U.S. President Donald Trump will buckle under pressure from Germany and Europe in an escalating trade war, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday.

The U.S. has no plans to immediately withdraw its military presence in Europe, despite its demands that European countries take care of their own defence, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday.

Even in the dead of winter, Europe's solar farms have continued to expand their share of electricity production throughout the continent.

Will the NBA really expand into Europe? For much of the recent history of the league, when it came to the topic of expanding the NBA universe, most of the attention was focused on whether that meant to Las vegas, Nevada, Mexico City, Mexico -- or perhaps a return to the old home of the Seattle SuperSonics in Washington State.

Everyone knew tariffs were coming and everyone was left stunned by them all the same. US President Donald Trump’s announcements of the punishing levies ripped through markets and left governments around the world searching for answers.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs and has a good plan to retaliate if forced to.

Investors’ shock at the size of the levies sent markets in Asia sharply lower. Experts warned that the global economy could be upended.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the US has no plans to withdraw troops from Europe, though militaries in the region should “step up” as Washington focuses more on Asia.