## Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

Authored by theguardian.com

Donald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”.

Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the US president said he would soon release details of the latest tariff threat.

The EU vowed to respond “firmly and immediately” to “unjustified” trade barriers, signaling that it stands ready to retaliate swiftly against new tariffs.

Trump has said he will impose 25% tariffs on the US’s two largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, next week.

Trump did not give further details but mentioned carmakers and said the levies would be applied “generally”.

The EU will always protect European businesses, workers and consumers from unjustified tariffs.”.

Earlier this week, Trump defended his tariff threats and said foreign cars, drugs and semiconductor chips would be hit within weeks. »

### Trump faces Truth Social backlash over AI video of Gaza with topless Netanyahu and bearded bellydancers

Authored by theguardian.com

Children play on the beach as money rains down and bearded bellydancers gyrate on the sand.

Trump, who says he wants the US to “own” Gaza, is presented as a revered icon in the footage.

One Truth Social user wrote: “I could not be a bigger supporter of President Trump but this particular video is in very poor taste. »

### Just months after release, EA has put Dragon Age: The Veilguard on PS Plus

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

March’s PlayStation Plus Essential games are Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5), Sonic Colors: Ultimate (PS4) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (PS4, PS5).

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a notable inclusion, given BioWare’s game was only released in October 2024, although publisher EA has said it failed to meet sales expectations.

February’s PlayStation Plus Essential games are Payday 3 (PS5), High on Life (PS4, PS5) and Pac-Man World Re-Pac (PS4, PS5). »

### A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade

Authored by apnews.com

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable — respiratory disease since 2015.

The school-aged child had been hospitalized and died Tuesday night amid the widespread outbreak, Texas’ largest in nearly 30 years.

The Texas Department of State Health Services and Lubbock health officials confirmed the death to The Associated Press. »

### Can Sanctions Survive a US Embrace of Russia?

Authored by cepa.org

A resumption of US trade with Russia would require Brussels to monitor re-export from the US, as well as directly sanctioned entities.

It is also likely to further sway individual member states, like Hungary, which have already opposed sanctions, fragmenting the EU stance.

And if the US pressures Ukraine into accepting Putin’s terms, will Europe maintain sanctions against Russia, and for how long? »

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