Murder of Henry Nowak, Who Was Handcuffed by Police While Dying, Fuels Outrage in UK – The New York Times

  1. Murder of Henry Nowak, Who Was Handcuffed by Police While Dying, Fuels Outrage in UK  The New York Times
  2. 'Plea for calm ignored' and 'Arrest that outraged nation'  BBC
  3. UK police under pressure after dying student was handcuffed  Reuters
  4. 'Brought Shame On Religion': Sikh Man Jailed For Stabbing UK Teen Over Racism  NDTV
  5. Student Murder Sparks Accusations U.K. Police Are Biased Against White Victims  WSJ
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Trump administration proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite US trade surplus

US claims world’s 10th-biggest economy engages in ‘unreasonable’ trade practices that ‘restrict US commerce’

The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, charging that the world’s 10th-biggest economy engages in trade practices that are “unreasonable’’ and that “burden or restrict US commerce”.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he received the decision “with indignation”. The Brazil president also blamed the decision by the US administration on his rival in October’s elections, Flávio Bolsonaro, the senator who visited Washington last week. The senator is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, once nicknamed “the Trump of the Tropics” by his allies.

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Democrats who marched in New York’s Israel Day parade decry attendance of far-right minister Smotrich

Politicians’ statements reflect difficulty facing pro-Israel Democrats as voter support for country falls

Several prominent New York Democrats who participated in the city’s annual Israel Day parade on Sunday have condemned the participation of Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right Israeli finance minister and a leading figure in the Israeli settler movement, in the event.

Smotrich was among several Israeli lawmakers and cabinet officials who marched in the parade on Sunday. His appearance marked his first trip to the US in more than a year, and came less than month after he said the international criminal court (ICC) was seeking an arrest warrant against him.

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