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Princeton smiles on antisemites, big savings for New York and other commentary

Protesters at “an event at Princeton featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett” called Jewish students “‘inbred swine,’ among other slurs” as they disrupted the guest’s address.

Face the reality, Trump: Negotiating with the likes of Putin is essentially making a deal with the devil

Those sympathetic to Ukraine want to believe that, with a combination of Western aid and Ukrainian ingenuity, David can get the better of Goliath.

Apple appeals EU order forcing iPhone to be more compatible with rivals: 'Deeply flawed'

Apple has appealed a European Union order requiring it to make devices like the iPhone and iPad more interoperable with products offered by rival tech companies, a source familiar with...

Trump-backed candidate wins Poland’s presidential election

Conservative Karol Nawrocki won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election.

Dow soars more than 700 points after Trump postpones 50% tariff on EU imports

The rebound came after Friday's slide following Trump's threat to impose a 50% tariff on EU imports within days, while also warning that foreign-manufactured iPhones could face tariffs.

EU struggling to find trade deal to satisfy Trump despite reprieve from 50% tariffs

The European Union may have won a reprieve from President Trump's threatened 50% tariffs, but it remains unclear how the bloc will square its push for a mutually beneficial trade deal with Washington's demands for steep...

Trump agrees to extend deadline for 50% tariffs on European Union after 'very nice talk' with EU head

President Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he was pushing back the imminent June 1 deadline after he had a "very nice talk" on the phone with the...

Israel's European allies abandon the Jewish state over renewed combat in Gaza: report

Dozens of countries that have previously supported Israel, are now criticizing Netanyahu and threatening sanctions — including the UK, France, Canada and Spain.

Trump's wild tariff tactics risk giving everyone a bad case of burnout

On Friday morning, Trump threatened a 50% duty on goods coming out of the European Union and a 25% tariff on Apple, sending markets reeling.

Trump threatens to impose 50% tariffs on EU products as source warns Brussels: 'F--- around and find out'

The president threatened Friday to impose a 50% tariff on all European Union products beginning June 1, saying the block has been "very difficult to deal with."

UK and the EU renew ties, announce new trade deals 5 years after Brexit

Britain and the European Union hailed a new chapter in their relationship Monday after they sealed new agreements on defense cooperation and easing trade flows at their first formal summit...

Trump trade talks with EU fail to lift off over massive fines on Big Tech: sources

Negotiations with Brussels are deadlocked because the EU is refusing to back down on the White House's demand to scrap the levies on US tech giants.

EU readies $114B worth of tariffs including Boeing, US-made cars if trade talks with Trump fail: report

The European Union is preparing to impose tariffs on Boeing aircraft and American-made cars as part of a sweeping response to the Trump administration's levies on imports from the Continent...

Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes US funding

While not mentioning the Trump administration by name, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that it was “a gigantic miscalculation” to undermine free and open research.

Microsoft boss says company respects European laws amid US criticism

Apple and Meta were recently slapped with fines totaling $800 million for violating the European Union’s new competition law.

Fines on Meta, Apple don't bring big reckoning to Big Tech

Government slap-downs on tech giants may feel satisfying to frustrated consumers, but they don't solve the erosion of privacy and loss of consumer choice the behemoths wrought.

Apple and Meta slapped with massive fines for violating EU competition law

EU antitrust regulators fined Apple $570 million for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store.

Trump and Italian PM Meloni have warm meeting as White House hopes rightwing firebrand can usher in EU trade deal

Meloni, 48, is the first European leader to meet with Trump, 78, since he announced last week that his "Liberation Day" suite of reciprocal tariffs would be paused for 90...

US yacht industry thrown into turmoil by tariffs, crew crackdowns: 'My client is canceling his order'

High tariffs and immigration issues are taking the fun out of yacht ownership for all but the super-rich.

EU official's warning to US: We could tax Big Tech's digital ad revenue if Trump trade talks fail

The European Union could retaliate by imposing fresh taxes on American tech companies like Google and Meta if trade negotiations fail with President Trump, according to a top EU official.