Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’

President calls films ‘national security threat’ and claims he called on commerce department to immediately enact tariff

Donald Trump on Sunday announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands”, saying the US film industry was dying a “very fast death” due to the incentives that other countries were offering to draw American film-makers.

In his post, he claimed to have authorised the commerce department and the US trade representative to immediately begin instituting such a tariff.

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Israel to call up thousands of reservists, considers expanding Gaza war – The Washington Post

  1. Israel to call up thousands of reservists, considers expanding Gaza war  The Washington Post
  2. Israeli army starts calling up reservists for planned expansion to Gaza offensive  BBC
  3. Ministers approve plans to expand Gaza offensive, renew and overhaul aid delivery  The Times of Israel
  4. Netanyahu convenes ministers on new phase of Gaza war and aid  Reuters
  5. Poised to Expand Gaza Offensive, Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reserve Soldiers  The New York Times
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U.K. probing possible link between two suspected state-sponsored Iranian plots – NBC News

  1. U.K. probing possible link between two suspected state-sponsored Iranian plots  NBC News
  2. Eight men arrested in two separate anti-terror operations, Met police says  BBC
  3. U.K. police arrest 7 Iranians in what government calls biggest counterterrorism operations in years  CBS News
  4. ‘Iranian terror attack’ foiled with hours to spare  The Telegraph
  5. Tehran’s cruelty is closer than we think  The Spectator
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MPs warn social care needs substantial investment to fix ‘broken’ system

Cross-party group’s report emphasises risk of failure after finding 3.5 million people not getting care they need

A cross-party group of MPs has warned attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed to overhaul a “broken” system that was failing millions of people.

Reform of social care was typically seen by governments as a “burden” on the taxpayer, and a “drain on resources” rather than a positive boost to people’s lives, the NHS and the economy, said the health and social care select committee.

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Starmer praises ‘selfless dedication’ of armed forces before VE Day anniversary

PM writes of ‘debt that can never be fully repaid’ in letter marking 80 years since end of second world war in Europe

Keir Starmer has praised the “selfless dedication” of those who have served in the military before the anniversary of VE Day as the government unveiled a new £50m support system for veterans.

In an open letter to mark 80 years since the end of the second world war in Europe, the prime minister said the sacrifice made by members of the armed forces was a debt that could “never fully be repaid”.

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Marvel’s Thunderbolts* tops US box office with $76m opening

Antihero reject movie starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan a ‘great reset’ as Alec Baldwin’s Rust falls flat

Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* opened with $76m in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No 1 debut that fell shy of Marvel’s more spectacular launches.

All eyes had been on whether Thunderbolts* – a team-up of antihero rejects similar to Avengers – could restore the Walt Disney Company superhero factory to the kind of box office performance the studio once enjoyed so regularly. The results – similar to the debuts of Eternals ($71m) and Ant-Man and the Wasp ($75m) – suggested Marvel’s malaise won’t be so easy to snap out of.

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Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine – politico.eu

  1. Meet George Simion, the hard-right Romanian election winner … who’s banned from Ukraine  politico.eu
  2. Romanian Nationalist Wins First Round of Presidential Voting  The New York Times
  3. Romania nationalist George Simion, a Trump fan, wins first round of presidential vote  France 24
  4. Nationalist Simion ahead in Romanian election rerun - exit polls  BBC
  5. Romanian presidential vote favourite says he will bring back banned far-right contender  Reuters
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