Emmanuel Macron - Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Macron and Steinmeier Warn US Policies Under Trump Are Threatening Global Order, Call for Greater European Strategic Autonomy

In unusually blunt and seemingly uncoordinated remarks, the presidents of France and Germany have issued strong warnings about the trajectory of U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump, signaling growing European concern over the erosion of the postwar rules-based international order....
Latvian-made FOG system

Ukraine Receives Latvian-Made FOG Unmanned Surface Vessel for Frontline Operations

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have added a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) to their naval capabilities, receiving a Latvian-made FOG system funded and delivered by the Latvian charity foundation Ziedot.lv. According to reporting by Militarnyi, Ziedot.lv financed the acquisition through donations...
US Intercepts Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic

US–Russia Maritime Tensions Escalate as Senior Russian Lawmaker Calls for Torpedo Strikes on American Warships After Tanker Seizure

US–Russia maritime tensions sharply escalated this week after a senior Russian defence legislator openly called for military retaliation against the United States, warning that Moscow should “strike with torpedoes and sink a couple of American ships” in response to the...
Venezuela Oil

Oil Prices Steady Near $56 as Markets Weigh US Moves to Control Venezuela’s Future Crude Sales

Oil prices held onto recent declines on Wednesday as traders weighed fresh moves by the United States to tighten its grip over Venezuela’s future crude sales, adding another layer of uncertainty to an already well-supplied global market. West Texas Intermediate...
Ship, containers port of Los Angeles

Trump Tariff Strategy Reshapes Global Supply Chains as US Container Imports Fall and China Volumes Plunge

U.S. containerized imports declined sharply in December, capping a volatile year for global trade as President Donald Trump’s tariff policies disrupted supply chains, dampened demand for Chinese goods and heightened inflation concerns, according to new data released Thursday by supply...
Donald Trump

Trump and Colombia’s Petro Hold Surprise Call on Drugs and Venezuela After Months of Bitter Personal and Diplomatic Attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro spoke by phone this week, marking an unexpected diplomatic turn in a relationship that has been increasingly hostile over drug policy and regional security. “It was a Great Honor to speak...
Greenland .

US Scramble to Expand Economic and Strategic Ties to Greenland as Trump Renewed Push to Acquire Island Surprises Washington

U.S. officials are rapidly exploring ways to increase economic and strategic engagement with Greenland, taken off guard by President Donald Trump’s renewed public calls to acquire the island, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Trump has long expressed...
US Intercepts Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic

US Intercepts Venezuela Oil Ships in Atlantic After Maduro Capture, Raising Risks of Confrontation With Russia and China

The United States seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, sharply escalating President Donald Trump’s effort to control energy flows in the Western Hemisphere and pressure Venezuela’s socialist government into alignment with Washington. U.S....
Venezuela

U.S. Refineries Stand to Benefit from Venezuelan Oil Returns as Heavy Crude Shortages Persist, Though Production Revival Faces Major Hurdles

The prospect of Venezuelan oil returning more freely to global markets could offer relief to U.S. refineries and consumers, potentially lowering fuel prices, but analysts caution that deep structural and political challenges make any rapid production rebound unlikely. Venezuela’s oil...
Venezuela Oil

US Tightens Control Over Venezuelan Oil and Hardens Its Cuba Policy, Mexico Quietly Emerges as a Crucial and Risky-Fuel Supplier to Havana

As the United States moves to tighten its grip on Venezuela’s oil sector and hardens its stance toward Cuba under President Donald Trump, Mexico has quietly emerged as a critical — and controversial — fuel supplier to the energy-starved Caribbean...
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