Swiss minister speaks to Bessent in U.S., gives no sign of progress on tariffs
ZURICH – Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin said on Friday he had spoken briefly to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the United States’ 39% tariffs on Switzerland, but he…
Swiss minister speaks to Bessent in U.S., gives no sign of progress on tariffs
ZURICH – Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin said on Friday he had spoken briefly to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the United States’ 39% tariffs on Switzerland, but he…
Georgian police raid homes of senior former officials
TBILISI – Georgian police conducted searches on Friday at the homes of three former senior officials as authorities clamp down on figures accused of trying to overthrow the government. Read…
UK regulator says BBC’s Gaza documentary broke broadcasting rules
LONDON – Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza narrated by the 13-year-old son of a deputy agriculture minister in the Hamas-run government broke…
Polish court rules against sending Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany
WARSAW – A Polish court on Friday ruled against handing over a Ukrainian suspect wanted by Germany in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions and ordered his…
Trump says 100% tariffs on China not sustainable, still plans to meet Xi
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable, but blamed Beijing for the latest impasse in trade talks that…
Three killed in Bucharest after explosion at apartment block
An explosion at an eight-storey apartment block in Romania’s capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing three people and injuring 14 on Friday, local media reported. Read More
Zelenskiy to seek weapons from Trump in the shadow of a new Putin summit
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss the possible supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday but the surprise announcement of a new…
Salvadoran family who self-deported from US seeks to rebuild their lives
TAMANIQUE, El Salvador Reuters) -Fearing detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and being separated from her two young daughters, Yessenia Ruano self-deported back to El Salvador with…
UK regulator says BBC’s Gaza documentary broke broadcasting rules
LONDON – Britain’s media regulator Ofcom said a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza narrated by the 13-year-old son of a deputy agriculture minister in the Hamas-run government broke…