Economy

March 15, 2025

Havana (AFP) - Cuba suffered a general blackout on Friday caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials...

Putin, Maduro vow to boost ties in wake of Trump sanctions

by Thomas Barnes

Caracas (AFP) - The presidents of Russia and Venezuela announced plans to increase energy cooperation on Friday after Washington ordered...

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in January in blow to govt

by Natalie Fisher

London (AFP) - Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in January, official data showed Friday, piling more pressure on the Labour government...

Trump threatens huge tariffs on European wine, spirits

by Andrew Murphy

March 15, 2025

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other...

All eyes on Democrats as US barrels toward shutdown deadline

by Thomas Barnes

Washington (AFP) - The US government, already shaken by Donald Trump's radical reforms, could begin shutting down entirely this weekend...

Trump tariff threat leaves sour taste for European drinks producers

Paris (AFP) - President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 200 percent tariff on many European Union alcohol imports, amid...

EU ‘open for negotiations’ after latest Trump tariff threat

by David Peterson

Cape Town (AFP) - The European Union is ready to negotiate with the United States over escalating tariffs between the...

Canada rallies against Russian ‘aggression’ as new US tone splits G7

by Andrew Murphy

Charlevoix (Canada) (AFP) - Canada called Thursday on the Group of Seven powers to back Ukraine against Russia's "aggression" as...

EU, US eye greater energy ties amid Trump frictions

Houston (AFP) - European and US policy makers are eyeing deeper ties around natural gas even as trade conflict boils...

French lawmakers pressure government to seize Russian assets