Views From The Outside For April 25, 2025

Views From The Outside

The purpose of this page is to list news stories and reports from Western sources outside of the U.S. and from Ukraine. You can use Google Translate to translate articles that are printed in another language. Some articles posted from Der Spiegel and NZZ will be German and some will be in English.

So far, news sources include:

From Canada

• Le Devoir
1. Un sénateur américain dénonce la mise en scène de sa rencontre avec le Salvadorien expulsé à tort
2. Une Juge Bloque Un Décret Empêchant De Changer Le Genre Sur Les Passeports Américains
3. Trump Joue-T-Il Avec Les Limites De La Séparation Des Pouvoirs Avec Le Congrès?
4. Mark Carney Sollicite Les Votes De Tous Les Canadiens Pour Faire Face À Trump
5.  Trump Perd «Patience» Et Accuse Zelensky De Saboter Un Potentiel Accord Avec La Russie
6. Trump A Pris La Science Comme Ennemie Depuis Son Retour Au Pouvoir
7. La Chine Se Montre Ouverte À Des Discussions Commerciales Avec Les États-Unis
8. L’UE Impose De Sévères Amendes À Apple Et Meta Pour Des Pratiques Anticoncurrentielles

• Le Journal de Montréal
1. Popularité En Déclin: Plus De La Moitié Des Américains Désapprouvent La Gestion De Donald Trump
2. Ne Cherchez Pas! Il N’y A Que Donald Trump
3. Président Trump: 100 jours De Déclarations Chocs
4. Guerre En Ukraine: «Les États-Unis Vont Se Retirer Du Conflit», Estime Un Expert
5. Donald Trump Veut Rendre Les États-Unis «Plus Religieux»
6. Les Universités Américaines Transformées En Dictature
7. Trump 2.0 Et Le Triomphe De La Désinformation
8. «Proposition Très Explicite»: Voici Ce Que Les États-Unis Auraient Proposé À L’Ukraine Et À La Russie

• Toronto Star
1. Welcome To The ‘Torture Chamber’: Internal Document Offers Window Into Conservatives’ Strategy For Parliamentary Committees
2. Donald Trump’s tariffs will hurt the U.S. the way Brexit hurt the U.K., Mark Carney says
3. Is AI Making Us Dumber? How chatbots May Be Eroding Our Minds
4. Hezbollah Says It Won’t Hand Over Weapons While Israeli Troops Remain In Southern Lebanon
5. Trump Says Ukraine-Russia Talks ‘Coming To A Head’ And ‘No One Is Playing’ Him In Push To End War
6. A Dozen States Sue The Trump Administration To Stop Tariff Policy
7. S&P/TSX Composite Rises Wednesday, U.S. Markets Also Up On China Trade Hopes
8. China Says It Wants To Partner With Canada To Push Back Against American ‘Bullying’

• CBC
1. Mark Carney And Pierre Poilievre See Very Different Threats To Canada
2. Canadian Airlines Revamp Offerings As Travellers Ditch U.S. Vacations
3. Thanks To Trump And Putin, Europe Needs To Rearm Quickly. But Can It Catch Up Fast Enough?
4. Pope Warns Climate Is Approaching 'The Point Of No Return'
5. Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth Shared Sensitive Yemen War Plans In Second Signal Chat: Source
6. B.C. Prepares For Tourism Boom Amid U.S. tariffs, 51st State Rhetoric
7. How Chaos In Colombia Unleashed An Avalanche Of Cocaine That's Changing The Drug Trade In Newfoundland And Labrador
8. Hegseth Pressured To Resign After Reports He Shared More Military Intelligence
9. 'I Am Horrified': Why Autistic People Say RFK Jr.'s Comments On Autism Are So Dangerous

From England

•  BBC
1. 'It's Really Hard To Have Any Hope': Gaza Doctor Describes Daily Struggle
2. Trump Says US Will 'Pass' On Ukraine Peace Talks If No Progress Soon
3. Florida State University Shooting Suspect Did Not Know Victims - Police
4. Anxiety At US Colleges As Foreign Students Are Detained And Visas Revoked
5. Musk To Reduce Doge Role After Tesla Profits Plunge
6. Trump Hints At Softening China Tariffs And Says No Plan To Sack Fed Boss
7. Judge Halts Trump's Shutdown Of Voice Of America
8. What Trump Really Wants From Canada

• Reuters
1. US Judge Temporarily Blocks Mass Firings At Consumer Bureau
2. Venezuelan Migrants Ask US Supreme Court To Halt 'Imminent' Deportations
3. Trump's White House Launches COVID Website That Criticizes WHO, Fauci And Biden
4. Trump Revamps Rule To Make It Easier To Cut Federal Workers, Axios Reports
5. Trump passport Policy Targeting Transgender People Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
6. Americans Sour On Trump's Handling Of The Economy, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
7. Trump Cuts Threaten Free Vaccine Program For Kids Amid Measles Outbreak
8. As Trump's EPA Ends 'Environmental Justice,' Minority Communities May Pay A Price

From France

• France24
1. 'Careful Dance Between Ideology And Realpolitik: Meloni Walking A Tightrope Between Europe And US'
2. Meloni In The US: Beyond 'Speculation' Of An EU Rift, Italy Sets Sights On A 'Zero Tariff' Agreement
3. 'A Step Forward': France Recognises Historic Injustice Against Haiti, 'will Americans Do The Same'?
4. A Tale Of 'Two Far-Right Leaders': Meloni And Trump's Relationship With Democracy In The 'Grey Zone'
5. 'Two Hundred Years On, 'The Legacy Of Colonialism' Remains Firmly Intact In Haiti And Across Africa
6. A Trap? Behind Putin’s Change Of Heart On Direct Talks With Ukraine
7. Trump Administration "Feeling The Heat From A Lot Of Different Quarters", Trade Reporter Says
8. Trump's Foreign Aid Cuts Are A 'Slow-Running Disaster', Former USAID Administrator Says
9. To Trump, 'Loyalty Is More Important Than The Security Of The United States': Ex-NATO Ambassador

• Les Echos
1. Face À Trump Et La Chine, La Seule Carte Que L'Europe Peut Jouer : La Sienne
2. La Maison-Blanche Étudie Comment Révoquer Le Président De La Fed
3. Costume Cravate, Valises De Puces Et Lobbying À Pékin… L'industrie Des Puces Tente Ee Desserrer L'étau De La Guerre Commerciale
4. La France Doit « Se Mettre À La Hauteur De Ce Qui Ce Passe » Pour Les Chercheurs Américains
5. Droits De Douane : En Se Montrant Plus Conciliant, Trump Tente De Regagner La Confiance Des Marchés
6. « Noël Est En Danger » : Les Commerçants Américains S'alarment Des Tarifs Punitifs De Trump Contre La Chine
7. Droits De Douane Américains : l'Europe Centrale En Première Ligne

• Le Monde
1. Abrego Garcia Told Visiting Senator He Was No Longer Being Held At Notorious Salvadoran Prison
2. White House Site Blames China For Covid-19 'Lab Leak'
3. Former French Culture Minister: 'Donald Trump Leads A Personal And Cultural Crusade'
4. Behind Tariff Chaos, The Deep Roots Of The Trump Doctrine
5. Republicans In Congress Are Investigating Harvard University
6. 'In The United States, Republicans Are The Major Political Winners Of The Opioid Crisis'
7. 'With Each Crisis, Gold Reaches New Heights. Thanks To Trump, It Has Scaled Several.'
8. WHO To Slash Jobs And Programs Amid Massive US Funding Cuts

From Germany

• DW
1. How Russia Recruits Troops In Occupied Ukrainian Territories
2. Pakistan: Protesters Attack KFC Restaurants Over Gaza War
3. Iran Hails 'Useful' Nuclear Talks With US In Rome
4. US Supreme Court Pauses Trump Deportation Of Venezuelans
5. French Program For US Scientists Draws Flood Of Applicants
6. Trump Probe Raises Doubts Over US Role In IMF, World Bank
7. Trump: US Can't Give Every Person It Wants To Deport A Trial
8. Mexico Urges Removal Of 'Discriminatory' US Immigration Ad

• DER SPIEGEL
1. How Trump's Transphobia Is Affecting My Family From Afar 
2. If I Have To Be The Black Sheep, So Be It"
3. Hält Trumps Geduld Bis Zu Einem Großen Deal?
4. »Wir Müssen Gewinnen. Irgendwie!«
5. So Ignoriert Trump Die Gewaltenteilung
6. Right Wing Extremist Chats Flourishing On Telegram
7. Wall Street Weiter Im Aufwind, Dax Und SAP Springen
8. Trumps Finanzminister Bestreitet Gespräche Mit China Über Zolldeal

From A Russian Source 

•     Novaya Gazeta Europe
1. St. Petersburg Activist Sentenced To 2 Years And 8 Months In Prison For Floral Tribute To Ukrainian Poet
2. Condemned
3. Dusk Over The Empire
4. Straight And Narrow
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday
6. Apple Charged With ‘LGBT propaganda’ In Russia For Rainbow Flag Wallpaper In Latest Update
7. Putin Reportedly Proposes Freezing Ukraine War Along Current Frontlines

From Switzerland

• Neue Zürcher Zeitung
1. Trump's Tariff Policies And Disregard Of Institutions Raise Risk Of Financial Crisis
2. Die Trump-Wähler in Youngstown sind bereit, für Trumps Zölle zu leiden
3. Trumps geplante Zölle sind obszön – doch ihre Logik folgt nicht der Ökonomie, sondern dem Willen zur Macht
4. Der Fall Kilmar Garcia: Trump spielt Katz und Maus mit der Justiz
5. Klingender Name, wirre Politik: Amerikas chaotischer Gesundheitsminister Robert F. Kennedy
6. Trump's Tariff Policies And Disregard Of Institutions Raise Risk Of Financial Crisis
7. Harvard verklagt die Trump-Regierung. Das ist wegweisend für den Widerstand

From Ukraine

• UATV English
1. Ukraine Under Pressure As U.S. Pulls Back: Peace Talks Falter, Bombs Fall
2. Ukraine Under Pressure As U.S. Pulls Back: Peace Talks Falter, Bombs Fall
3. What If Russia Attacks? Poland's 100,000 Civilians Are Preparing For The Worst
4. A Ceasefire – Real And Lasting – Must Be The First Step Toward Secure And Enduring Peace – Zelenskyy
5. Ukraine brings home 277 soldiers in a major POW swap, mediated by UAE