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Optimists cling to a faith in the old alliance, but the best we can achieve is an amicable divorce
Is the transatlantic rupture temporary or structural? Is Donald Trump the cause of the rift, or is the US president only a symptom of underlying trends? Optimists latch on to the hope that the stability we have lost can be restored post-Trump. Having spent the past few days in Washington, I doubt it.
Even in recent history, things were not quite so bad for the transatlantic relationship. The current tensions make the first Trump administration look like a walk in the park for Europeans. It is one thing to , which Trump did in his first term. It is quite another to and give Israel the green light for its war against the regime.
Nathalie Tocci is a Guardian Europe columnist
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Move comes amid escalating anti-China rhetoric under Donald Trump’s administration
has begun barring Chinese nationals with valid visas from joining its programs, underscoring the intensifying space race between the the US and China.
The policy shift was first reported by Bloomberg News and confirmed by the US government agency.

Shipping containers tumble overboard off the Mississippi vessel in Port of Long Beach, one of the busiest ports in US
Dramatic footage has captured the moment that more than 60 containers toppled off a cargo ship on Tuesday morning in the Port of Long Beach, one of the in the US.
The shipping containers fell off a vessel named the Mississippi shortly before 9am at the port, located about 20 miles (32km) south of . Video on social media showed a huge stack of containers tumbling overboard and into the waters below.

Xi’s show of military muscle against the west. Plus Smelling the love for Spinal Tap
Xi Jinping had been waiting for the right moment to serve notice of China’s growing might and influence to the rest of the world, and the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war provided the Mao-suited Chinese leader with the perfect opportunity.
Last week’s bombastic (or should that be bomb-tastic?) military parade in Beijing – in the presence of Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un and a host of other global strongmen – was intended as a show of force and stability to contrast sharply with the chaotic unpredictability of Donald Trump’s America. And, as the leaders of the world’s most notorious pariah states bear-hugged and strolled around Tiananmen Square like the cast of Reservoir Dogs, the optics did not disappoint.

In effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, US president proposes tariffs targeting Putin allies and trade partners


Donald Trump has asked the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China as part of an effort to force the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to end the war in Ukraine.
The US president made the demand during a meeting between US and EU officials discussing options to increase economic pressure on Russia on Tuesday, according to a White House official.

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For years, the question of who owns U.S. farmland has mostly stayed out of the news. But that changed on July 8, 2025, when the Trump administration rolled out the National Farm Security Action Plan, ...