Sam McNeil

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  • modiEurope

    India, EU reach ‘mother of all’ trade agreements after nearly 20 years of talks

    By Rajesh Roy, Sam McNeil, and others
  • trumpPolitics

    Europe hates Trump’s play for Greenland so much that even far-right nationalist groups are repulsed

    By Sam McNeil, Justin Spike, and others
  • icebreakerPolitics

    The U.S. has 3 of the world’s 240 icebreakers, the crucial shipping technology that would unlock Greenland

    By Sam McNeil and The Associated Press
  • macronEurope

    Macron says Europe forced Trump to back down: ‘Europe can make itself be respected, and that’s a very good thing’

    By Lorne Cook, Sam McNeil, and others
  • macronEurope

    Macron urges EU to wield ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs

    By Sam McNeil and The Associated Press
  • President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi speak to the press before a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Sharm El Sheikh International Congress Center October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.Middle East

    Egypt’s crisis becomes Europe’s business problem as inflation soars and Suez revenues collapse

    By Sam McNeil and The Associated Press
  • Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission attends a press conference after the end of the European Council summit with PM of Poland and President of the European Council, after the EU leaders meeting at the headquarters of the European Council. Leaders discussed about the Middle East crisis, Ukraine, EU in the world and competitiveness, Migration and European Defense and security, Moldova, Western Balkans and Internal Security, preparedness and hybrid activities. Brussels, Belgium on June 26, 2025 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Europe

    Russia suspected of jamming navigation on European Commission president’s plane, official says

    By Sam McNeil and The Associated Press
  • Heterosexual couple toasting wineglasses at winery on weekend.Global

    Trump may want you to pay a high tariff for that French wine you enjoy so much. He just left the category blank in his deal sheet with the EU

    By Sam McNeil, David McHugh, and others
  • Maros SefcovicPolitics

    EU ministers rip Trump’s 30% tariffs as ‘absolutely unacceptable’

    By Sam McNeil and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The European Union flag stands inside the atrium at the European Council building in Brussels, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)Politics

    EU finance ministers rattle sabers at Trump as they seek a final deal: ‘If you want peace, you have to prepare for war’

    By Sam McNeil and The Associated Press
  • The image above is a frame grab of a before and after interactive slider that compares Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility before and after U.S. bombed the site. (AP Graphic)Middle East

    Defense Department intelligence report suggests U.S. strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months

    By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • VALENCIA VALENCIAN COMMUNITY, SPAIN – APRIL 29: The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen, during the Congress of the European People’s Party (EPP), at the Feria de Valencia, on 29 April, 2025 in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. This Tuesday, April 29, the Congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) starts with the absence of the leader of the PP in Spain, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, who has prioritized contacting the regional presidents to analyze the situation caused by the massive blackout in the Peninsula. (Photo By Eduardo Manzana/Europa Press via Getty Images)Politics

    Court rejects European Commission’s refusal to share texts between von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO during COVID pandemic

    By Sam McNeil and The Associated Press