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E.U. Officials Approve Retaliatory Tariffs Against the U.S.
Tariffs The tariffs were slated to take effect starting on April 15, and to hit back at President Trump’s steel and aluminum levies. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Brussels The European Union on Wednesday approved its first retaliation measures in response to President Trump’s tariffs, a plan that was thrown into uncertainty just hours later,…
German lawmakers approve huge defense and infrastructure spending
By The Associated Press BERLIN — Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation’s strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the strength of the trans-Atlantic alliance, and to set up an enormous fund for investment in its creaking infrastructure. Merz passed…
Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a cabinet vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, due on Thursday, accusing Hamas of seeking last-minute changes to the agreement. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a “loose end” was being tied up and that he was confident the ceasefire would still begin on Sunday as…