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For Canada, the ruling reinforces its position that Trump’s tariffs are “unjustified,” said Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. “While Canada has the best trade deal with the United States of any trading partner, we recognize that critical work lies ahead to support Canadian businesses and workers who remain affected by Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum and automotive sectors,” LeBlanc said in a statement. He added Canada’s relationship with America is currently going through a “period of transformation.” Business uncertainty For companies doing business in the United States, the greatest concern is uncertainty. William Bain, head of trade policy at…
France remains the world’s most visited country, breaking its own national record for tourist numbers. According to official figures, the destination welcomed 102 million visitors in 2025. In 2024, the Paris Olympic Games helped France reach 100 million arrivals. Despite the economic boon, rising visitor numbers have put pressure on the country’s hotspots. France is the world’s most visited country Last year, France welcomed 102 million international tourists, accounting for 743 million overnight stays, the country’s Economy Ministry said on Thursday. Two-thirds (76%) of those foreign holidaymakers came from Europe. The number of overnight stays in hotels and other types…
Responding to the news, a U.K. government spokesperson said: “This is a matter for the U.S. to determine but we will continue to support U.K. businesses as further details are announced. “The U.K. enjoyed the lowest reciprocal tariffs globally, and under any scenario we expect our privileged trading position with the U.S. to continue. “We will work with the Administration to understand how the ruling will affect tariffs for the UK and the rest of the world.” But William Bain, head of trade policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said the ruling “does little to clear the murky waters…
By Euronews Parsi Published on 20/02/2026 – 16:15 GMT+1 Iranian security forces have arrested at least 50,000 people across the country in the month since deadly crackdowns on mass protests that killed thousands, according to human rights organisations. The arrests have targeted students, doctors, lawyers, human rights activists and minors, with many detainees held in unknown locations without access to legal counsel or family contact, the organisations said. Iran’s government announced a death toll of just over 3,000 from the protests on 8 and 9 January. However, human rights organisations relying on hospital data, medical sources and testimony from victims’ families…
Several European Parliament lawmakers and aides face charges of doing political favors for countries, including Qatar and Morocco, in exchange for cash and gifts. All deny the allegations, although in 2023, Pier Antonio Panzeri, a former Italian EU lawmaker, struck a plea deal with the Belgian prosecutor in exchange for a reduced sentence. The delays in the case have been criticized by lawmakers and officials, who have slammed Belgian prosecutors for their handling of corruption cases involving EU institutions. Lawmakers in December voted against lifting the immunity of Italian lawmaker Elisabetta Gualmini, who is accused of involvement in the scandal,…
The drone program “provides a call to arms for our defense industries in every single one of the five nations to respond to the challenge,” Pollard said. The initiative reflects a growing concern around protecting Europe’s skies, after a series of air incursions across NATO last year that ranged from Russian fighter jets over Estonia to swarms of drones entering Polish airspace. Although NATO neutralized the threats, it drew criticism for scrambling multimillion-dollar fighter jets to shoot down drones costing thousands of dollars. “The problem is to be effective at shooting down relatively low-cost missiles, drones and other threats facing…
Uzbekistan is preparing to launch its first domestically developed scientific satellite while also outlining plans to send its first national astronaut into orbit. Both initiatives remain at an early stage, but together they mark a structured attempt to build technical capacity, secure independent data and gradually enter the global space sector. Officials in Tashkent present the programme primarily as an economic and institutional project, as demand for remote sensing data has tripled over the past five years. More than ten government agencies and all regional administrations now use satellite monitoring in sectors such as agriculture, natural resource management and regional…
“Big Brother is watching you.” Unless you’ve been in a blissful state of comatose, you’ll have noticed that the ubiquitous slogan at the heart of George Orwell’s dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four”, as well as the author’s concepts of “newspeak” and “doublethink”, have gone beyond the realm of popular culture. They have gained increasing relevancy in our reality. With his new documentary Orwell: 2+2=5, renowned filmmaker Raoul Peck intertwines the life and words of Orwell with archival footage and ripped-from-the-headlines clips to make viewers realise that while Orwellian terms have become household phrases, we may be failing to still fully appreciate…
However, he said that “despite this, Tottenham find themselves in crisis. They are fighting at the bottom of the table, just a few points from the relegation zone. Not because they lack resources, not because they lack benefits, but because they have squandered their opportunities.” Spurs are currently 16th in the 20-team Premier League, just five points clear of the relegation zone. They sacked their manager, Thomas Frank, earlier this month, replacing him with Igor Tudor. Damberg, who was finance minister from 2021 to 2022, said that the word “Spursy” was even used “when you have opportunities but get no…
EU Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica is set to be grilled by member states at Monday’s Foreign Affairs Council, where she will brief ministers on her visit to the inauguration of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. Šuica has been at the centre of controversy and faced criticism for attending the event in Washington as an observer. France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, said the European Commission lacked a mandate from member states to take part in the meeting. The criticism stemming from the Commission overstepping its mandate on foreign policy, without the approval of the 27 member states. The Board of Peace…