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President says US will make weapons, including Patriots, but Europe will fund them for Ukraine during meeting with Nato chief, Mark Rutte

It is to be seen if Putin has yet crossed Trump’s “red line” and if Washington is willing to unleash more painful sanctions on Russia. One thing is clear – Moscow’s continued defiance and rogue activities in its neighbourhoods have awakened the Trump administration, Ambassador John B. Craig writes.

Ten options for action include suspending visa free travel and blocking imports from the Jewish settlements in response to Israel’s breach of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

Ursula von der Leyen says bloc hopes to see negotiated solution to trade tensions.

The ASX200 has finished down 0.1 per cent as investors pondered whether US President Donald Trump might really impose 30 per cent tariffs on Europe.

Most Asian markets rose Monday as investors digested Donald Trump's latest trade war salvos that saw him threaten to hit the European Union and Mexico with 30 percent tariffs.

Leading cryptocurrencies rose on Sunday, while stock futures slipped as President Donald Trump slapped new tariffs on Mexico and the European Union.

EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.

The end of the oppressive Assad regime in Syria in late 2024 has been broadly welcomed on the global stage – underscored by the fact the United States and European Union have now lifted sanctions against the country.