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Trump meets with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle

Pool | Max Mumby | Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II attends the wedding of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet Queen Elizabeth II for tea on Friday …

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Trump insults distract from Germany-Russia issue

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May gesture as they attend the start of the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. “It’s a mistake by the Germans to enter into this long-term [pipeline] arrangement by the Russians,” said Burns, also a former …

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Germany says it ‘can cope’ with Trump’s comments on Russian influence

Kay Nietfeld | Pool | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel before the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2017. Germany can take President Donald Trump’s criticisms in its stride, the country’s Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen …

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NATO, the Queen, Putin and some golf – Trump has a busy week coming up

Chris Jackson | Getty Images (L-R) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (R) watch the fly-past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following …

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Trump’s busy week with NATO, the Queen, Putin and golf

Chris Jackson | Getty Images (L-R) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (R) watch the fly-past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following …

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US tariffs are an unnecessary test to the EU’s recovery

Mario Centeno, Portugal’s finance minister and head of the group of euro-area finance ministers, listens during a press conference following a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018.  Higher trade tariffs coming from the U.S. are not what the euro zone needs right now following several years …

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EU warns of new tariffs worth $300 billion if Trump targets automakers

Guenter Schiffmann | Bloomberg | Getty Images A worker performs the final check of a BMW 3-series automobile on the production line, March 11, 2009. The United States could get a new round of retaliatory tariffs worth as much as $300 billion, if it moves ahead with new duties on …

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Europe needs a plan for any future financial shocks… and it’s struggling to reach a concrete deal

Yuriko Nakao | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wopke Hoekstra, Dutch finance minister. Ricardo Garcia, chief euro zone economist at UBS, also played down the prospect of any big achievements this week. “Expectations are low, the Eurogroup last week lacked a breakthrough, so there won’t be any tangible decisions beyond declarations …

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Trump gives Europe a ‘historic’ chance to become stronger

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One to depart for travel to a campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, June 20, 2018. President Donald Trump is giving a renewed purpose to the Franco-German relationship, a critical …

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OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia just ‘threw down the gauntlet’ in its push to ramp up production

Heinz-Peter Bader | Reuters Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih listens during a news conference after an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2017. De-facto OPEC leader Saudi Arabia is pushing for the 14-member oil cartel to increase crude production by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) this week. …

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