
WTO and E.U. chiefs warn of global consequences from Trump tariffs
Markets plunged in Asia, Europe and the U.S. as leaders were shocked at Trump's tariffs and the risk of a global trade war.
Donald Trump's overt hostility to international organizations and multilateralism as U.S. president from 2017 to 2021 undercut longstanding alliances and treaties, alienated leaders and damaged America's global standing. Despite his exposure to sweeping criminal charges, Trump won his 2024 bid to regain the White House. Experts say the segregationist president, the first to be a sentenced felon, poses a technocratic threat to democracy, security and the post-1945 international rule-based order.
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Markets plunged in Asia, Europe and the U.S. as leaders were shocked at Trump's tariffs and the risk of a global trade war.
One donor predicts more than 1 million kids in poor countries could die without U.S. funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
In a surprise turnaround, the U.S. president wants the New York Republican congresswoman to stay in her job.
From migrants to refugees, millions of lives and the organizations that help them are at risk from U.S. aid cuts.
Trump also suggested giving the United States ownership of Ukraine’s electrical supply and nuclear power plants.
Trump's embrace of Putin and contempt for long-established transatlantic ties is an existential crisis for Europe and NATO.
More than 30 years later, Ukraine is fighting for its survival as it laments the Budapest Memorandum's broken promises.
The German leader rebuked a suggestion the U.S. might not support Europe if it shuns far-right, anti-immigration parties.
European defense leaders were indignant at U.S.-Russia talks that excluded Ukraine, saying it must be part of negotiations.
The Arctic island's E.U. and NATO ties make it highly unlikely the U.S. would risk a move that could destabilize the region.
Scoop: The cuts result from Trump abolishing Biden-era efforts to save lives through legal U.S. immigration options.
The impact of the abrupt U.S. foreign aid suspension has been quick and harsh for people and organizations worldwide.
Scoop: The budget freeze is part of almost $700 million the U.N. refugee agency already received from the United States.
Seventy-nine of the International Criminal Court's member nations and E.U. leaders blasted Trump's executive order.
Israel's brutal military campaign in Gaza has drawn direct criticism from all corners of the U.N. and its top officials.
The U.S. president also withdrew the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and stopped funding for UNRWA.