NASA cuts: ESA in talks about the ‘full repercussions’ (Photo: AP) The US administration under Republican President Donald Trump has proposed billions in cuts to NASA’s budget, putting at risk major partnerships, and shifting the space agency’s priorities from the moon to Mars.Reacting to these cuts, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher emphasized […]
The head of Airbus said on Tuesday that Europe should impose tariffs on imports of Boeing aircraft if negotiations over US President Donald Trump’s trade war fail.Trump has rolled out a “baseline” levy of 10 percent on goods from around the world but he has suspended a higher tariff of 20 percent on European Union […]
Stephen Miller is at the top of the totem pole to become the national security adviser, President Trump said. President Donald Trump hinted that he may make Stephen Millerhis national security adviser as he described him at the ‘top of the totem pole’ as various names are being considered for the crucial post that Mike […]
US and China are engaged in prolonged tariff dispute (Image: AP) China’s commerce ministry on Friday announced that Beijing is reviewing several key proposals from the Trump administration, signaling the openness to trade talks with the US under the condition that high US tariffs must be removed. The ministry has reaffirmed China’s willingness to engage […]
BEIJING: United States officials have reached out to their Chinese counterparts for talks on vast tariffs that have hammered markets and global supply chains, a Beijing-backed outlet said on Thursday citing sources.Punishing US tariffs that have reached 145 percent on many Chinese products came into force in April, while Beijing has responded with fresh 125 […]
Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr shake hands before the start of a bilateral meeting at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines. (Image: AP) MANILA: Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense pacts to further boost their security […]
ROME: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Rome for talks with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Tuesday, as the two Mediterranean countries seek to boost trade and cooperation.Meloni and Erdogan will discuss the war in Ukraine and the “situation in the Middle East” before a summit where government ministers are expected to sign a number of […]
Russia is ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine “without preconditions”, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. This came after US President Donald Trump lashed out at Putin saying “maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war.”“During yesterday’s talks with Trump’s envoy Witkoff, Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia is ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine […]
China has insisted it is not holding trade negotiations with the United States, despite President Donald Trump’s claim that he had received a call from Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In an interview with Time magazine published Friday, Trump did not specify when the alleged conversation occurred or what was discussed, simply saying, “He’s called. And […]
Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss President (AP) GENEVA: The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping US tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets.Karin Keller-Sutter, in an interview with broadcaster SRF published Friday, […]
