First published on PoliticalCartoons.com, Dec. 25, 2024 | By Plop and KanKr First published on Cagle.com, Austria, Dec. 29, 2024 | By Marian Kamensky First published in The Salt Lake Tribune, USA, Jan. 2, 2025 | By Pat Bagley First published on FloridaPolitics.com, Dec. 27, 2024 | By Bill Day First published on Cagle.com, Bulgaria, … Read more
Germany’s export-based economy would suffer if it’s caught between Trump’s tariffs and Chinese industrial subsidies: the country’s companies have high exports to both the U.S. and China. Scholz claims the EU’s policies should enable those exports and not anger trading partners. One such example is a planned EU carbon border tax, the Carbon Border Adjustment … Read more
OK, Europe will have to endure again presidential histrionics and needling all-caps tweets, along with threats to withdraw from NATO and impose tariffs, but doesn’t that present an opportunity? Might now European leaders screw up their courage and loosen the apron strings? For years they’ve waffled on about strategic autonomy and sharing the burden more … Read more
And, no doubt, he’s now hoping history repeats itself. Hence, Merz is trying to curb his instincts and not snap at critics, not make any unguarded remarks. But the risk of him getting into trouble while pressing the flesh with voters is not insignificant. This is critical because while Merz dreams of an outright majority, … Read more
At the other end of Europe, Russia’s war in Ukraine continues. Ukrainians chalked up some successes in 2024, becoming a dominant force in the Black Sea despite the country’s tiny navy, and mounting a counteroffensive into Russia’s Kursk region in August. But they are ending this year on the back foot, having lost many of … Read more
“It is an odd choice if you’re trying to build bridges with the Trump administration,” said Dalibor Rohac of the American Enterprise Institute. And Mandelson’s past censures of Trump have already drawn the ire of his loyalists, with top campaign adviser Chris LaCivita dubbing him “an absolute moron” on social media. But perhaps Mandelson will … Read more
LONDON — Peter Mandelson looks set for a new life in the United States after a long and sometimes-controversial career in British public life. An announcement confirming him as the government’s choice for next U.K. ambassador to Washington is expected from No.10 Downing Street Friday. It’s a remarkable next chapter for Mandelson, who is staunchly … Read more
Beijing is on the hunt for science and technology counsellors for its overseas embassies, with a focus on diplomatic engagement related to the electric vehicle sector, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. China has the world’s biggest EV market and the latest diplomatic push comes as it faces allegations of overcapacity, with … Read more
A Canadian lawmaker, responding to Donald Trump‘s threats to impose tariffs on the United States’ northern neighbor, said the president-elect is “playing for the rage algorithms” and insisted Canadians won’t “be slapped around.” Charles Angus, a member of the Canadian House of Commons, reacting to Trump’s slights against Canada and his needling of Prime Minister … Read more
The Bundesbank flagged that the labor market, which it had previously expected to sustain the post-pandemic recovery, is now also visibly weakening. Unemployment is already at its highest in four years, at 6.1 percent of the workforce, and a wave of layoff announcements in the manufacturing sector — most notably at automaker Volkswagen — has … Read more
