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Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wine and Champagne imports

Trump threatens 200% tariff on French wine to pressure Macron into joining ‘Board of Peace’ as Europe braces for wider rift U.S. President Donald Trump said he will impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagne, a bid to pressure President Emmanuel Macron to join his proposed “Board of Peace,” as tensions with Europe deepened over the initiative and Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland. “Did he say that? Well, nobody wants him because he will be out of office very soon,” Trump said when told Macron would not…

Ethiopia Contemplates Redirecting Fuel Imports to Berbera, Potentially Marginalizing Djibouti

Ethiopia’s fuel stream shifts focus from Djibouti to Berbera amidst an escalating Horn of Africa power maneuverFILE - A bird’s-eye view of Berbera Port's fuel terminal (upper left) and its freshly-expanded container terminal (foreground), a crucial lynchpin for regional commerce in the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia’s potential pivot of fuel imports from Djibouti. (Government of North Western State of Somalia)Mogadishu (AX) —  Ethiopia is mulling over rerouting its fuel imports from Djibouti to North Western State of…