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Armenian PM Pashinyan to attend Victory Day parade in Moscow
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel to Moscow on 9 May to attend Russia’s annual Victory Day Parade, marking the Soviet Union’s triumph in the Second World War, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War. Speaking at a press briefing...
US lifts sanctions on Hungarian official Antal Rogan
The United States has lifted sanctions on Antal Rogan, a senior aide to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, citing a reassessment of foreign policy interests. Rogan, who has served as the head of Orbán’s cabinet since 2015, was sanctioned by the ...
China halts Boeing purchases with US
China has reportedly instructed its airlines to stop purchasing aircraft from US manufacturer Boeing, in an escalation of the ongoing trade conflict between Beijing and Washington. According to a report by Bloomberg, which cited sources familiar wit...
EU urges members, Western Balkan candidates to shun Moscow’s May 9 celebrations
The European Union has warned its member states and candidate countries from the Western Balkans against participating in Victory Day events scheduled to take place in Moscow on May 9, amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking at a press confer...
US Senators Shaheen and Tillis praise Ambassador Bridget Brink’s service as she steps down
US Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), Co-Chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, issued a joint statement acknowledging US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink’s intent to step down after nearly three years of service. “For almo...
New effective tariff rate on Chinese goods is 145%, White House says
The effective tariff rate on goods imported from China to the United States has now reached 145%, up from the previously announced 125%, according to CNBC, citing the White House. The report explains that when President Donald Trump signed the order...
European Commission President welcomes Trump’s tariff freeze
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause the introduction of new retaliatory tariffs, calling it an “important step towards stabilising the global economy.” “I welcome the decision...
Trump raises tariffs on China to 125%, citing “lack of respect”
US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate increase in tariffs on Chinese goods, raising them to 125%. Trump made the declaration on his social media platform, Truth Social, accusing China of showing a lack of respect toward global markets....
EU imposes 25% tariffs on US in response to metal duties
The European Union is set to impose a 25% tariff on US goods worth €22 billion, in retaliation for tariffs introduced by the United States in March on EU aluminum and steel exports. The majority of the EU’s 27 member states supported the decision, w...
Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China if it doesn’t reverse 34% tariffs by April 8
Us President Donald J. Trump issued a stark warning to China on his Truth Social account, threatening to impose additional 50% tariffs on Chinese goods if Beijing does not reverse its newly announced 34% retaliatory tariffs by tomorrow, April 8. In ...
