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A Short History of Awkward Gift Giving Between U.S. and U.K. Leaders

31 juillet 2025 à 13:11
For foreign leaders seeking to woo President Trump, a thoughtful gift is a time-honored diplomatic tactic. But there are pitfalls.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Monday. On the visit, Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, presented Mr. Trump with gifts including a document dating from 1853 that registered the marriage of Mr. Trump’s maternal great-grandparents.

UK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future

18 juillet 2025 à 13:25
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.

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From left: President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a summit in Tirana, Albania, in May.

Germany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer Sign Mutual Defense Pact as U.S. Steps Back

17 juillet 2025 à 08:49
The new treaty includes a pledge by both countries to regard a threat against one as a threat against the other, in the latest sign of European nations uniting amid growing instability.

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The Anglo-German accord, signed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany covers energy, economic cooperation and migration, in addition to defense.

Germany Takes an Unassuming Approach to Tax Cuts, in Contrast to Trump

11 juillet 2025 à 08:02
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will pass an early plank of his domestic agenda into law on Friday, grounded in classical economic arguments.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, right, and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil in Berlin on Friday.

Trump Seems to Be Warming to What Europe Wants for Ukraine: New Russia Sanctions

10 juillet 2025 à 06:35
Flattery and pressure — coupled with President Trump’s growing dissatisfaction with President Vladimir V. Putin — have helped build momentum for new economic punishments.

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An oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia, in 2022. Oil production is a crucial source of revenue for the country’s war machine.
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