Coming hours crucial for US-EU trade talks, says Tánaiste
Tánaiste Simon Harris emphasizes urgency ahead of US tariff deadline amid EU-US negotiations
Tánaiste Simon Harris emphasizes urgency ahead of US tariff deadline amid EU-US negotiations
US President Donald Trump announced he would send the first tariff letters to various countries, days before his deadline for trading partners to reach a deal expires.
BRICS now accounts for 45 per cent of the global population and contributes over 35 per cent to the world’s GDP.
For the first time since 2012, China’s Xi Jinping is skipping the Brics summit being held in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. While the country has said that it is because of ‘scheduling conflicts’, experts note that it’s because the Chinese leader is focusing on internal matters. His absence coupled with Vladimir Putin’s is bound to affect the grouping’s value on the international stage
President Trump warns of additional tariffs on countries aligning with Brics, as US trade negotiations continue.
Trump threatens additional 10% tariffs on countries aligning with Brics; bloc condemns US-Israel strikes on Iran.
US-Präsident Donald Trump droht nach Kritik an seiner Handelspolitik den Brics-Staaten mit zusätzlichen Strafzöllen.
Countries aligning themselves with the “Anti-American policies” of BRICS will be charged an additional 10% tariff, says the US president.