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Marseille airport suspends flights due to wildfire as public warned to stay at home
Flights to and from Marseille were suspended Tuesday and traffic at the city's main train station was disrupted due to a wildfire threatening the southern French port city, local authorities said.
Rwandan opposition leader Ingabire appears in court on subversion charges
Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire has appeared in court in Kigali on subversion charges
Trump says he's keeping Aug. 1 deadline to collect big tariffs
President Trump said Tuesday he will not budge from his decision to impose tariffs on goods from dozens of trading partners starting Aug. 1, pushing back on the idea he isn't committed to collecting the duties.
The Bayeux Tapestry will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 1,000 years
The Bayeux Tapestry, the 11th-century artwork depicting the conquest of England, will be displayed in the U.K. for the first time in almost 1,000 years.
Pomp, pageantry and politesse greet French President Macron in display of British royals' soft power
The French Tricolor and Britain's Union flag hang from the standards near Windsor Castle. The carriages are primed, the tiaras polished.
Japan, Korea eager to cut deal before Aug. 1 tariff deadline
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday it is "truly regrettable" that the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on its exports beginning Aug. 1, but the Trump administration is encouraging progress in trade negotiations.
The EU presidency says Europe must rearm within 5 years. It's unclear how that could be done.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Russia could pose a security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and that defense industries in Europe and Ukraine must be ramped up
Thousands march in Bosnia for the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre
Nearly 7,000 people have embarked on a peace march through the forests of eastern Bosnia in memory of the thousands of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre
Italy's Bergamo airport suspends flights after a person reportedly got sucked into engine
The airport in the northern Italian city of Bergamo suspended flights due to a runway incident that local media said was apparently caused when someone ran onto the tarmac and got sucked into an airport engine
Trump aide blames failed trade deals on foreign comfort: 'They have it so good'
President Donald Trump announced nearly 15 new tariffs that will take effect Aug. 1, as the countries have not been willing to make a deal with the United States.July 9 was the initial deadline for Trump to reach 90 trade deals in 90 days, but he's looking to push that deadline back after it became clear the president couldn't meet his "deals" goal. Speaking to MSNBC on Monday, White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard said he spoke to Peter Navarro, senior counselor to the president on trade, about the new tariffs. Hillyard said that he asked why Trump couldn't make 90 deals in 90 days as he promised. Navarro claimed, "Because the rest of the countries have it so good, they're dragging their heels."Hillary then asked why countries should take the United States seriously about the new Aug. 1 deadline when it appears Trump is willing to push back the date repeatedly. "Again, if, for example, the stock market falls and [Navarro] told me, 'It doesn't matter from the sense that we're collecting billions of dollars on behalf of the American public. I think this is a live ball here at this White House as we watch these new deadlines come into fruition."For over a year, economists have been saying that Trump's tariffs are not being paid by the countries exporting the goods.See the clip below or at the link here. - YouTube youtu.be
Trump escalates trade war with steep new tariffs on slew of additional countries
President Donald Trump slapped a series of tariffs on several more countries Monday afternoon as the deadline for his "90 Deals in 90 Days" pledge approaches. Trump, who penned several letters sent to leaders of Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, and South Africa, issued another list a few hours later. Posting to his Truth Social platform, Trump put up letters to Thailand, Cambodia, Serbia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Tunisia. In those letters, he announced tariffs of 30% to 36% on the countries and warned of consequences if they retaliated.The top exports from Thailand include computers, teleprinters, telephone sets, and rubber products, the U.S. Trade Representative site says. Cambodia's exports include apparel, footwear, and travel goods.Serbia's exports focus on tires, arms and ammunition, and other machinery, the Observatory of Economic Complexity reported. Bangladesh exports raw cotton, petroleum gas, scrap iron, and a number of apparel items, according to Trending Economics.Indonesia exports electronics, apparel, footwear, and agricultural products.Bosnia and Herzegovina exports explosive ammunition, rubber footwear and mattresses. Tunisia exports pure olive oil, mixed mineral or chemical fertilizers, and crude petroleum.Politico reported on Saturday that a person close to the White House said, “You only have to assume he doesn’t want to take them because he likes the game too much."
Trump ends deportation protections for people from Honduras and Nicaragua
DHS said it would terminate temporary protected status for an estimated 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 NicaraguansThe Trump administration has ended temporary protections for people from Honduras and Nicaragua in the latest phase of its effort to expel undocumented people from the US.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it would end temporary protected status (TPS) for an estimated 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans in moves that will come into effect in about 60 days. Continue reading...
