Clothing prices rising in US as Trump tariffs kick in, H&M boss says

Daniel Ervér cites ‘fast-moving situation’ as US administration has changed rules on several occasions

Clothing prices are beginning to rise in the US as Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods start to have an effect, according to the boss of H&M, one of the world’s biggest fashion retailers.

Daniel Ervér, the chief executive of the Swedish retailer, said: “In the US, we are starting to see some competitors increasing prices. Different competitors are acting in different ways. Some more aggressively and some more cautiously.”

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Khamenei says Iran will strike back if US hits again in first remarks since ceasefire

Iran’s supreme leader says attack on US base in Qatar was ‘slap to America’s face’

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has threatened to respond to any future US attack by striking American military bases in the Middle East, in his first public comments since a ceasefire with Israel was declared.

The 86-year-old, who has not been seen in public since taking shelter in a secret location after the outbreak of the war on 13 June, said his country had “delivered a slap to America’s face” – a reference to an Iranian missile attack on a US base in Qatar on Monday, which caused no casualties.

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Hugo Carvajal: Venezuelan ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terror charges – BBC

  1. Hugo Carvajal: Venezuelan ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terror charges  BBC
  2. Venezuela's ex-spymaster pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges  Reuters
  3. Former Venezuela spymaster pleads guilty to narcoterrorism charge ahead of trial  AP News
  4. Former Venezuelan spy chief pleads guilty in U.S. drug case, ties Maduro to gangs, Iran  Miami Herald
  5. US: Ex-Venezuelan general pleads guilty to drug trafficking  DW
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India Rejects Joint Defense Statement at Key China-Led Summit – Bloomberg.com

  1. India Rejects Joint Defense Statement at Key China-Led Summit  Bloomberg.com
  2. India seeks 'permanent solution' to border dispute with China  Reuters
  3. Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart, stresses on avoiding new complexities in ties  The Indian Express
  4. India Refuses To Sign SCO Document That Skipped Pahalgam, Had Balochistan  NDTV
  5. India refuses to sign SCO statement over claims of pro-Pakistan bias  Euronews.com
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Why Ukraine Fell Down the Agenda at the NATO Summit – The New York Times

  1. Why Ukraine Fell Down the Agenda at the NATO Summit  The New York Times
  2. Nato has just surrendered Ukraine to Putin  The Telegraph
  3. NATO Leaders’ Price for Supporting Ukraine Is Their Self-Respect  Bloomberg.com
  4. Did Trump just dump the Ukraine War into the Europeans' lap?  Responsible Statecraft
  5. All NATO, including US, 'totally committed' to keeping Ukraine in fight, Rutte says  Reuters
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Netanyahu thanks Trump for public call to cancel his corruption trial

Others accuse US president of interfering in Israel’s judicial system after he said case against PM was a ‘witch hunt’

Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked Donald Trump after the US president publicly called for the Israeli prime minister’s long-running corruption trial to be cancelled.

Trump on Wednesday posted a lengthy diatribe against the trial, which could lead to a prison sentence for his ally, describing a “ridiculous witch hunt” that was an “unheard of … horror show” and showering praise on Netanyahu for his leadership of Israel during the short war with Iran that was ended by a ceasefire earlier this week.

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Housekeeper Arrested Over Wildfire That Scorched Greek Island – The New York Times

  1. Housekeeper Arrested Over Wildfire That Scorched Greek Island  The New York Times
  2. Homes burn in Greece as wildfire sweeps through coastal towns  BBC
  3. Greece wildfires: woman charged with unintentional arson after cigarette allegedly started blaze on Chios  The Guardian
  4. Wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens as summer's first heat wave hits Greece  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Greece battles wildfire in coastal town near capital  Reuters
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Don’t read the funeral rites for MAGA restraint yet – Responsible Statecraft

  1. Don't read the funeral rites for MAGA restraint yet  Responsible Statecraft
  2. What the Iran Strikes Reveal About MAGA  The New Yorker
  3. Trump voters cheer Iran strikes after prominent MAGA figures warned against attack  The Times of Israel
  4. The politics of the U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities: Here's what to watch next  NPR
  5. MAGA supporters more likely to back Iran strikes than traditional Republicans: Poll  The Hill
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