Caroline Alexander

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US Orders Some Diplomats to Leave Middle East

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

The US ordered some staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad, and restricted government employees and family members in Israel from traveling outside major cities like Tel Aviv. Around the same time, risk warnings from naval forces were issued to vessels operating in and around the Persian Gulf, the world’s largest oil-producing region. Market jitters intensified amid the heightened tensions, with oil and gold prices rising higher.
Russia and Ukraine Talks Fall Short of Truce Deal

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

Russia and Ukraine wrapped up a second round of talks in Istanbul — they lasted only about an hour and came a day after the two sides exchanged some of the most intense aerial attacks of the war. The ex-Soviet neighbors agreed to prepare for a new exchange of all heavily wounded POWs as well as young soldiers under 25 years of age, but fell short of a deal.
White House Downplays Court Ruling Striking Down Tariffs

4 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

Senior White House officials downplayed the implications of a court ruling that blocked many of Donald Trump’s tariff measures, and expressed confidence about an appeal. “If anybody thinks this caught the administration by surprise, think again,” the US president’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, said. “Nothing’s really changed.”The impact of the court ruling may indeed prove limited, two of Wall Street’s top investment banks cautioned, because other avenues to impose import duties can be taken.
EU Prepares New Trade Proposal for US Ahead of Talks

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

The European Union was expected to share a revised trade proposal with the US, as it aims to inject momentum in talks with President Donald Trump’s administration amid lingering skepticism that a transatlantic deal can be reached.
Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Getting Close’ Trump Says

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

President Donald Trump suggested the US is nearing an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear activities, telling business leaders during the final leg of his Gulf trip, “I think we’re getting close to maybe doing a deal.”His comments prompted a sell-off in oil with prices falling sharply. But while Tehran has spare capacity that it could bring back, any deal isn’t likely to impact global supply much.
EU Leaders Are United In Telling Trump No Side Deals on Trade

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

European leaders meeting in Brussels today had a message for Donald Trump: There will be no side deals or shortcuts on trade negotiations. The EU’s strategy is to speak with one voice as the US president uses the threat of steep tariff hikes to try to persuade countries, like Switzerland , to sign bilateral trade deals that would be advantageous to America. Trump hailed such a pact with the UK this week as a breakthrough that would open the door to others.
EU Leaders Are United In Telling Trump No Side Deals on Trade

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Caroline Alexander

5 hours agoLeo XIV gave his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel VATICAN CITY—Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, stressing the importance of missionary work in a world where many live “in a state of de facto atheism.” Leo, wearing head-to-toe white and …
Putin Demands Ukrainian Land in Any Peace Deal

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

President Vladimir Putin insists Russia must take control of four regions of Ukraine it doesn’t fully occupy as part of any agreement to end his war, according to three people in Moscow. The demand deals a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to reach a ceasefire.
Iran, US Ready for Tricky Round of High-Stakes Nuclear Talks

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

US and Iranian officials are preparing for the highest-level discussions on the Islamic Republic’s advancing nuclear program since 2022. Distrust runs deep on both sides and complications abound. President Donald Trump’s administration, for one, is split over what a deal “better” than the 2015 accord that he abandoned during his first stint in office would look like.
EU Puts on Brave Face Ahead of Trump’s Global Tariff Strike

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Caroline Alexander

The European Union said it’s ready to retaliate if necessary against the US should President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs in a planned Rose Garden event tomorrow. “Europe holds a lot of cards,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an unusually strong statement in Brussels today.