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Maduro Expels European Delegation As Showdown Over Humanitarian Aid Intensifies

In his latest act of defiance against the Western powers who are seeki.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeFeb 18th, 2019

Showdown at Venezuelan Border Turns Deadly

Venezuelan soldiers fired on protesters, and the country’s U.S.-backed opposition leader defied President Nicolás Maduro by crossing into Colombia, raising tensions ahead of an expected showdown Saturday over the delivery of tons of humanitarian aid......»»

Category: topSource: wsjFeb 23rd, 2019

Maduro"s Opposition Urges Military Force in Venezuela

Venezuela’s opposition called for the first time on the international community to consider the use of military force against President Nicolás Maduro, escalating a standoff after a weekend showdown over humanitarian aid ended in violence......»»

Category: topSource: wsjFeb 25th, 2019

: Britain and EU headed for financial services showdown

A major chunk of trading in euro-dominated shares has been moving from London to European continental exchanges since the beginning of the week, after the U.K. left the European Union single market......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 7th, 2021

Europe Markets: European stocks slide as U.S. coronavirus cases surpass China and global spread intensifies

European stocks and U.S. equity futures fell on Friday, as U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed China and the global spread intensified......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 27th, 2020

European airlines plead for rescue package as coronavirus crisis intensifies

European airlines on Tuesday called on governments to draw up a package of measures including deferring taxes to rescue the struggling industry as the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic deepens......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 17th, 2020

How Iran and Qassem Soleimani shaped the fight against ISIS, according to an aid worker who saw it first-hand

Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP Christa Waegemann worked for humanitarian aid NGOs in Iraq in 2016 and 2017 and witnessed how the fight against the terror group ISIS gripped the country. While the Iraqi army and US, European.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 30th, 2020

EU says will seek immediate talks with U.S. over French digital tax

The European Union will seek immediate talks with the United States on how to solve a dispute over France's new digital service tax, the EU delegation to the United States said on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 3rd, 2019

Brexit Brief: Race for Prime Minister intensifies, but no renegotiation says EU

An 11th candidate has joined the Conservative party’s race for prime minister, as Theresa May heads to Brussels for her last European Union summit......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 29th, 2019

Brexit fallout on UK finance intensifies: think tank

More than 275 financial firms are moving a combined $1.2 trillion in assets and funds and thousands of staff from Britain to the European Union in readiness for Brexit at a cost of up to $4 billion, a report from a think tank said on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 10th, 2019

Comcast offers $31 billion for Sky, setting up showdown with Fox

Comcast has formalized its bid for European broadcaster Sky, a move that sets up a battle royale with rival US powerhouse 21st Century Fox......»»

Category: topSource: moneyApr 25th, 2018

Philippines Sees Red at EU Trade Threat Over Drug-War Deaths

The Philippines braced for potential trade penalties from the European Union, one of the country’s top trade partners, as criticism intensifies about President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs......»»

Category: topSource: wsjApr 20th, 2018

Venezuelans Die as Maduro Government Refuses Medical Aid

Public health has deteriorated sharply in what used to be one of Latin America’s richest nations. But President Nicolás Maduro’s cash-strapped Socialist regime prohibits most international humanitarian donations......»»

Category: topSource: wsjApr 6th, 2018

Trump extends exemptions on steel, aluminum tariffs

Trump delayed steep steel and aluminum tariffs for U.S. allies on Monday, putting off a showdown European leaders warned could lead to.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 1st, 2018

PayPal"s iZettle Deal Sets Up a Showdown With Square

PayPal agreed to buy European fintech startup iZettle for around $2.2 billion, a move that will catapult it into hundreds of thousands of retailers around the world and sets up a showdown with Jack Dorsey’s Square......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjMay 17th, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg will say "sorry" to European lawmakers in a showdown today (FB)

BI Graphics Facebook will face a double grilling from European lawmakers starting Tuesday over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, its role in election interference, and its attitude to new privacy laws. CEO Mark Zuck.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 22nd, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg will say "sorry" to European lawmakers in a showdown today over Facebook"s data crisis (FB)

BI Graphics Facebook will face a double grilling from European lawmakers starting Tuesday over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, its role in election interference, and its attitude to new privacy laws. CEO Mark Zuckerberg will meet politicians in .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 22nd, 2018

Czech PM Rejects Merkel"s "Flexible" EU Immigration Plan As Aftermath of Migrant Crisis Intensifies

European Union member states remained mostly divided to start June over how.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJun 7th, 2018

Theresa May in showdown with ministers on Ireland border

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with senior ministers amid opposition to her proposal for avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland after the U.K. leaves the European Union......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJun 7th, 2018

UK leader in compromise with ministers on Ireland border

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with senior ministers amid opposition to her proposal for avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland after the U.K. leaves the European Union......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJun 7th, 2018

Trump Secures Concessions From Europeans, EU Official Says

The European Union delegation meeting with President Trump Wednesday agreed to some concessions in an effort to avoid a trade war with the U.S., according to a European official in the room......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjJul 25th, 2018