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US President Donald Trump's import tariffs came into effect on Saturday. The 10% duties will hit a wide range of goods entering the country. As European leaders remain on alert but call for a measured response.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs has triggered an escalating trade war and sent global markets plummeting

As the prime minister grapples with the US trade tariffs, trade unions and business groups are pushing him to negotiate closer ties with the EU

Alcohol consumption in the EU has declined by 0.5 litres between 2010 and 2020. Bucking the trend, several countries have increased their consumption.

Beijing has launched a charm offensive with other countries as US tariffs tighten. If they can’t be won over, it may have no choice but to stimulate its vast domestic market

‘Baseline’ 10% import levy takes effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses, with some higher tariffs to begin next week

Exclusive: As a Russia-Ukrainian ceasefire looks no closer, Sir Alex Younger tells The Independent how the UK is too detached from the threat posed by Putin – and that our ‘collective effort’ needs to change

As US President Donald Trump's widest-ranging tariffs to date took effect Saturday, the White House said it had lowered planned levies on two French overseas territories. Trump's move has already triggered retaliation and economists fear a major upset to the global economy.

What is President Trump really trying to do with his tariff plan: Is it to protect American jobs, is it about leveling the playing field, or is it about taking the head out of the economy?

District heating networks help Nordic and Baltic countries top the list, while many major economies are lagging behind.

The leaders of five Central Asian countries were all eager to show the importance of strengthening relations with the European Union but also the importance of their economies and potentials for Europe at the first EU-CA summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.