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“That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States. There will be a 25 percent tariff on all oil, a 25- to 50-point tariff on all oil,” Trump said. The European Union has imposed an embargo on seaborne shipments of Russian oil in the wake of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but a number of EU member countries, including Hungary and Slovakia, continue to buy it via pipeline. Meanwhile, other NATO allies like Turkey, as well as countries like China and India, have stepped up their purchases of crude from Russia.…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke in response to a letter sent to the country’s Supreme Leader by Donald Trump earlier this month. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic is ruling out direct negotiations with the US on its nuclear programme.”We don’t avoid talks,” Pezeshkian said in televised remarks during a cabinet meeting. “It’s the breach of promises that has caused issues for us so far. They must prove that they can build trust.”Pezeshkian was speaking in response to a letter sent by US President Donald Trump to Tehran on 12 March, the exact contents of…

Russia launched 111 drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine, according to authorities. Ukrainian authorities have reported that a wave of Russian overnight drone strikes from Saturday into Sunday has killed two people in the eastern city of Kharkiv and wounded 35 others.Russia launched a total of 111 drones and decoy drones over Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 65 of the drones, while 35 went off radar likely due to electronic jamming.The two victims in Kharkiv, which has been subject to almost daily attacks, were a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, said Kharkiv’s regional governor,…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Hungary on April 2 despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), his office reportedly said Sunday. He is expected to meet with his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán, as well as other high-level Hungarian officials before going back to Israel on April 6. Netanyahu is targeted by an ICC arrest warrant charging him with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip. According to Le Monde, Hungary considers it doesn’t have to abide by ICC decisions. The war in Gaza was triggered by the attack by Hamas…

On Friday, Greenland’s government announced a deal for a coalition between Greenland’s Democrats and other parties. Trump’s obsession with the strategic, mineral-rich island has grown stronger in the past weeks. He made the issue a top national security priority, and told journalists on Friday that “we have to have” the territory to secure the U.S.’s position in the Arctic. The U.S. president’s comments come after a week of diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Denmark, and on the heels of U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Greenland. Speaking from the U.S.’s Pituffik Space Base on Greenland’s northeastern coast on Friday,…

Medin’s arrest also comes on the heels of the deportation of Mark Lowen, a correspondent for the BBC, as well as the imprisonment of a dozen Turkish journalists covering the demonstrations. However, the Turkish government said the warrant targeting the Swedish reporter has “nothing to do with journalistic activities.” It is about Medin’s participation in a demonstration by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Stockholm back in 2023. The PKK is labeled a terrorist group in a lot of European countries, including Sweden. The presence of PKK members in Sweden is at the heart of the complicated relationship between Turkey…

Stubb’s trip comes as the Trump administration is trying to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. Finland — a new NATO member and one of Kyiv’s staunchest allies — shares a 1,340-kilometer border with Russia. The Finnish president, who met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this month, is pitching himself to become a European envoy for Ukraine who would get a seat at the negotiating table. Stubb expressed skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions to actually agree and abide by a ceasefire. Trump and Stubb are both looking forward to “strengthening the partnership” between their two countries, the U.S. president posted…

Political changes, higher defence spending and a shift in focus towards national priorities have seen many European aid budgets slashed recently. Several key Western European countries including the UK, Switzerland, Germany, France and the Netherlands have slashed their aid budgets considerably in the last few months. This trend comes amid escalating geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainty, as countries choose to focus more on their own needs, such as increasing defence spending and domestic government stimulus measures. Foreign aid is mainly measured through Official Development Assistance (ODA), which wealthier nations offer developing countries. The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development recommends that…

Myanmar continues to be hit by a string of aftershocks, the latest being a 5.1-magnitude earthquake that struck on Sunday morning. This follows a 7.7-magnitude quake that hit on Friday leaving at least 1,644 people dead. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday morning in the latest string of aftershocks, but there have been no immediate reports of further damage.The quake struck as emergency teams continued rescue operations in the hardest-hit areas of Myanmar following Friday’s massive 7.7-magnitude tremor, which has left at least 1,644 people dead.Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as…

The Château de Versailles is honouring an overlooked heritage — and the highly symbolic role played by the former royal residence in the life of French democracy even today. “You’re always discovering new things with Versailles, it’s never-ending!” enthuses Martine at the start of our tour.The guide has been wandering the countless aisles of the château for 15 years now, but according to her, there are still many secrets to be revealed behind the thick walls.Among them, the Salle du Congrès and the president’s apartment, open to the public… But first things first.Our visit begins under the gilding of the…