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U.S. And EU Agree On Trade Deal Setting Tariffs At 15%—Stock Futures Rise
Topline The U.S. has agreed to a trade deal with the European Union, President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday afternoon, agreeing to a 15% tariff rate on most EU goods—just days before Trump’s...

Le Pen Criticizes EU, US Trade Deal
(MENAFN) Marine Le Pen, a veteran right-wing politician from France, has strongly criticized the newly finalized EU-US trade agreement, calling it an economic and political “fiasco” that undermines the European Union's sovereignty. The agreement,...

Le Pen describes US-EU trade deal as ‘fiasco’
(MENAFN) French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen has denounced the newly finalized EU-US trade agreement as a major failure, claiming it compromises the European Union's sovereignty both economically and politically. The deal, reached between...

Trump Strikes ‘Biggest-Ever’ Trade Deal With EU, Eases Tariff Tensions
The United States and European Union on Sunday reached a major agreement to defuse a looming trade conflict, with former President Donald Trump calling it the “biggest-ever” deal. The announcement came after a one-hour meeting between Trump and...

Bangkok mass shooting: 6 dead after gunman open fires at Thailand's Or Tor Kor Market | Watch
Bangkok mass shooting: At least six people have been killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok, Thai Post reported citing officials. The shocking incident occurred at a popular fresh food market and the suspect also died, according to...

Breakthrough: aircraft and parts spared tariff burden in EU-US trade deal
The aviation industry appears to be among the big winners as the United States (US) and European Union agreed a framework trade deal on tariffs between the two economic powerhouses. US President Donald Trump and the EU Commission President Ursula...

Tariff of 15% ‘challenging’ but avoids a trade war – Enterprise minister
A tariff rate of 15 per cent is “challenging” but avoids a rate of 30 per cent – which would have “closed the market” in the US, The Minister for Enterprise has said. Peter Burke said that the EU-US deal avoids both a trade war and EU...
‘Dark day for Europe’: Trade deal with US sparks fury
French and Hungarian leaders have strongly denounced a new trade agreement between the US and the EU, calling it a humiliating concession to Washington and a blow to European sovereignty. French Prime Minister François Bayrou described the...

How the U.S.-EU trade deal impacts America's imports overall: Tariff simulator
18 July 2025, Bremen, Bremerhaven: Containers are handled at the overseas port. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images A tariff simulator shows a dramatic drop in global exports to the U.S. as a result of President Donald Trump new...

India's revenue foregone in first year of trade pact with U.K. estimated at ₹4,060 cr: GTRI
The India-U.K. free trade agreement, which was signed on July 24, will lead to a loss of customs revenue for both the countries, as tariffs are reduced or eliminated on a wide range of goods, GTRI said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India is...

Trump's EU Trade Deal Explained
After months of negotiations, and the two sides exchanging threats of further tariffs and potential countermeasures, the European Union and the United States have finalized terms of a deal that offers the bloc a reduced tariff rate in return for...

Top US, China officials begin trade talks in Stockholm
Top officials of the United States and China have started trade talks in Stockholm, Sweden. China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that the talks began on Monday. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, who...

US reaches preliminary trade deal with Europe
The European Union and the United States agreed Sunday to a broad-brush trade deal that sets a 15% tariff on most EU goods, including cars and pharmaceuticals, averting what could have become a painful trade war with a bloc that is the United...

President Trump Announces Trade Deals as the Aug. 1 Deadline Approaches
As of July 25, President Donald Trump has announced five bilateral trade deals, setting new tariff rates for the countries involved that the president intends to make effective on Aug. 1. As outlined below, the White House has provided various...

'It's submission': What we know so far about the EU-US trade deal
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen clinched an agreement Sunday with US President Donald Trump to avoid crippling tariffs from hitting the bloc, with both leaders hailing a "good deal". The stakes were high with a looming August 1st deadline and $1.9...

asia Bangkok shooting: Gunman opens fire at popular market in Chatuchak, killing at least 6
At least six people are dead following a shooting at a farmer's market in Bangkok on Monday (July 28), Thai police reportedly said. The incident occurred at Or Tor Kor Market, located just opposite the popular Chatuchak Weekend Market. Four...

Bangkok market shooting leaves six dead
BANGKOK: A shooting incident at a market in Bangkok on Monday left at least six people dead, including the gunman who later took his own life. Deputy Commissioner Charin Gopatta of the Metropolitan Police Bureau confirmed the fatalities to...

Trump’s spending law aims to help the food industry. But Wisconsin restaurant prices are still likely to go up, industry insiders say
Several provisions in President Donald Trump’s spending law are being touted by hospitality groups as bolstering the state’s restaurant industry. But Trump’s increase in tariffs and crackdown on immigration are causing other problems for...

An Infusion Of Fire Aid Is Changing How The Maui Food Bank Does Business
The Maui Food Bank saw its revenues jump to more than $77 million after the 2023 fires, a nearly eightfold increase from the previous year. It’s trying to use the windfall wisely. Nearly two years after the devastating Maui wildfires, the county’s...

US, EU Agree on 15 Percent Tariffs, Averting Transatlantic Trade War
The deal, which imposes a 15 percent tariff on most European goods, came after a private meeting on Sunday between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, Al Jazeera reported. “It was a very...