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Germany warns EU will retaliate if US raises auto tariffs to 25%

Germany warned on Monday that the European Union is prepared to take countermeasures if the United States moves ahead with plans to sharply increase tariffs on European automobile imports.
05-May-2026
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Japan's shadow falls on the so-called Indo-Pacific

When Takaichi landed in Vietnam, she pitched a sleek future: a "free and open Indo-Pacific," sturdier supply chains, shared growth. It was all momentum and conspicuously little memory. In Asia, where history is not buried but lived, what goes unsaid can outweigh what is promised.
05-May-2026

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Truce in doubt as US & Iran fight for Strait of Hormuz control

Iran's chief negotiator in talks with the United States, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned that US actions in the Strait of Hormuz had put shipping at risk
05-May-2026

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