President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, hosted the president of South Africa at the White House and threatened more stringent tariffs against the European Union this week.

President Donald Trump is threatening a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well as a 25% tariff on smartphones unless the products are made in America.

Almost £200m worth of recently-built port infrastructure in Northern Ireland faces partial redundancy when this week's EU-UK deal is eventually implemented. Food products and plants being shipped from Great Britain currently have to pass through government-operated border control posts (BCPs) at Northern Ireland ports.

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The president of the European Commission says the bloc wants a trade deal with the United States, but needs more time

FNC's Shannon Bream hosts Bloomberg's Mario Parker, former Biden WH spokesperson Meghan Hayes, former RNC communications director Doug Heye, and former Bush administration official Michael Allen to talk about the latest updates on President Trump's trade war with the EU and Iran nuclear talks heating up again.

Germany’s finance minister, Lars Klingbeil, on Sunday called for calm talks to stop a fast-growing trade fight between the European Union and the United States after President Donald Trump warned he would place a 50% tariff on every EU import from June 1.