The European Union has proposed a two-euro flat fee on billions of small parcels sent directly to people’s homes, which mainly come from China at the moment. The new tax would mean that packages worth less than 150 euros (£126) are no longer customs-free. Online marketplaces, including Chinese giants Temu and Shein, would be expected...
Getty Images A 25% import tax on engines, transmissions and other key car parts has come into force in the US, raising pressure on an industry finding its way through a thicket of policy changes. The new tariff comes days after Donald Trump eased the measure in response to business worries, but did not eliminate...
Foreword by The Bad Side The assassination of Basel al-Araj in 2017—caught on camera and shared, proudly, by the official Twitter account of the IDF—silenced one of the most fearless, inventive voices on the Palestinian radical left. He was thirty-one. A writer, teacher, and militant opponent of the Zionist state, he’d been in hiding for...
The tournament kicks off just three days before the Women’s Champions League final is held in Lisbon on 24 May. It is also just six weeks before the Women’s European Championship begins in Switzerland on 2 July. The American National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) does not finish until 22 November, meaning any clubs wishing to...