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U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Tesla CEO Elon Musk attend a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025.  Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday said he will soon announce tariffs targeting automobiles, pharmaceuticals and other industries, signaling his plans to

Protesters clash with Turkish anti riot police as they use tear gas and water cannons during a demonstration following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, in Ankara on March 21, 2025.  Adem Altan | Afp | Getty Images More than 1,100 people have been arrested in Turkey’s nationwide protests since demonstrations began on March 19, Turkish

A sign for the U.S. Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, March 20, 2025.  Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A federal judge reprimanded Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek on Friday for “making threats about shutting down operations” at the agency. Judge Ellen

Officials work at the site of destruction and fire after the Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine on March 19, 2025.  State Emergency Service of Ukraine | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had a “very good” call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the U.S. works to broker peace

One of the two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission whom President Donald Trump abruptly fired Tuesday warned that her ouster could erode market stability. “This isn’t just about the FTC, and it’s not about my job,” former commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “This is about policing

EU flags flutter in front of European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany July 18, 2024.  Jana Rodenbusch | Reuters The European Union will delay implementing its first set of tariffs on goods from the U.S. until the middle of April to allow for additional time for discussions with Washington, an EU spokesperson told CNBC Thursday. “The

President Donald Trump on Friday said there will be “flexibility” on his reciprocal tariff plan, even as he seemed to oppose the idea of making exceptions for the forthcoming duties. “People are coming to me and talking about tariffs, and a lot of people are asking me if they could have exceptions,” Trump told reporters

The European Union has plans to step up its defense spending in a big way — but some leaders want it to go even further as geopolitical tensions heighten. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, earlier this month proposed measures that could bring about 800 billion euros ($867 billion) in new defense

Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, donated more than $250 million toward President Trump’s successful presidential campaign. Read the original article here

Turkish MPs, mayors, party members, members of different political parties, representatives of non-governmental organizations and citizens protest against the detention warrant of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Beylikduzu Mayor Murat Calik and Sisli Mayor Resul Emrah Sahan, at the CHP Headquarters in Ankara, Turkey on March 19, 2025. Evrim Aydin | Anadolu |

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards A new online map is highlighting locations across the United States of Tesla owners, dealerships and Superchargers, along with purported addresses and phone numbers connected to members of the Trump administration’s DOGE team, led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The DOGEQUEST map spread online after launching Monday, as police continued

Istanbul Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu speaks at the 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day celebrations held at the Maltepe Event Area on May 19, 2023 on Istanbul, Turkey.  Hakan Akgun | Getty Images The Turkish lira fell to a record low against the dollar and the country’s benchmark stock index dropped by

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed on steps toward a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, and struck a narrow ceasefire that is set to take effect at once. “We agreed to

The Reichstag building in the early morning. Paul Zinken/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s Bundestag is set to vote on a major fiscal package later on Tuesday, which includes changes to long-standing debt policies to enable higher defense spend and a 500 billion euro ($548 billion) infrastructure and climate fund. More than two

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as military strikes are launched against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis over the group’s attacks against Red Sea shipping, at an unspecified location in this handout image released March 15, 2025. White House | Via Reuters Oil prices rose on Monday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would hold OPEC

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference following a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025.  Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia agrees in principle with the U.S.-led ceasefire plan backed by Ukraine earlier this week, but stopped short of signing

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on his escalating tariff plans, even as his economic