President says Canada’s move to recognise a Palestine state ‘will make it very hard for us’ to conclude a trade deal
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the US will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from a threatened 25%, as part of a deal that eases tensions with a top-10 trading partner and key Asian ally.
South Korea also agreed to invest $350 billion in the United States in projects selected by Trump and to purchase energy products worth $100 billion, Reuters reported.
Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!!
Eight die in strikes on Ukraine as Russia shrugs off threat of sanctions and secondary tariffs with reduced US ceasefire deadline
Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko just posted an update after overnight attacks on Kyiv, saying that the death toll from the strikes rose to eight as rescue efforts “continue across several districts” of the capital.
More than eighty people were injured, she added.
“This is how the Kremlin responds to calls for peace: with deliberate terror and the systematic targeting of Ukraine’s civilian population.
Putin is not seeking a solution. He is testing the world’s resolve, continuing to receive confirmation that mass murder has no real consequences.”
Up to 300 people reported as wounded in incident north of Gaza City as Steve Witkoff set to visit Israel
Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani said his country wants Russia “by our side” and called for “mutual respect” between the two nations following the overthrow of Syria’s previous Moscow-backed government last year, AFP reports.
“The current period is full of various challenges and threats, but it is also an opportunity to build a united and strong Syria. And, of course, we are interested in having Russia by our side on this path,” he told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during a visit to Moscow, according to a Russian translation of his comments.
The situation in Gaza is utterly deplorable, and Israel is not fulfilling its most basic obligations and agreed-upon commitments regarding humanitarian aid.
Sweden therefore demands that the EU, as soon as possible, freezes the trade component of the association agreement. Economic pressure on Israel must increase. The Israeli government must allow unrestricted humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Air traffic controllers reportedly warned about the hazards of helicopter traffic near the airport for years leading up to the crash, but concerns raised about the Black Hawk helicopter's route were not addressed.
Ollie Pope wins it and England will bowl first. It’s green, it’s overcast, it’s pretty much a no-brainer.
Matt Dony writes in:
Your preamble makes it sound a bit like Stokes has been replaced by 3 players. Which makes complete sense, as it often feels like he’s worth at least three ‘normal’ cricketers. Ben Stokes the inspirational captain, Ben Stokes the outrageously gifted cricketer, Ben Stokes the maelstrom of personality and will-to-win. I don’t think I’ve ever seen another sportsperson who just makes things happen around him like Stokes does. He’s astonishing.
A human skull found in scrubland by a person pursuing a wandering dog is believed to be the missing head of alleged murder victim Julian Story.
Authorities had been searching for the head of Story, 39, since his dismembered body was discovered in the South Australian town of Port Lincoln on 19 June.
The transport secretary has summoned the head of the UK air traffic control service Nats to account for the technical failure that led to hundreds of flights being cancelled or delayed on Wednesday.
Heidi Alexander said she would meet Martin Rolfe, the under-fire chief executive of Nats, to “understand what happened and how we can prevent reoccurrence” after more than 150 flights were cancelled and others delayed by the latest Nats glitch.
A Swedish man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State militant group
Starmer says Israel must end its starvation tactics and agree to a ceasefire in Gaza, or the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September. But what does that mean in practice? Tara Cobham explains
Last month, sectarian violence involving opposing fighters from the Druze minority faith and Bedouin tribes engulfed southern Syria again, forcing the government to send troops in an attempt to quell the violence. Amid the fighting, examples of humiliation and summary executions were documented on social media. Three Druze men from the same Arnous family: Osama, 26, Mouath, 24, and Baraa, 20, were among those killed as they took shelter from the violence. Guardian journalist William Christou talked to Osama's brother-in-law Hadi Neman who recounted their last moments
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