Merz hints at tougher China trade measures ahead of EU summit

“Where others fail to comply with common rules, we cannot and will not stand idly by,” Germany’s Merz said without mentioning China by name.

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EUCO content creators ‘won’t replace EU journalists,’ says influencer 

Council’s plan to invite influencers to summits had caused consternation.

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EUCOmaxxing: Influencers to be invited to EU summits

YouTubers and TikTokers would be granted access under a Council pilot scheme.

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Keir Starmer leaves door open to ditching his Brexit red lines

In a defiant speech, the British prime minister said he would lay out ‘a platform on which we can build’ tighter links with the EU.

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Friday, April 24, 2026

Human rights activists count 7 torture chambers detaining Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant staff -- Russian overnight strikes on Odesa residential buildings kill married couple, injure 15 -- 12 Russian FSB officers killed in drone strike on command post in occupied Donetsk -- Russians in Tuapse in disbelief after Ukrainian drones bring the war home ... and more

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Trump posts private message with Macron, threatens French wine tariffs - Dining and Cooking

Donald Trump has posted a private message from France’s leader and threatened huge tariffs against French wine and champagne, taking aim at an ally who has

Dining and Cooking
Trump posts private message with Macron, threatens French wine tariffs - Dining and Cooking

Donald Trump has posted a private message from France’s leader and threatened huge tariffs against French wine and champagne, taking aim at an ally who has

Dining and Cooking