Charts that show the “reciprocal tariffs” the U.S. is charging other countries are on display at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday laid out the “reciprocal tariff” rates that more than 180 countries and territories…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said US tariffs on European Union imports are “wrong”, after US President Donald Trump announced he would begin charging a 20% rate on EU goods. Meloni is one of the many world leaders reacting to Trump’s “liberation day” announcements, which include a universal 10% baseline tariff on all imports…
Getty Images/BBC European politicians Viktor Orban (l), Geert Wilders (c) and Matteo Salvini (r) are among those who reacted to a court ruling banning France’s Marine Le Pen from running for public office Marine Le Pen is an icon of France’s nationalist right: one of the country’s best-known and most popular political figures – with…
Rachel Looker BBC News, Washington BBC If President Donald Trump was polarising on the campaign trail, his first week back in office was no different. He was officially sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday before signing hundreds of executive actions, reversing policies from President Joe Biden’s administration and following…
We are officially just a little over a week away from the 2024 U.S. Presidential elections, where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will face off on the battleground. With razor-thin margins according to polls and surveys, the election could swing either way. United States President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump at the White…
