RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).

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 Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities  Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...
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EU PAUSES U.S TRADE DEAL APPROVAL FOLLOWING TRUMP’S GREENLAND TARIFF WARNING. (PHOTO).

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EU pauses US trade deal approval following Trump’s Greenland tariff warning


The European Union has suspended work on formally approving a trade deal with the United States, citing escalating threats from President Donald Trump. Bernd Lange, chairman of the European Parliament’s international trade committee, said the decision comes in response to Trump’s recent tariff threats targeting Greenland, Denmark, and their European allies. “Until the U.S. decides to re-engage on a path of cooperation rather than confrontation, no steps will be taken to move the deal forward,” Lange said, emphasizing that the bloc’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are at stake.

The trade agreement, negotiated last July during a meeting between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump in Scotland, included a cap on U.S. tariffs for most European imports at 15%, with some goods, such as generic pharmaceuticals, enjoying full tariff removal. In return, the E.U. would lower tariffs on certain American products, benefiting U.S. agricultural and industrial exports. The U.S.-E.U. trade relationship is valued at $1.5 trillion annually. Following Trump’s weekend threat to impose tariffs if the U.S. was not allowed control of Greenland, the E.U. is now considering retaliatory measures, including tariffs totaling nearly $110 billion and the possible deployment of its “Anti-Coercion Instrument,” a powerful tool that could restrict U.S. goods, suspend licenses, and limit market access in Europe. Lange indicated support for activating this mechanism, signaling a sharp escalation in tensions between the two trading partners.


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