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The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: protectionism is no longer taboo in politics | Editorial
US trade policies since 2016 highlight a broader global retreat from globalisation, driven by geopolitical tensions and shifting economic priorities. Donald Trump’s broadside against America’s ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
The Guardian view on Germany’s collapsed coalition: politics in the shadow of Donald Trump | Editorial
A snap election triggered by Olaf Scholz will be crucial in shaping Europe’s response to last week’s events in the US. Spying a possible silver lining to events in the US, some commentators have ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s plutocrats: money for something | Editorial
The Republicans were always the party of big business, but Mr Trump is turning them into a playpen for oligarchs. One person turns up surprisingly often at Donald Trump’s side. Not his No 2, JD ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
The Guardian view on Trump’s tariff push: it should spark a global call for fairer trade | Editorial
US protectionism raises alarms, underscoring the need for balanced policies as wealthy nations’ tariffs can hurt developing economies. “To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff,” ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
The Guardian view on the return of President Trump: a bleak day for America and the world | Editorial
His voters knew what they were getting when they picked him over Kamala Harris. But his opponents cannot despair. This is an exceptionally bleak and frightening moment for the United States and the ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
The Guardian view on Ukraine after Trump’s victory: bracing for what lies ahead | Editorial
The former president’s closeness to Vladimir Putin and isolationism bode ill for Kyiv. Accelerating US support is essential. Even Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s extraordinary communication skills were ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
The Guardian view on Trump’s planet-wrecking plans: the UK government’s resolve will be tested | Editorial
The new president’s disruptive policies will challenge Sir Keir Starmer’s green goals. But with strong leadership he could enhance Britain’s global influence. Donald Trump ’s electoral earthquake ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
The Guardian view on Israel v the UN: the making of an outlaw state | Editorial
Banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency with no replacement will only cripple aid to Palestinians in their hour of need. It is a deeply irresponsible move by Israeli lawmakers. Israel’s ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
The Guardian view on Georgia’s election: drifting dismally into Moscow’s orbit | Editorial
A disputed victory by an authoritarian, anti-west party will be celebrated in the Kremlin. European leaders must find a way to respond. Among the former Soviet states that gained independence in ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
The Guardian view on female-led horror: time for a new formula | Editorial
Bloodied women’s bodies are once more to the fore in a seasonal crop of hagsploitation films. This Halloween, it seems, is all about the “hag”. Overshadowing the axe-wielding clown in Terrifier 3 ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
The Guardian view on climate-linked disasters: Spain’s tragedy will not be the last | Editorial
More than 200 deaths and widespread destruction in Valencia are the latest sign of danger in a warming world. The death toll from floods in Spain’s Valencia region has topped 200. A huge clean-up ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
The Guardian view on the US election and women: what’s different this time? | Editorial
The significant gap has more to do with race than gender. Will reproductive rights persuade white women to vote differently?. No woman in 2024 can be surprised to learn that Donald Trump is a ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
The Guardian view on America’s electoral college: time to scrap an antidemocratic relic | Editorial
Concerns about US democracy grow with the electoral college’s role in enabling presidents to win without the popular vote, potentially benefiting Donald Trump in 2024. The last two presidential ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: a whole new perspective | Editorial
Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, a love letter to our wounded planet, is the perfect choice for the political moment. “To look at the Earth from space is a bit like a child looking into a mirror and ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
The Guardian view on a genocide probe call: sense in Gaza’s senseless conflict | Editorial
The pope’s call to investigate war crimes in Gaza highlights rising global scrutiny. But accountability remains elusive. As an Israeli airstrike killed at least 30 people in a northern Gaza ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
The Guardian view on a showtrial in Hong Kong: a new authoritarian low | Editorial
The jailing of 45 pro-democracy activists testifies to the ruthless suppression of a once-vibrant civil society. Defending Beijing’s draconian crackdown on political freedoms in Hong Kong, ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
The Guardian view of global justice at a crossroads: war crimes demand accountability | Editorial
The ICC’s arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders challenge decades of impunity, testing global resolve to uphold international justice. The arrest warrants from the international criminal ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
The Guardian view on Romania’s presidential election: a stable Ukrainian ally wobbles | Editorial
The shock first-round victory of a far-right nationalist candidate has far-reaching and alarming implications. In a region shadowed by Vladimir Putin’s revanchist ambitions, Romania has been a ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
The Guardian view on the rise of eco-poetry: writing cannot ignore global heating | Editorial
Verse’s connection to nature can inspire awareness and hope amid the climate crisis, offering clarity beyond data. Poetry has a big debt to nature, its muse and source of metaphor for centuries. As ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
The Guardian view on Cop29: 1.5C has been passed – so speed up the green transition | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge on emissions is an encouraging step at a frightening moment. Predictions that this will be the first calendar year in which the 1.5C warming limit enshrined in the Paris ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
The Guardian view on UN climate talks: rich and poor nations can strike a win-win deal | Editorial
At Cop29 the global south needs to unite for sustainable growth, leveraging resources and negotiating transformative climate finance pacts. More than a century of burning coal, oil and gas has ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
How the Guardian will stand up to four more years of Donald Trump
The president-elect has made his disdain for journalism clear. His second term is a risk to a free press in the United States and beyond. Help us to hold him to account. Support the Guardian’s ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts
Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian. Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X The Guardian has announced it will no longer ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Mexican peso and Canadian dollar fall after Trump’s tariff pledge
European equities slip while US Treasury yields edge higherBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Donald Trump rounds out economic team after tariff threats
President-elect taps Jamieson Greer for US trade representative and Kevin Hassett as director of National Economic CouncilWorld - Financial Times - 15 hours ago -
How Donald Trump came back from the political abyss
North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher explores a disgraced White House exit and a comeback for the ages.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
Donald Trump: America has given us a powerful mandate
Trump addresses jubilant supporters as he claims victory in the presidential election.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Donald Trump elected US president in stunning political resurrection
Former president defeats Kamala Harris as voters send Republican back to White House for second term. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Reeves hints UK will urge Trump not to raise tariffs as economists fear his policies will cut growth – UK politics live
Chancellor says UK’s trading relationship with US is ‘absolutely crucial’ and promises not to be a ‘passive actor’. Another Labour politician who has criticised Donald Trump strongly in the past ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
China Courts U.S. Allies as Defense Against Trump's Protectionism
Fearing a U.S. tariff barrage, Beijing hopes to use “proactive” tariff cuts and investment offers to peel away American partners in Europe and Asia.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 10 -
Trump’s Trade Protectionism Could Hurt U.S. and Europe, says EU Commissioner
European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni called U.S.-EU trade relations a stabilizing force that could be disturbed by the president-elect’s tariff plans.Business - Inc. - November 15 -
From higher tariffs to lower taxes, will Donald Trump’s economic plan pay off?
There is a strong chance the president-elect’s radical strategy going wrong, with a high risk of rising prices, inflation and interest rates. Business live – latest updates It’s the economy, ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could cost US consumers $2,400 a year – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest ecoonomic and financial news. Trump vows tariffs on Mexico and Canada and deeper tariffs on China . The US president-elect’s social media post announcing 25% ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Trump reportedly tells Putin to not escalate war in Ukraine; Rick Scott emerges as front-runner for Senate leader role – live
Trump told Russian president to not escalate war with Ukraine, Washington Post reports; multiple conservatives endorse the Florida senator as the next leader. Sweep of swing states rubs salt in ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
A ‘political trial’? Marine Le Pen is singing from the Donald Trump hymn sheet | Pauline Bock
The far-right leader may be banned from running in the next French presidential election – and she’s responded with all guns blazing. “Everyone has stolen from the cash register except the National ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live
President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutiny. Trump nominates transition ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Trump’s Tariffs
We explore his promise to impose a charge on foreign products entering the U.S.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Matt Gaetz ‘paid for sex’, says lawyer for two women who testified to House committee – live
Attorney for witnesses who testified in the investigation relating to Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid the women to have sex with him. Trump pick Matt Gaetz under further scrutiny amid ...World - The Guardian - November 18