Italian PM calls for ‘reasoned’ approach to escalating tariff war between EU and US

Giorgia Meloni says it is her responsibility to defend transatlantic unity in face of looming US levies Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has called for a “reasoned” approach to an escalating tariff war between the EU and the US and repeated the importance of transatlantic unity. The US president, Donald Trump, has announced sweeping tariffs … Read more

Britain has been paying a high price for Uncle Sam’s craziness. It’s time to turn to Europe | Simon Tisdall | Simon Tisdall

In his final column, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator says America under Trump is not the first time it has caused trouble for allies America spells trouble for Britain. That’s undoubtedly true in the age of Trump – but maybe it’s always been so. The White House’s undisguised contempt for loyal allies in the UK … Read more

Top vaccine official allegedly pushed out of FDA: report

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine official, who was part of the first Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed, has reportedly been forced out of his position, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report.  A Health and Human Services (HHS) allegedly gave Dr. Peter Marks a choice between resigning or being fired, the … Read more

Trump grants clemency to Ozy Media co-founder convicted of fraud

Carlos Watson was on way to begin serving 10-year sentence when news reached him of his presidential commutation Hours before he was scheduled to report to prison and begin serving a nearly 10-year sentence for a federal fraud conviction, former talkshow host and media executive Carlos Watson received clemency from Donald Trump, sparing him from … Read more