US will impose 35% tariffs on Canadian imports, Trump says in letter
New levies, apart from the 25% on auto parts and 50% on steel and aluminum, will come into effect on 1 August
Donald Trump has said the US will impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada next month and threatened to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trade partners.
In a letter released on his social media platform, Trump told Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, the new rate would go into effect on 1 August and would increase if Canada retaliated.
Continue reading...Argentina’s ex-president Fernandez to stand trial for corruption
Former leader accused of using a broker married to his personal secretary to secure government insurance policies.
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling
The White House vowed to fight the judge's ruling, which once again paused a priority for Trump.
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling
The White House vowed to fight the judge's ruling, which once again paused a priority for Trump.
Nick Adams: Trump picks former Sydney councillor and self-described ‘alpha male’ as Malaysia ambassador
In 2023 posts on X, Adams listed interests including restaurant chain Hooters, rare steaks, ‘extremely’ heavy weights and the Bible
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A former Sydney councillor and self-described “alpha male” has been picked by Donald Trump to be the new US ambassador to Malaysia, with the US president describing the Hooters fan as an “incredible patriot”.
In a post to X after his nomination, Nick Adams thanked the US president for the “honor of a lifetime”, saying that “In your America, all dreams come true”.
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Continue reading...Rubio in bind as he seeks to reassure south-east Asia, even as it faces Trump tariffs
Rubio meets Chinese counterpart at gathering, as questions remain about US trade polices and commitment to region
Even as they face among the most punitive tariffs globally, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has sought to reassure south-east Asian countries of Washington’s commitment to the region, saying they may get “better” trade deals than the rest of the world.
In his first official visit to Asia, Rubio met the foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Malaysia on Thursday, telling his counterparts that the US had “no intention of abandoning” the region.
His visit came days after Donald Trump renewed his threat to impose severe tariffson many south-east Asian countries if they did not strike deals by 1 August.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,233
Here are the key events on day 1,233 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong-un alleging torture and sexual violence in regime’s detention facilities
Choi Min-kyung is seeking damages from the state represented by its leader and has also submitted a criminal complaint alleging crimes against humanity
A North Korean defector has filed a lawsuit against Kim Jong-un in a South Korean court, alleging torture and sexual violence in the regime’s detention facilities.
Choi Min-kyung, 53, is seeking 50m won (US$37,000) in damages from the North Korean state represented by its leader, Kim Jong-un, and six other officials. She also submitted a criminal complaint asking prosecutors to investigate crimes against humanity charges against Kim and five other officials.
Continue reading...Eight countries back Australia’s push to add WA rock art to World Heritage list hours before crunch meeting
Committee due to make decision on inscription of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape overnight
The Australian government has secured the backing of at least eight members of the 21-country World Heritage committee as it lobbies to quell concerns about the impacts of industrial emissions on Indigenous rock art at Murujuga and have the Western Australia site inscribed on the World Heritage list.
The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, has been in Paris for the meeting since Wednesday, alongside a delegation from the WA state government and the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, which has led the nomination.
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Continue reading...Asia is reeling from Trump’s tariff salvo – is anyone winning?
The US president has reset the tariffs clock again, leaving Asia's export-driven economies in limbo.
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Denver museum known for dinosaur displays finds fossil under its parking lot
A hole drilled 750ft deep to study museum’s geothermal potential yielded an unexpected surprise
A Denver museum known for its dinosaur displays has made a fossil bone discovery closer to home than anyone ever expected: under its own parking lot.
It came from a hole drilled more than 750 ft (230 meters) deep to study geothermal heating potential for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Continue reading...UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese says US sanctions against her a sign of ‘guilt’
United Nations’ special rapporteur for Palestinian territories stresses all eyes must remain on Gaza as she urges ‘let’s stand tall, together’
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, has responded to news that she will be sanctioned by the Trump administration with a post on X saying “the powerful punishing those who speak for the powerless, it is not a sign of strength, but of guilt”.
On Wednesday, as part of its effort to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza, the state department sanctioned Albanese, an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories.
Continue reading...‘We’re worried about our future’: Srebrenica massacre’s tensions still felt 30 years on
While communities in Sarajevo mark three decades since the massacre, denial of the genocide in on the rise.
Democrats publish leaked Justice Department messages on US deportation push
Senator Dick Durbin has said the messages appear to support claims that the Trump administration defied court orders.
Slovakia festival hosting Kanye West cancelled after thousands sign petition condemning Heil Hitler rapper
Rubicon hip-hop gathering in Bratislava, due to be held on 20 July, says several performers and partners withdrew
The Slovakia festival due to welcome Kanye West next week has been called off after the uproar over the US rapper’s May release of a song glorifying the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Before the 20 July gig was cancelled, Bratislava’s Rubicon hip-hop festival was set to be West’s only confirmed live performance in Europe this year.
Continue reading...Palestinian woman, 61, who fled Gaza detained by authorities after pre-dawn raid in Sydney
Maha Almassri told she had failed a visa character check and taken to Bankstown police station, then Villawood detention centre, cousin says
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A Palestinian woman who arrived in Australia from Gaza has been detained by immigration authorities after a pre-dawn raid in Sydney.
Maha Almassri, 61, was woken by about 15 Australian Border Force officers at her son’s home in western Sydney at about 5.30am on Thursday, her cousin Mohammed Almassri told Guardian Australia.
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Continue reading...With partner finances, Ukraine ‘will shoot down everything’ amid escalating Russian drone attacks, Zelensky says – The Kyiv Independent
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At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says – The New York Times
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