Trump threatens Russia with tariffs; EU warns of trade war fall-out, and more
Donald Trump said America would impose “very severe tariffs” on Russia if it does not agree to a peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days.
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The EU holds fire on tariffs; Iran says it’s open to talks, and more
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said that the European Union would not impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods before August 1st.
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Air India crash report; Trump’s tariff threats for EU and Mexico, and more
A preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash found that switches controlling the flow of fuel to the plane’s engines flipped to the “cut-off” position seconds after take-off
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Gaza’s deadly aid sites; Trump’s latest tariff threat, and more
The United Nations said at least 798 Palestinians were killed near aid-distribution sites in Gaza between May 27th and July 7th
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Trump’s birthright citizenship setback; Europe’s Gaza aid deal, and more
A federal judge temporarily blocked Donald Trump from restricting birthright citizenship.
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