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Donald Trump says tariffs will start at 25% and ‘may or may not’ rise over timeHere’s more on those comments from President Trump threatening to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, two of the US’ largest trading partners.He said he was making the threat “for a number of reasons” but that he wants both countries to do more to secure their borders to reduce illegal migration and the flow of fentanyl into the US. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jan/31/donald-trump-latest-news-politics-live-canada-mexico-tariffs Author : Christy Cooney Publish date : 2025-01-31 11:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Bundestag set to review Influx Limitation Act, which looks to tighten rules in existing laws on residence as Friedrich Merz grapples with rise of far rightin BerlinThe Bundestag debate has been delayed for half an hour on request of the CDU, thought to be to do with misgivings within the party over the debate, not least due to large numbers of protesters outside the CDU headquarters in Berlin. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/31/europe-live-germany-parliament-migration-latest-updates-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-01-31 10:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Diana Johnson says Labour is ‘starting from a difficult position’, after Essex police say they could get rid of PCSOsPolice forces in England and Wales are facing “difficult and challenging” circumstances, the policing minister has accepted, as some have been forced to cut their number of officers.Diana Johnson said forces would need to make decisions locally on how many officers to have, days after Essex police said they could get rid of all 99 police community support officer roles within the force, pending consultation, amid a £12.5m budget shortfall for 2025-26. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/31/policing-minister-police-forces-england-wales-challenging-cuts Author : Aletha

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US president said he would impose first tariffs of new administration on 1 FebruaryEuropean stock markets have moved in lockstep at the opening bell on Friday morning.Here are the opening snaps via Reuters:EUROPE’S STOXX 600 UP 0.2%BRITAIN’S FTSE 100 UP 0.2%; GERMANY’S DAX UP 0.1%FRANCE’S CAC 40 UP 0.2%; SPAIN’S IBEX UP 0.2%EURO STOXX INDEX UP 0.2%; EURO ZONE BLUE CHIPS UP 0.2%We’ll be announcing the tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a number of reasons. Number one is the people that have poured into our country so horribly and