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EU approves 150-billion-euro loan scheme to rearm
EU approves 150-billion-euro loan scheme to rearm
by  AFP

EU countries on Tuesday formally approved a new 150-billion-euro loan programme to help rearm in the face of Russia and worries over US reliability, according to the Polish presidency of the bloc. The borrowing programme is part of a package of measures including loosening budget rules that Brussels says could potentially unlock 800 billion euros of defence spending.

Macron gives Vietnamese students a lesson in 'impulsive' superpowers
Macron gives Vietnamese students a lesson in 'impulsive' superpowers
by  AFP

Between jabs at Donald Trump's US trade tariffs and criticism of Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron warned Vietnamese students Tuesday that "on the impulse of a superpower, everything can change". Communist-run Vietnam has also been threatened with a hefty 46 percent tariff by US President Donald Trump as part of his global trade blitz.

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