March 2025

Jack Daniel’s maker says Canada taking bottles off shelves ‘worse than tariffs’

Jack Daniel’s maker says Canada taking bottles off shelves ‘worse than tariffs’

Tom EspinerBBC News business reporter Watch: Canadian liquor store clears out US alcohol in response to tariffs Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is “worse than tariffs”, the boss of Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman has said. Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario, which is by far the most […]

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Germany: Five jailed over far-right plot to kidnap health minister

Germany: Five jailed over far-right plot to kidnap health minister

Five members of a German far-right group have been jailed for plotting to overthrow the government and kidnap its health minister. Four of the group were described as “ringleaders” of a “terrorist organisation” which planned to use violence to trigger civil war-like conditions in Germany. The group had planned to kidnap Health Minister Karl Lauterbach

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Putin taunts Macron with warning that ‘some people forget how Napoleon’s Russian campaign ended’ after French president called Moscow a ‘threat to Europe’ and offered nuke protection

Putin taunts Macron with warning that ‘some people forget how Napoleon’s Russian campaign ended’ after French president called Moscow a ‘threat to Europe’ and offered nuke protection

Vladimir Putin has mocked Emmanuel Macron, warning him that ‘some people forget how Napoleon’s Russian campaign ended,’ after the French President indicated he would be willing to use his country’s nuclear deterrent to protect Europe. France’s Napoleon Bonaparte invaded the Russian Empire in 1812 in a disastrous six-month military campaign that ended in Russian victory and

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Trump car tariff pivot and Detroit’s ‘Big Three’

Trump car tariff pivot and Detroit’s ‘Big Three’

After an outcry from Detroit, President Donald Trump has granted one-month tariff exemptions on most auto imports from Canada and Mexico, underscoring the continued clout of US carmakers. Trump car tariff pivot and Detroit’s ‘Big Three’ The “Big Three” automakers Ford, General Motors and Chrysler-owner Stellantis operate their businesses on an integrated basis throughout North

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