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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Marine One arrives as Scotland gears up for Trump's visit... while back home he targets old foe Obama in bizarre AI generated posts
Scotland was gearing up for the visit of US President Donald Trump yesterday as US military aircraft gathered at Prestwick Airport. The huge security operation began in earnest at the Ayrshire hub as US military planes and helicopters gathered ahead of his arrival on Friday. Two US Army C17A Globemaster aircraft arrived carrying what was thought to be the S92 Marine One Presidential Helicopter. The helicopter was spotted flying out from the HMS Gannet airbase at Prestwick yesterday in test flights around Ayrshire with US servicemen. Last week the President claimed the UK needed to 'get rid of the windmills and bring back the oil' as he announced he will meet Sir Keir Starmer in Aberdeen. Mr Trump hit out at the renewables drive as he prepared for his four-day private visit to open his latest golf course in Aberdeenshire. Confirming the talks with Sir Keir, the President said his 'state meeting with the Prime Minister' will be 'up in Aberdeen, which is the oil capital of Europe'. He added: 'They should bring it back too. They have so much oil there. They should get rid of the energy windmills and bring back the oil.' The 79-year-old already owns two Scottish golf courses, one in Menie, Aberdeenshire, as well as Turnberry, in Ayrshire, where it is thought he will be staying. His latest golf links is named the MacLeod Course after his mother Mary, who was born on Lewis. It comes as Trump marked his six-month anniversary in office by posting a string of bizarre videos, including an AI-generated clip of Barack Obama being arrested at the White House and a fake mugshot of him. The US leader told the former President to 'lawyer up' following disclosures linking Obama-era officials to the origins of the FBI Russia investigation. The tirade came after Trump administration officials and conservative media widely promoted declassified documents suggesting Mr Obama played a central role in what Mr Trump has called the 'Russia hoax', the investigation into his administration's ties to the foreign adversary. The doctored video portrayed Mr Obama in an orange jumpsuit, accompanied by the message 'No one is above the law'. The footage, created by a little-known TikTok user, was one of dozens of posts uploaded to Mr Trump's Truth Social account. A separate video with a grim reaper figure describes the most 'co-ordinated political deception in US history' regarding Mr Obama's meeting with top intelligence officials to undermine Mr Trump's original election. 'Intelligence was politicised at the highest levels under the direction of a sitting president to frame the incoming one,' the ominous figure declares. 'It was a soft coup.' Last week, director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a cache of declassified documents from the final weeks of the Obama administration, alleging they expose a 'treasonous conspiracy' to undermine Trump after his 2016 victory. Several of Mr Trump's posts featured clips of Gabbard calling for Mr Obama to be prosecuted over claims of Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Trade potential seen in Manitoba's Churchill as Trump tariffs inspire new economic era
How the world does business has been in a bit of transition because of U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariffs. Now, Canada is rethinking shipping and trade – a renewed focus is the port of Churchill in northern Manitoba on the shores of Hudson Bay. Melissa Ridgen reports on what could become a new era of global trade for Canada.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
EU to Prepare Retaliation Plan as US Trade Stance Hardens
(Bloomberg) -- European Union envoys are set to meet as early as this week to formulate a plan for measures to respond to a possible no-deal scenario with US President Donald Trump, whose tariff negotiating position is seen to have stiffened ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline. Why the Federal Reserve's Building Renovation Costs $2.5 Billion Milan Corruption Probe Casts Shadow Over Property Boom Mumbai Facelift Is Inspired by 200-Year-Old New York Blueprint How San Jose's Mayor Is Working to Build an AI Capital Manhattan, Chicago Murder Rates Drop in 2025, Officials Say The overwhelming preference is to keep negotiations with Washington on track in a bid for an outcome to the impasse ahead of next month's deadline. Still, efforts have yet to yield sustained progress following talks in Washington last week, according to people familiar with the matter. Negotiations will continue over the next two weeks. The US is now seen to want a near-universal tariff on EU goods higher than 10%, with increasingly fewer exemptions limited to aviation, some medical devices and generic medicines, several spirits, and a specific set of manufacturing equipment that the US needs, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. A spokesperson for the European Commission, which handles trade matters for the bloc, said they had no comment to make on the ongoing negotiations. The two sides have also discussed a potential ceiling for some sectors, as well as quotas for steel and aluminum and a way to ring-fence supply chains from sources that oversupply the metals, the people said. The people cautioned that even if an agreement were reached it would need Trump's sign off – and his position isn't clear. 'I am confident we'll get a deal done,' US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday. 'I think all these key countries will figure out it is better to open their markets to the United States of America than to pay a significant tariff.' Lutnick added that he had spoken to European trade negotiators early Sunday. Trump's Letter The US president wrote to the EU earlier in the month, warning that the bloc would face a 30% tariff on most of its exports from Aug. 1. Alongside a universal levy, Trump has hit cars and auto parts with a 25% levy, and steel and aluminum with double that. He's also threatened to target pharmaceuticals and semiconductors with new duties as early as next month, and recently announced a 50% levy on copper. In all, the EU estimates that US duties already cover €380 billion ($442 billion), or about 70%, of its exports to the US. Before Trump's letter, the EU had been hopeful it was edging toward an initial framework that would allow detailed discussions to continue on the basis of a universal rate of 10% on many of the bloc's exports. The EU has been seeking wider exemptions than the US is offering, as well as looking to shield the bloc from future sectoral tariffs. While it's long accepted that any agreement would be asymmetrical in favor of the US, the EU will assess the overall imbalance of any deal before deciding whether to pull the trigger on any re-balancing measures, Bloomberg previously reported. The level of pain that member states are prepared to accept varies, and some are open to higher tariff rates if enough exemptions are secured, the people said. Any agreement would also address non-tariff barriers, cooperation on economic security matters, digital trade consultations, and strategic purchases. Move Quickly With the prospects of a positive outcome dimming and the deadline looming, the EU is expected to start preparing a plan to move quickly if it can't reach a deal, said the people. Any decision to retaliate would likely need political sign-off from the bloc's leaders because the stakes are so high, the people added. Countermeasures of any substance would likely provoke an even wider transatlantic trade rift, given Trump's warnings that retaliation against American interests will only invite tougher tactics from his administration. The bloc has already approved potential tariffs on €21 billion of US goods that could be quickly implemented in response to Trump's metals levies. They target politically-sensitive American states and include products such as soybeans from Louisiana, home to House Speaker Mike Johnson, other agricultural products, poultry, and motorcycles. The EU has also prepared a list of tariffs on an additional €72 billion of American products in response to Trump's so-called reciprocal levies and automotive duties. They would target industrial goods, including Boeing Co. aircraft, US-made cars, and bourbon whiskey. It's also working on potential measures that go beyond tariffs, such as export controls and restrictions on public procurement contracts. Anti-Coercion Tool Bloomberg reported last week that a growing number of EU member states want the bloc to activate its most powerful trade tool, the so-called anti-coercion instrument (ACI), against the US should the two sides fail to reach an acceptable agreement and Trump carries through with his tariff threats. The ACI would give officials broad powers to take retaliatory action. Those measures could include new taxes on US tech giants, or targeted curbs on US investments in the EU. They could also involve limiting access to certain parts of the EU market or restricting US firms from bidding for public contracts in Europe. The anti-coercion tool was designed primarily as a deterrent, and if needed, a way to respond to deliberate coercive actions from third countries that use trade measures as a means to pressure the sovereign policy choices of the 27-nation bloc or individual member states. The commission can propose the use of the ACI, but it's up to member states to determine whether there's a coercion case and if it should be deployed. Throughout the process, the EU would seek to consult with the coercing party to find a resolution. Member states were briefed on the status of trade talks with the US on Friday. --With assistance from Nathan Risser. (Updates with Lutnick comment beginning in seventh paragraph.) 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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
EU to Prepare Retaliation Plan as US Trade Stance Seen to Harden
(Bloomberg) -- European Union envoys are set to meet as early as this week to formulate a plan for measures to respond to a possible no-deal scenario with US President Donald Trump, whose tariff negotiating position is seen to have stiffened ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline. Why the Federal Reserve's Building Renovation Costs $2.5 Billion The Dutch Intersection Is Coming to Save Your Life Milan Corruption Probe Casts Shadow Over Property Boom Mumbai Facelift Is Inspired by 200-Year-Old New York Blueprint How San Jose's Mayor Is Working to Build an AI Capital The overwhelming preference is to keep negotiations with Washington on track in a bid for a negotiated outcome to the impasse ahead of next month's deadline. Still, efforts have yet to yield sustained progress following talks in Washington last week, according to people familiar with the matter. Negotiations will continue over the next two weeks. The US is now seen to want a near-universal tariff on EU goods higher than 10%, with increasingly fewer exemptions limited to aviation, some medical devices and generic medicines, several spirits, and a specific set of manufacturing equipment that the US needs, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. A spokesperson for the European Commission, which handles trade matters for the bloc, said they had no comment to make on the ongoing negotiations. The two sides have also discussed a potential ceiling for some sectors, as well as quotas for steel and aluminum and a way to ring-fence supply chains from sources that oversupply the metals, the people said. The people cautioned that even if an agreement were reached it would need Trump's sign off – and his position isn't clear. Trump's Letter The US president wrote to the EU earlier in the month, warning that the bloc would face a 30% tariff on most of its exports from Aug. 1. Alongside a universal levy, Trump has hit cars and auto parts with a 25% levy, and steel and aluminum with double that. He's also threatened to target pharmaceuticals and semiconductors with new duties as early as next month, and recently announced a 50% levy on copper. In all, the EU estimates that US duties already cover €380 billion ($442 billion), or about 70%, of its exports to the US. Before Trump's letter, the EU had been hopeful it was edging toward an initial framework that would allow detailed discussions to continue on the basis of a universal rate of 10% on many of the bloc's exports. The EU has been seeking wider exemptions than the US is offering, as well as looking to shield the bloc from future sectoral tariffs. While it's long accepted that any agreement would be asymmetrical in favor of the US, the EU will assess the overall imbalance of any deal before deciding whether to pull the trigger on any re-balancing measures, Bloomberg previously reported. The level of pain that member states are prepared to accept varies, and some are open to higher tariff rates if enough exemptions are secured, the people said. Any agreement would also address non-tariff barriers, cooperation on economic security matters, digital trade consultations, and strategic purchases. Move Quickly With the prospects of a positive outcome dimming and the deadline looming, the EU is expected to start preparing a plan to move quickly if it can't reach a deal, said the people. Any decision to retaliate would likely need political sign-off from the bloc's leaders because the stakes are so high, the people added. Countermeasures of any substance would likely provoke an even wider transatlantic trade rift, given Trump's warnings that retaliation against American interests will only invite tougher tactics from his administration. The bloc has already approved potential tariffs on €21 billion of US goods that could be quickly implemented in response to Trump's metals levies. They target politically-sensitive American states and include products such as soybeans from Louisiana, home to House Speaker Mike Johnson, other agricultural products, poultry, and motorcycles. The EU has also prepared a list of tariffs on an additional €72 billion of American products in response to Trump's so-called reciprocal levies and automotive duties. They would target industrial goods, including Boeing Co. aircraft, US-made cars, and bourbon whiskey. It's also working on potential measures that go beyond tariffs, such as export controls and restrictions on public procurement contracts. Anti-Coercion Tool Bloomberg reported last week that a growing number of EU member states want the bloc to activate its most powerful trade tool, the so-called anti-coercion instrument (ACI), against the US should the two sides fail to reach an acceptable agreement and Trump carries through with his tariff threats. The ACI would give officials broad powers to take retaliatory action. Those measures could include new taxes on US tech giants, or targeted curbs on US investments in the EU. They could also involve limiting access to certain parts of the EU market or restricting US firms from bidding for public contracts in Europe. The anti-coercion tool was designed primarily as a deterrent, and if needed, a way to respond to deliberate coercive actions from third countries that use trade measures as a means to pressure the sovereign policy choices of the 27-nation bloc or individual member states. The commission can propose the use of the ACI, but it's up to member states to determine whether there's a coercion case and if it should be deployed. Throughout the process, the EU would seek to consult with the coercing party to find a resolution. Member states were briefed on the status of trade talks with the US on Friday. A Rebel Army Is Building a Rare-Earth Empire on China's Border Thailand's Changing Cannabis Rules Leave Farmers in a Tough Spot How Starbucks' CEO Plans to Tame the Rush-Hour Free-for-All What the Tough Job Market for New College Grads Says About the Economy Godzilla Conquered Japan. Now Its Owner Plots a Global Takeover ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Independent
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Watch emergency services respond to deadly mass Russian drone attack
A mass drone attack by Russian forces on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa early on Saturday killed one resident and set ablaze a multi-storey apartment building, authorities said. The assault follows weeks of intensified Russian attacks, prompting US President Donald Trump to sharpen his tone and threaten harsher sanctions. On Telegram, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed six people, including a child, injured, noting Russia launched over 30 missiles and 300 drones across 10 regions overnight, stressing air defence's importance. Ukraine 's air force detailed five missiles and 30 drones struck 12 locations, with seven others hit by downed aerial objects. Ukraine continues to appeal for additional allied support, aid, and domestic production to repel Russian aggression.
