By Leela de Kretser DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -The European Union signalled its readiness to engage and negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning of the need to avoid a trade conflict that would hurt both sides and the global economy. While Trump refrained from using his first day in office to launch tariffs …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. billionaire Elon Musk called the chancellor of Germany “Oaf Schitz” on his social media platform X on Tuesday, responding to a video of the leader’s comments on free speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Shame on Oaf Schitz!” Musk wrote in a post, after Olaf Scholz said freedom of …
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By Valerie Volcovici and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump once again withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal on Monday, removing the world’s biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade. The move places the United States alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen …
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism on Tuesday on the potential for German-U.S. relations under President Donald Trump, citing good first talks with his administration, but stressed the importance of “cool heads” in the face of uncertainty. “The United States is our closest ally outside Europe. And I will do everything in …
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MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Labour Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Tuesday she will withdraw from Elon Musk’s social media platform X due in part to the billionaire’s behaviour during events linked to President Donald Trump’s inauguration. “I made this decision, which I know is complicated, but I will not be part of …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – The new stretch of the Suez Canal near Egypt’s Little Bitter Lake will be operational in the first quarter of this year, the chairman of the canal authority Osama Rabie said on Tuesday. In a statement, Rabie said the navy would reissue navigational maps after adding the 10-km (6.2 mile) extension to …
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By Vera Eckert and Tom Käckenhoff BERLIN (Reuters) -Sticking with growth plans for green energy is the best response to Donald Trump after the U.S. president’s “fatal” move to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, German vice chancellor Robert Habeck said on Tuesday. “We have to bring our own technologies to the fore,” said Habeck, …
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By Ilze Filks DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of playing games with the West by drip-feeding releases of political prisoners ahead of an election on Sunday in which he is set to extend his 31-year rule. In an interview with Reuters at the World Economic …
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PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Paris climate accord for the second time was regrettable but unsurprising, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a European Central Bank official, said on Tuesday. “We regret Mr. Trump’s announcement to leave the Paris Agreement, which was not a surprise,” Villeroy, who is also the French …
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MADRID (Reuters) -A blast at the Port of Barcelona has killed a person and “affected” another, emergency services in the northeastern Catalonia region said on Tuesday, adding the ensuing fire had been put out. In a post on social messaging platform X, the emergency services said the explosion took place during maintenance work at the …
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