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EU lawmakers decided Monday to delay the approval of the bloc's trade deal with the US due to uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariff policy. It comes after Trump imposed a new blanket 15% duty in response to a ruling in the US Supreme Court last week that struck down many of his previous worldwide tariffs. The European Parliament's trade committee planned to vote on Tuesday to remove import duties on US industrial goods — a key part of the EU-US trade deal. But that vote has now been postponed. European Commission spokesman Olof Gill said Brussels could not take further decisions until it had clarity from Washington. "We look forward to our American counterparts explaining to us precisely what is happening," Gill told reporters in Brussels.Trump to raise import tariff to 15% ...

British police on Monday arrested the former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, in a misconduct probe related to his ties to late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. London's Metropolitan Police said "officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office." He was taken to a London police station for questioning and then later released. "A 72-year-old man arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office has been released on bail pending further investigation," the Metropolitan police said in a statement. Police did not name the former ambassador in the statement but the suspect had been previously identified as Mandelson, who was filmed being led by police officers from his London home to an unmarked car. Mandelson ...

The European Commission on Sunday demanded that the United States respect the terms of a trade deal reached last July. The call from Brussels comes after US President Donald Trump said he was raising a global 10% tariff to 15% in response to the US Supreme Court blocking many of his emergency tariffs. The court decision has cast uncertainty over the ratification of the deal, which had been put on hold and was to be approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday. What did the EU Commission say about the terms of the US trade deal? The Commission called for Washington to provide "full clarity" on the measures it plans to implement following the Supreme Court ruling. "EU companies and exporters must have fair treatment, predictability and legal certainty," the Commission said. "The curr...

The Mexican army on Sunday killed Mexican drug lord Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." Oseguera headed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. What do we know about the raid that killed Oseguera? Oseguera was wounded during a raid in the town of Tapalpa in western Jalisco state and died while being flown to Mexico City, the Mexican army said in a statement. It said four members of the cartel were killed in the raid and three more, including Oseguera, died of their wounds while being transferred to the Mexican capital.Armed men set cars on fire on roads in an attempt to thwart the operation against OsegueraImage: Alejandra Leyva/AP Photo/picture alliance Two more people were arrested. Armored vehicles, rocket launchers and other arms were seized. Earlier on Sunday, arm...

North Korea's ruling Workers' Party re-elected leader Kim Jong Un as general secretary on Sunday, the fourth day of the party congress. This was reported on Monday by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). According to the report, under Kim's leadership, "the war deterrence of the country with the nuclear forces as its pivot has been radically improved." Earlier, Kim declared that this year's congress would unveil the next phase of the nation's nuclear weapons program. KCNA said that the congress also elected members of the party's central committee and adopted revisions to the party rules. It did not provide details of the changes. What is the significance of the party congress? The Workers' Party congress — held just once every five years — directs the efforts of the Nort...

A long line of pilgrims and visitors waited patiently on Sunday to view the remains of Saint Francis of Assisi outside his namesake basilica in the central Italian town of Assisi. First full public display in almost 800 years For the first time in nearly eight centuries, the general public was able to see the remains of one of the Catholic Church's best-known saints. The patron saint of Italy's remains have been resting in a stone sarcophagus for centuries. On Saturday, the coffin was ceremoniously transferred from the crypt to the lower church of the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi. The display will last one month and end on March 22. According to the Franciscan Order, nearly 400,000 people from across the globe have registered to attend. Apart from previous exhumations for inspecti...

After the US Supreme Court on Friday struck down sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, the White House announced the end of certain duties enacted under a law used to address national emergencies.  The White House said those tariffs "shall ​no longer be in ​effect and, as ‌soon as practicable, shall ​no ⁠longer be collected." Undeterred by the Supreme Court ruling, Trump said later on Friday in a post on his Truth Social platform that he had the "Great Honor" to sign an order imposing temporary 10% tariffs on global imports to be "effective almost immediately." The move comes after the conservative-majority Supreme Court said the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which Trump had originally used to impose tariffs, "does not authorize the president to...

At least 10 people were killed and 24 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley on Friday, Lebanon's Health Ministry reported.   Israel's military said in a statement that it had hit Hezbollah command centers. The strikes are among the deadliest reported in the region in recent weeks. A senior Hezbollah official was among the dead, sources told Reuters news agency. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Shiite political party and militant group in Lebanon. It is designated as a terrorist organization by the US, Germany and several Sunni Arab countries, while the EU lists its armed wing as a terrorist group.How Hezbollah conflict has reshaped northern IsraelTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Hamas targe...