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US Consumer Inflation Cools Slightly As Tariff Worries Flare

The consumer price index came in at 2.8 percent last month, down from 3.0 percent in January, government data showed
US consumer inflation inched lower in February according to government data Wednesday, in the first full month of Donald Trump's White House return -- but concerns remain over stubborn price growth as jitters flare over the president's trade policies.

Captain Of Cargo Ship In North Sea Crash Is Russian

Investigations are continuing into how the Portuguese-flagged Solong cargo ship ran into the US-flagged Stena Immaculate
The detained captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker chartered by the US military is a Russian national, the owners of the container vessel said Wednesday, as questions lingered over the cause of the rare North Sea crash.
The EU responded swiftly to US steel and aluminium tariffs by saying it would retaliate with countermeasures from April 1

EU Hits Back Hard At Trump Tariffs To Force Dialogue

The EU put on a quick show of force Wednesday against sweeping new US steel and aluminium tariffs, striking back with countermeasures that seek to hurt the United States and force it to the negotiating table.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah on March 11, 2025

Rubio Heads To Canada As Trump Wages Trade War

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio headed Wednesday to Canada on the highest-level visit by the administration of President Donald Trump, who has unleashed a trade war described by the United States' neighbour as an existential challenge.
US President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum return mid-week, and he has promised further reciprocal levies as soon as April 2

Trump Doubles Down On Canada Trade War

US President Donald Trump announced massive new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Tuesday, while threatening to "shut down" its auto industry and saying the best way to end the trade war was for Washington's ally to be absorbed into the United States.
The UK Coastguard had halted search operations late Monday after rescuing 36 crew members

Ships Still On Fire After North Sea Crash

Fires were still raging on Tuesday after a cargo ship laden with toxic materials slammed into a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, as questions mounted about how the accident happened.
The HQ of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) on the edge of Vienna

North Korea Taekwondo Supremo That Austria Can't Kick

It is easy to miss the headquarters of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), which is run by a North Korean from a modest house on the outskirts of Vienna, a city with a long reputation as a nest of spies.
A photograph from the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service showing Zelenksy in Jeddah, though he was due to depart before talks began

Ukraine To Present US With Russia Partial Truce After Row

Ukraine will present the United States on Tuesday with a plan for a partial ceasefire with Russia, hoping to restore support from its key benefactor, which under President Donald Trump has demanded concessions to end the three-year war.

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