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Canada is prepared to retaliate and lead the charge against the United States in an emerging trade war and wants Europe and the rest of the world on board, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly tells Euronews in an exclusive interview.

ADVERTISEMENTEuropean markets opened in the red on Monday morning as US President Donald Trump reiterated his commitment to eliminating US trade deficits—particularly with China—while denying any intention to fuel market turmoil.As of 10:39 CET, France’s CAC 40 was down 5.11% at 6,904.64 points, Germany’s DAX was down 5.63% at 19,486.93 points, while the FTSE 100 fell 4.74% to 7,668.92 points.”The bloodbath is in full swing, and that’s exactly what you see when you look at the European markets. There is no safe haven; equity markets have entered a complete free-fall with no clear bottom in sight. The reason we say…

ADVERTISEMENTPope Francis made a surprise appearance in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday morning during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health care workers.The pontiff, who was rolled into the square on a wheelchair, was making his first public appearance at the Vatican since being released from hospital two weeks earlier.As he made his way to the altar at the square, he waved at the crowd. “Good Sunday to everyone,” said the pope. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”The pope’s voice sounded louder and stronger than when he spoke outside Gemelli hospital on 23 March, the day…

Pesticides deemed too dangerous for Europe continue to be made here and exported. South Africa’s farm workers have had enough.

ADVERTISEMENTEnergy bars, water, medication – the EU Commission wants citizens to have a 72-hour survival kit at home. Why? To be better prepared for possible crises such as natural disasters, industrial accidents or cyber and military attacks. But this is only on an individual level. Politically, Europe is currently taking steps to become more independent and to arm itself on all fronts. Is it working?Members of the European Parliament Zeljana Zovko (EPP) from Croatia, Sandro Gozi (Renew) from France and Evin Incir (S&D) from Sweden discussed this in this edition of our weekly talk show, this time from the EP…

As artificial intelligence ramps up energy needs, experts say we’ve reached a ‘nuclear revival’. Pledges are in place — but can supply chains support them?

ADVERTISEMENTGreece’s coastguard said on Friday that a search and rescue operation off the island of Lesbos has still not found any trace of a child reported missing after a dinghy carrying migrants sank, killing seven people.The search continued for a second day after survivors told authorities there had been a total of 31 people in the small rubber boat.A coastguard patrol boat came across the vessel, measuring about five metres in length, in the early hours of Thursday morning when it was already taking on water and most of its passengers had fallen into the sea, the coastguard said.Greek authorities…

ADVERTISEMENTPresident Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it’s going very well”.“The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” he said, when asked about the market as he left the White House to fly to one of his Florida golf clubs.The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,600 points on Thursday as US stocks led a worldwide selloff after the Republican president’s announcement of tariffs against much of the world ignited a shock like none seen since…

ADVERTISEMENTThe EU and Uzbekistan will sign an enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement later this year, the European Council president has said.”I hope to welcome you to Brussels later this year to sign our enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement as a fruitful result of our talks during these days,” António Costa said at the opening of a trilateral meeting in Samarkand with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Euronews understands that the agreement’s text has been concluded, and it must now be translated and undergo a legal review. However, it could be signed as early…

ADVERTISEMENTGlobal financial markets plunged into turmoil after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on key trading partners, fuelling investor fears of a wave of retaliatory measures and a synchronised economic slowdown.Trump opted to apply levies calibrated to match half of the duties imposed by foreign governments on American goods. Yet, in a controversial twist, the White House also included indirect trade barriers in its calculations, such as VAT charges, product bans, subsidies, and alleged currency manipulation.Key US partners will witness a spike in their duties: China faces a 34% tariff, Japan 24%, and the European Union 20%. Canada…