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Italian Prime minister Giorgia Meloni, center middle row, addresses the Senate ahead of European Council meeting on 20-21 march, Rome, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

Italy’s Meloni calls for ‘pragmatism’ on tariffs, supports Trump’s ceasefire efforts for Ukraine

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called for “pragmatism” to prevent an EU-US dispute over tariffs from escalating into a full-scale trade war, and expressed support for U.S.
 
The exterior view of the European police agency Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Corder, File)

AI is turbocharging organized crime, EU police agency warns

 
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, center, rings a bell to signify the start of a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU debates ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after Trump orders staff cuts at US-funded media

 
Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, file)

M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks, citing international sanctions

 
Controversial politician Diana Sosoaca, who was barred by a top court from entering last year's presidential election, raises her hands wearing boxing gloves and speaking outside the country's electoral authority after she registered an unlikely bid to enter the May rerun in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romania’s election body rejects far-right Diana Sosoaca’s presidential bid, approves George Simion

 

US wine shops and importers say Trump’s threatened 200% tariff on European wines would kill demand

President Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne, and spirits in response to the European Union’s planned tariff on American whiskey, potentially crippling the U.S. market for European alcohol. Wine sellers warn that such a steep tariff could halt European alcohol exports to the U.S., leading to significant economic repercussions for the industry.
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Belarus’ Lukashenko claims Ukraine and Europe ‘done for’ if Russia makes deal with US

Wall Street tumbles 10% below its record after Trump escalates his trade war

‘Peace and stability is at the top of our agenda,’ Canadian Foreign Minister says at G7 meeting

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Migrant shipwreck off Cyprus’ coast leaves 7 dead and 2 survivors, according to state TV

 
People protest during a pro-Europe rally in Rome’s central Piazza del Popolo, Italy, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP)

Tens of thousands join pro-Europe rally in Rome, amid worries over European Union’s plan to rearm

 
Mounted hussars ride during celebrations marking the 177th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1848 revolution and war of independence against Habsburg rule in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s Orbán, facing opposition surge, promises crackdown in speech laden with conspiracy theory

 
A visitor to the city wearing a mask of President Donald Trump poses for a photo in front of a Canadian flag being held by tourists from Toronto showing their support for Canada regarding trade tariffs, in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

With Trump’s zigzag actions on trade, March came in like a lion and won’t be going out like a lamb

 
Bottles and decorations are seen in the tasting area of The Bard Distillery in Graham, Ky., Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Trump’s tariff wars forge rare bipartisan alliance in Kentucky as bourbon makers fear escalation

 
A man walks by the headquarters of Huawei in Brussels, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Sylvain Plazy)

Huawei lobbyists banned from accessing European Parliament after bribery arrests

 
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, left, speaks with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, right, during a meeting of the council of state at the Belem presidential palace in Lisbon, Thursday, March 13, 2025, after Montenegro's government saw its motion of confidence defeated in parliament. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal is to hold an early election in May after minority government’s fall

 
Shown is a display of French Germany and Spanish wines at a Pennsylvania Fine Wine & Good Spirits in Flourtown, Pa., Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US wine shops and importers say Trump’s threatened 200% tariff on European wines would kill demand

 

Kosovo’s war crime-charged ex-president briefly released to visit his ill father

 
A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is on display at the Lubbock Health Department Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

 
General view into the plenary hall during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

German lawmakers debate loosening debt limits to spend more on defense as Europe’s worries grow

 

EU’s enlargement commissioner urges Albania to focus on reforms in membership talks update

 
Bottles Champagne are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d'Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tax

 
People wait in line to visit the European Parliament during Europe Day celebrations in Brussels on May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Belgian prosecutors arrest suspects in Huawei bribery probe targeting EU Parliament

 
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, shares a light moment with European Union Council President Antonio Costa, left, and Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission President, ahead of the eighth EU-South Africa summit in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

EU announces a $5 billion investment in South Africa as the tariffs war with Trump escalates

 
Taoiseach Micheal Martin, left, attends a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump ahead of the White House St Patrick's Day reception, Wednesday March 12, 2025, in Washington. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Trump says Ireland cheats the US as its leader joins him to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

 
Coils of steel are seen at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Steel Plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada will announce more than $20 billion in tariffs in response to Trump’s metal tariffs

 
Chancellor Christian Stocker signs papers during the swearing-in ceremony of the Federal Government in the presidential office at the Hofburg Palace, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Austria’s new government is stopping family reunions immediately for migrants

 
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament members on new plans to ramp up defense spending agreed at last week's summit, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

Canada and the EU swiftly retaliate against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs

 
President Donald Trump arrives at the annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump vows to take back ‘stolen’ wealth as tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect

 
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrives for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

EU’s top diplomat pledges unified support for Ukraine and global humanitarian aid in dig at US

 
FILE -An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows migrants entering a detention center for processing following earlier court rejections, in the port of Shengjin, northwestern Albania, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj, File)

The EU wants to increase deportations and supports ‘return hubs’ in third countries

 
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament members on new plans to ramp up defense spending agreed at last week's summit, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American

 
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban responds to speeches at the start of the spring session of the National Assembly in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s leader orders price controls on basic foods as inflation spikes

 
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro walks back to his seat after delivering a speech during a debate preceding a confidence motion vote at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, triggering early election amid prolonged instability

 
An employee pours a glass of The Bard's product in what will be a new production area at The Bard Distillery in Graham, Ky., Sunday, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Kentucky bourbon makers fear becoming ‘collateral damage’ in Trump’s trade war

 
Canada Liberal Leader Mark Carney talks to media as he leaves a caucus meeting in Ottawa, Monday, March 10, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Donald Trump is reviving the fortunes of governments and leaders that talk tough against him

 
France's President Emmanuel Macron, from second left, speaks with President Donald Trump as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio react during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP)

Macron’s diplomatic comeback: from France’s domestic crisis to reshaping Europe’s defense

 
People gather to take part at a protest called "Slovakia is Europe" in Bratislava Friday, March 7, 2025. (Jakub Kotian/TASR via AP)

Slovakian crowds continue protest against pro-Russian policies of populist premier Robert Fico

 
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, arrives for a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Takeaways from the EU’s landmark security summit after Trump said Europe must fend for itself

 
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