
Danes boycott U.S. goods over Greenland tensions
Danish consumers are turning their back on U.S. goods because of tensions over Greenland.
SUNDAY, 06 APRIL 2025, 20:17
Danish consumers are turning their back on U.S. goods because of tensions over Greenland.
Global markets and political leaders from much of the world have been reacting to President Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
The world is reacting to President Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on nearly every country on the planet. The move is meant to re-shape the global trading order and some countries are being hit harder than others. NPR correspondents around the world are hearing anger, dismay, threats of retaliation and bewilderment.
Massad Boulos, Trumps new Senior Advisor for Africa and father-in-law to daughter Tiffany Trump, kicks starts his first official trip on the continent, with a visit to the mineral rich and war wracked Democratic Republic of Congo.
The EU’s message is that it is ready to negotiate with the US but at the same time poised to hit back too.
The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don’t actually have human populations. Here’s what to know about them.
Mount Marapi erupted on Thursday, sending a column of ash towering into the sky.
US President Donald Trump imposed a 50% reciprocal tariff on the tiny southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, the highest levy for any sovereign nation – and the country Trump recently said “nobody has ever heard of”.
Hungary said it will start the process to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in Budapest.
US media quotes the White House press secretary as saying this is because of sanctions on Moscow.
The home nations England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will likely be hosting the 2035 Women’s World Cup as the only ‘valid’ bid.
Analysts have questioned claims that new tariffs are reciprocal and based on those charged against the US.
Shares tumbled in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s announcement of big increases in tariffs on imports of goods from around the world.
The star requested access to the sensitive documents in his defamation lawsuit over Not Like Us.
President Trump ordered steep new tariffs on imports from around the world. Economists say they could lead to higher prices and slower growth, as well as huge changes in the global economic order.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has new details for Israel’s expanded incursion in Gaza, saying Israeli troops are seizing more land there.
The U.S. built up a network of institutions supporting public diplomacy and scholarship after World War Two and throughout the Cold War. The Trump administration is dismantling these institutions.
Thousands of people along the Lagos coastline have been evicted by the Nigerian Navy and government in an apparent effort to make way for luxury developments.
Following President Trump’s Wednesday announcement of new tariffs, we see how global markets and governments around the world are responding.
Traditional allies, including the European Union, South Korea and Japan, face tariffs as high as 20%, while China confronts a 34% tariff on top of an existing 20% tax on imports to the U.S..
There were five Asian nations in the 10 countries and territories hit with the highest tariffs.