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Ireland remains cautious about deploying the so-called "big bazooka" economic mechanism against the US, despite Europe moving closer to using the trade weapon in response to threats to take Greenland. Amid reports that Germany is moving towards supporting France in its call for EU member states to ask the European Commission to unleash the Anti-Coercion Instrument, Ireland has remained coy on its position and is instead calling for dialogue to avert an all-out trade war.

EU needs to find its backbone and tell the US president to take his National Security Strategy and shove it

"As our cooperation has deepened, so have imbalances," von der Leyen told Xi, describing EU-China trade imbalances as having reached "an inflection point" where China must "come forward with real solutions."

The EU will initiate the reinstatement of UN sanctions on Iran if no progress on its nuclear programme is made by 29 August. France and partners aim to reapply embargos on arms, banks, and nuclear equipment, indicating the need for a tangible commitment from Iran.

Mr O'Brien stated that tariffs are "good for no one," emphasizing the importance of respectful dialogue and negotiations between the EU and the US to avoid trade conflict.

Eighty to 89 percent of the world's people think their governments should "do more" to tackle climate change, representing an extraordinary popular mandate across partisan divides.

A security and defence partnership is a non-legally-binding declaration of intent and is compatible with neutrality. Switzerland would not be subject to any legal or financial obligations.

The European Union deeply regrets the United States sanctions placed on four judges at the International Criminal Court, emphasizing the need for judicial independence and justice.

His victory means PiS retains a size-11 boot in the door of Poland's politics that could seriously destabilise the coalition government of the centre-right prime minister, Donald Tusk.

"Consumers will see higher prices and potentially longer shipping times as Shein and others move from direct shipping to sending volumes of goods in containers to the USA to be re-sent from their USA-based warehousing."