Day: February 3, 2025

A shortage of infantry troops and supply routes under Russian drone attacks have dealt a blow to Ukrainian forces around the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk.

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US President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff threats to the European Union while saying he would speak with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, as stock markets sank following a hectic weekend that saw prospects for a trade war turn into reality. Canada and Mexico vowed to hit back at the US after Trump followed through on threats to impose 25% tariffs on imports of their goods.

Today’s guest: Pantheon Macroeconomics Senior Europe Economist, Melanie Debono. (Source: Bloomberg)

The billionaire said the agency was being shut down hours after President Donald Trump said it was being run by “a bunch of radical lunatics.”

James Wilton volunteered in the Ukraine war at just 17 years old with no military training and was killed while fighting on the eastern front.

Musk announced the planned closure of the foreign assistance agency early Monday morning on social media.

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