Trump says he will place a 25% tariff on all imports from

Germany for years expanded exports and dominated world trade in engineered products such as industrial machinery and luxury cars. But it has suffered from increasing competition from Chinese companies, along with many other factors, and Trump’s tariffs have added a further risk to German exports.Last year, the United States was Germany’s biggest single

for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined.UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official for Syria warned Wednesday of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the war-battered country but also hoped for a better life for its people following decisions by the U.S. and European Union toGeir Pedersen noted the fragilities in the multiethnic country and “the urgent need to address the growing polarization.” He pointed to

in late April following the killings in Alawite-minority areas in March.“The challenges facing Syria are enormous, and the real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper fragmentation have not yet been overcome,” he told the U.N. Security Council.

But Pedersen said the Syrian people are cautiously optimistic that President

announcement last week thatThe Knicks will have to call upon it after digging themselves a big hole in New York.

with a bad finish to the fourth quarter, then couldn’t overcome a poor start to the periodNow they will need to become the first team to lose the first two games at home in the conference finals and come back to win the series.

“We know it’s 2-0 but it’s still a long series,” Knicks guard Mikal Bridges said.Bridges wasn’t on the Knicks team that took a 2-0 lead over the Pacers last year in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Indiana evened it up when the series changed sites and eventually won it with a Game 7 romp back at Madison Square Garden.