Earlier this year, Armin Papperger opened a new factory that will allow his company to produce more of an essential caliber of artillery shell than the entire U.S.…
Read more The Outspoken CEO Behind the World’s Fastest-Growing Arms MakerLabour’s tax increases are pushing workers and investors abroad. The Editorial Board Source link
Read more Opinion | Britain Budgets for National DeclinePARIS—French authorities said they’ve detained four more people in connection to the Louvre heist, including a man suspected of being the only thief to remain at large after…
Read more France Detains Last Suspected Louvre ThiefArmy Secretary Dan Driscoll met with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi on Monday and Tuesday, a sign that talks to end the war in Ukraine have hit…
Read more Top Army Official Meets Russians in U.A.E., Signaling New Phase in Peace TalksThe German economy may be showing signs of a life after more than half a decade of stagnation. Europe’s largest economy has suffered a series of recent blows,…
Read more German Economy Shows Signs of RevivalGermany’s largest arms manufacturer, Rheinmetall RHM -3.85%decrease; red down pointing triangle, expects its sales will be five times as much as they were last year by the end…
Read more Rheinmetall Turns to Former Auto Workers to Fuel Hiring SpreePresident Trump criticized Ukrainian and European officials on Sunday, as they launched a diplomatic offensive aimed at reshaping a 28-point peace plan that has been criticized as too…
Read more Trump Blasts Ukraine, Europe as They Work to Reshape U.S. Peace PlanThe U.K. government’s borrowing continued to run ahead of projections in October, a deterioration in its finances that it will aim to correct with tax rises and some…
Read more U.K. Government Borrowing Runs Ahead of Plan as Budget LoomsExports of Swiss watches remained on a declining trend in October, driven by a sharp decrease in the U.S. as tariffs continue to take a toll. Total exports…
Read more Swiss Watch Exports Continue on Downward Trend in U.S. Tariff FalloutBERLIN—Europe is moving to relax some of the world’s tightest digital regulations in a bid to boost growth and reduce its reliance on U.S. tech. Germany and France…
Read more Europe Aimed to Set Standards for Tech Rules, Now It Wants to Roll Them BackThe Dutch government handed back control of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia to its Chinese owner, moving toward resolving a spat that had blocked vital chip supply to the auto…
Read more Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chip Maker Nexperia to Chinese OwnerLONDON—The U.K. government on Monday announced an overhaul of its immigration policy to deter asylum seekers from arriving on British shores, the latest European nation to tighten rules…
Read more U.K. Follows Europe and U.S. in Crackdown on Asylum SeekersUkraine agreed to buy 100 Rafale fighter jets as part of a larger military equipment deal that triggered a jump in the share price of the French aerospace…
Read more Dassault Aviation Rises After Ukraine Agrees to Buy 100 Rafale Fighter JetsFrance denounced the U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats as a violation of international law. Canada and the Netherlands have stressed they aren’t involved. Colombia has vowed…
Read more U.S. Boat Strikes Are Straining the Counterdrug AllianceBRUSSELS—The European Union is racing against the clock to overcome Belgium’s objections to a plan to fund Ukraine’s defense using Russian money. Ukraine is on course to run…
Read more Ukraine’s $200 Billion Lifeline From Europe Stumbles on Pushback in BelgiumBritain’s stock and bond markets flopped Friday morning on new evidence that the country’s Labour Party leadership doesn’t have a clue what to do about the economy or…
Read more Opinion | British Labour’s Fiscal MessThe U.S. has reached a deal to reduce the crippling 39% import tariffs on Switzerland to 15%, easing a growing burden on the Alpine country’s export-dependent economy and…
Read more U.S. Agrees to Cut Switzerland Tariffs to 15% in Trade DealBERLIN—Germany will build a database of young people detailing their fitness, aptitude and outlook to help it pick whom to draft should the country be attacked. The proposed…
Read more Germany’s Answer to Its Conscription Dilemma: a Database of Young Men Fit for WarGDP rose 0.1% in the third quarter, compared with 0.3% in the second, amid uncertainty about the government’s budget and the impact of a cyberattack on a major…
Read more U.K. Economy Grows at Slower Pace Ahead of BudgetLONDON—The U.K. has long been torn between two mutually exclusive desires: Voters want European levels of welfare with American levels of taxation. By accident or design, that debate…
Read more Britain Is Preparing Tens of Billions in New Taxes—Again