Switzerland says it will try to negotiate its way out of stiff United States tariffs, hours after US President Donald Trump’s administration shocked the European country by announcing plans to impose a 39-percent tariff rate on Swiss goods. The Swiss government said on Friday that it was “disappointed” and would decide how to proceed after…
By Joanna Plucinska and Rajesh Kumar Singh LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -European airline shares have soared in the last six months despite geopolitical and economic uncertainty, while those of U.S. airlines have sold off amid a pullback in travel spending. The stock market has been turbulent since the start of this year as U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
ROME (AP) — Hard-right commentators, politicians and activists in Europe have uncovered a secret to expanding their influence: engaging with Elon Musk. Take the German politician from a party whose own domestic intelligence agency has designated as extremist. Her daily audience on X surged from 230,000 to 2.2 million on days Musk interacted with her…
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was considering a travel notice for China because of rising numbers of Chikungunya infections in the country. This followed a surge in the mosquito-borne disease in China, which has recorded over 5,000 cases since the beginning of last month, with most of them in…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Qatar, United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Germany, Australia – Qatar Airways Enhances Travel Options with New Melbourne Route and Increased Frequencies to London and Frankfurt for Winter 2025 Thursday, July 31, 2025 Qatar Airways, the award-winning national carrier of Qatar, is making significant strides in expanding its global network for…
United States President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada after it announced that it would back Palestinian statehood, following the examples of the United Kingdom and France amid growing international condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza. “Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood…
ROME (AP) — Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. Those are just some of the strategies Chinese scientists have been developing to counter what Beijing sees as a potent threat: Elon Musk’ s armada of Starlink communications satellites. Chinese government and military scientists, concerned about…
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is ready to move on a bill sanctioning Russia if a cease-fire with Ukraine isn’t reached by the end of next week — if President Trump gives him “the green light.” Thune told The Post in an exclusive interview Wednesday that he’s “hopeful” the legislation — introduced…
After tense talks in Beijing and a bruising trade blow from Washington, EU bureaucrats are heading into their August break weary and short of wins, as doubts deepen over the bloc’s global leverage. Last week’s summit in Beijing went off without too much drama, seen as an achievement in itself, given how fraught EU-China ties…
Monday, July 28, 2025 Almost 95 per cent of UK drivers are planning to make a journey over the next few weeks, as summer officially gets underway, according to a report by The AA. But most travelers are opting to stay nearer home planning short excursions rather than long road trips. The results,…