Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
All options are on the table for countermeasures by the European Union to U.S. tariffs, which should lead to talks on the matter, Swedish Trade Minister Benjamin Dousa told reporters as he arrived at a meeting of EU trade ministers in Luxembourg.
Liverpool hit an unexpected bump in their Premier League title charge, falling 3-2 to a spirited Fulham side on Sunday, while Southampton made unwanted history with the earliest-ever relegation after a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham. Chelsea’s Champions League hopes also took a hit as they were held to a scoreless draw by Brentford at Stamford Bridge. Fulham earned the win with sharp attacking play and took full advantage of Liverpool’s uncharacteristic defensive lapses, keeping their European hopes alive. Despite the setback – just their second league loss this season – Liverpool remain in control at the top with 73 points…
Liverpool hit an unexpected bump in their Premier League title charge, falling 3-2 to a spirited Fulham side on Sunday, while Southampton made unwanted history with the earliest-ever relegation after a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham. Chelsea’s Champions League hopes also took a hit as they were held to a scoreless draw by Brentford at Stamford Bridge. Fulham earned the win with sharp attacking play and took full advantage of Liverpool’s uncharacteristic defensive lapses, keeping their European hopes alive. Despite the setback – just their second league loss this season – Liverpool remain in control at the top with 73 points…
Iran is pushing back against U.S. demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear programme or be bombed, warning neighbours that host U.S. bases that they could be in the firing line if involved, a senior Iranian official said. Although Iran has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for direct talks, it wants to continue indirect negotiations through Oman, a longtime channel for messages between the rival states, said the official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity. “Indirect talks offer a chance to evaluate Washington’s seriousness about a political solution with Iran,” said the official. Although that path…
Israel has detained two British members of parliament and refused entry to the officials who were visiting as part of a parliamentary delegation, British Foreign Minister David Lammy said in a statement late on Saturday. Sky News, citing a statement from the Israeli immigration ministry, says that the detained parliamentarians are Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, who were rejected because they were suspected of plans to “document the activities of security forces and spread anti-Israel hatred.” Yang represents the Earley and Woodley constituency, while Mohamed is the MP for Sheffield Central. Both had flown to Israel from Luton…
The U.S. said on Saturday it would revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over that country’s failure of to accept the return of repatriated citizens. South Sudan had failed to respect the principle that every country must accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner when another country, including the U.S., seeks to remove them, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. “Effective immediately, the United States Department of State is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and prevent further issuance to prevent entry into…
The outlook for Prosecco, Brunello di Montalcino and other Italian wines in the United States is increasingly gloomy, producers and importers said, following President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 20% tariff on European imports. Italy exports more wine to the U.S. than any other country. Last year, it sold 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) worth of wines, spirits and vinegars in the U.S. market, a quarter of its total worldwide exports, according to trade group Federvini. Italian producers and U.S. importers gathered at a wine fair in Verona, in the north-eastern Veneto region this weekend, said business had already been…
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday she would peacefully fight her five-year ban from running for office and draw inspiration from American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., as thousands of people rallied in Paris to back her. A Paris court convicted Le Pen and two dozen National Rally (RN) party members of embezzling EU funds last week and imposed a sentence that will prevent her from standing in France’s 2027 presidential election unless she can get the ruling overturned within 18 months. “We will follow Martin Luther King as an example,” Le Pen said in…
Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday its forces had gained control over the village of Basivka in Ukraine’s Sumy region.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday that Taiwan will not impose reciprocal trade tariffs against the United States, but will remove trade barriers and Taiwanese companies will gradually increase their investments in the country. Lai made the comments at a meeting with Taiwanese executives.