Maduro have troubled European powers who […]

‘Momentum from Trump-Putin meeting gone’: Russia on Alaska summit; blames ‘Europeans’

[ad_1] Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15 Nearly two months after US President Donald Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on the Ukraine war, a senior Russian official said on Wednesday that the “powerful momentum” from that meeting has “largely faded.““Unfortunately, we must admit that the powerful momentum […]

As US plans to burn contraceptives meant for poor, Europeans are alarmed

[ad_1] The Trump administration’s plans to incinerate $9.7 million in birth control pills and other contraceptives stored in a Belgian warehouse have left European govts struggling as they try to prevent the destruction. When the Trump administration abruptly de-funded and dismantled the USAID earlier this year, millions of contraceptives it had purchased were stuck in […]

‘Worrying disappearance’: 18-year-old French national missing in Iran; 20 Europeans under detention in country

[ad_1] An 18-year-old Frenchman, who also holds German citizenship, has gone missing in Iran during a cycling trip that began on June 16, a French diplomatic source was quoted as saying to news agency AFP on Sunday. The missing teen has been identified as Lennart Monterlos, based on social media posts, particularly from Instagram.“This disappearance […]

Europeans Shun Tesla, Even as Electric Vehicle Sales Rise

[ad_1] Tesla sales in Germany and Britain fell to their lowest point in more than two years in April, cementing a wider trend of Europeans shunning the U.S. automaker, despite growing demand for battery-powered vehicles in Europe. Registrations of new Tesla vehicles dropped nearly 46 percent in Germany and 62 percent in Britain from a […]

Watch: Italian reporter asks Donald Trump if he called Europeans ‘parasites’; Giorgia Meloni reacts

[ad_1] During a joint press conference at the White House between Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and US president Donald Trump, an Italian journalist asked Trump if he had ever called Europeans “parasites.” The question was asked in Italian, after the journalist requested to switch languages. Meloni quickly stepped in and responded, “No, he never […]

UK ETA: Europeans traveling to UK need online permit from April 9 | World News

[ad_1] Representational AI image UK has introduced a new online entry requirements for European visitors from Wednesday, implementing a digital Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) permit as part of enhanced security measures.European travellers must obtain an ETA permit, initially priced at £10 (12 euros), with costs increasing to £16 from April 9. The system has already […]