Politics

France’s industry minister called on Friday for a proportionate but firm response to U.S. tariffs and said Europe wanted to avoid a damaging trade escalation, with the door open to negotiation.

A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian central city of Kryvyi Rih hit a residential area on Friday, killing at least 12 people, the regional governor said.

Three suspects are now under electronic surveillance, two were released under conditions and three remain in prison.

NATO’s boss insisted that the alliance “remains the cornerstone of European security,” despite worries about Trump.

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have no plans to talk by phone again following a visit to Washington by Putin’s investment envoy.

A system allowing firms to claim back EU tariffs imposed on U.S. imports is “not fit for purpose,” says Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister.

The president’s sweeping tariff plan has thrown markets into chaos and risks sparking a global trade war.

British police charged actor-comedian Russell Brand with rape and a multiple counts of assault over a number of allegations between 1999 and 2005, a police statement on Friday said.

The ball regarding a Ukraine ceasefire is in the Russian court, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday after meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

United States President Donald Trump remains committed to NATO’s Article 5 on mutual defence and will be present at a NATO summit in The Hague in June, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters in Brussels on Friday.