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Trump announces US trade pact with Vietnam

US president says goods from Vietnam will face 20% tariff, a lower rate than 46% levy he announced in April

The United States and Vietnam struck a trade agreement that sets 20% tariffs on many of the south-east Asian country’s exports following last-minute negotiations, Donald Trump and Vietnamese state media said on Wednesday.

The rate is lower than an initial 46% levy Trump announced in April on goods from Vietnam, which was due to take effect next week.

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© Photograph: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images

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Tesla vehicle deliveries drop sharply as Musk backlash affects demand

Tesla said it delivered 384,122 vehicles in the second quarter, down 13.5% from 443,956 units a year ago

Tesla posted another big drop in quarterly deliveries on Wednesday, putting it on course for its second straight annual sales decline as demand falters due to backlash over CEO Elon Musk’s political stance and an ageing vehicle lineup.

Tesla said it delivered 384,122 vehicles in the second quarter, down 13.5% from 443,956 units a year ago. Analysts had expected it to report deliveries of about 394,378 vehicles, according to an average of 23 estimates from the financial research firm Visible Alpha, though projections went to as low as 360,080 units based on estimates from 10 analysts over the past month. Analysts use the number of vehicles delivered to customers as a metric of success to evaluate both automotive sales and production.

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© Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Turkish police arrest cartoonists over drawing ‘showing prophet Muhammad’

Four artists held over magazine illustration alleged by critics to depict Muhammad and Moses shaking hands

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has condemned a cartoon in a satirical magazine as a “vile provocation” for appearing to depict the prophets Muhammad and Moses, amplifying an outcry by religious conservatives.

The cartoon, published a few days after the end of a 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, appears to show Muhammad, Islam’s chief prophet, and Moses, one of Judaism’s most important prophets, shaking hands in the sky while missiles fly below in a wartime scene. Four cartoonists were arrested on Monday over the illustration.

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© Photograph: Tolga Bozoğlu/EPA

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Ex-MMA champion Ben Askren recovering after double lung transplant, wife says

  • Askren, 40, had transplant after bout with pneumonia

  • Wife says he went from healthy to ICU in five weeks

  • 2008 US Olympian ‘thankful’ for donor and new lungs

Former MMA champion and Olympic wrestler Ben Askren is recovering from a double lung transplant.

Askren’s wife, Amy, shared the update in a Facebook post on Monday.

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© Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images

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Steelers and Dolphins swap Jalen Ramsey and Minkah Fitzpatrick in trade

  • Steelers land Jalen Ramsey in trade with Dolphins

  • Pittsburgh sends Fitzpatrick, late pick to Miami

  • Jonnu Smith also joins Steelers in blockbuster deal

The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey from the Miami Dolphins, multiple news outlets reported Monday.

Ramsey confirmed the development on X, posting: “Break my own news! #HereWeGo @steelers.“

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© Photograph: Megan Briggs/Getty Images

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The King reigns on: LeBron James opts into $52.6m Lakers contract for 23rd NBA season

  • 40-year-old wants to compete for championship

  • Future beyond upcoming season remains unclear

LeBron James will become the first player in NBA history to play in 23 seasons when he returns to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2025-26.

James, the NBA’s career leading scorer, is exercising his $52.6m player option for the upcoming season, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN on Sunday. It is unclear if James, who turns 41 in December, intends to play past the upcoming season.

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© Photograph: Mark J Terrill/AP

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Final party set to end Bezos-Sánchez wedding extravaganza in Venice

Saturday evening’s bash set to take place in Arsenale, a former medieval shipyard in eastern district of city

Newlyweds Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sánchez left their luxury hotel on Venice’s Grand canal on Saturday for a final night of partying, crowning a three-day star-studded wedding extravaganza.

Bezos, 61, and Sanchez, 55, exchanged rings on Friday evening on the small island of San Giorgio, across the water from St Mark’s Square, accompanied by singing from Matteo Bocelli, son of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.

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© Photograph: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA

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Meta engage quatre chercheurs supplémentaires d'OpenAI, selon The Information

(Reuters) - Meta Platforms recrute quatre nouveaux chercheurs en intelligence artificielle d'OpenAI, a rapporté The Information samedi. Les chercheurs, Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi et Hongyu Ren, ont tous accepté de rejoindre l'entreprise, a indiqué le rapport, citant une personne familière avec leur recrutement. Plus tôt cette semaine, la société mère d'Instagram a embauché Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov et Xiaohua Zhai, qui travaillaient tous dans les bureaux d'OpenAI à Zurich, a rapporté le Wall Street Journal.

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Australian teenager Maya Joint saves four match points to win Eastbourne title

  • Joint defeats Eala 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 for second WTA title

  • Pegula overcomes Swiatek in Bad Homburg Open final

Australia’s Maya Joint saved four match points before beating Alexandra Eala 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (10) to win the Eastbourne title in a gripping final on Saturday.

Four times Eala, the first player from the Philippines to reach a WTA Tour final, was a point away from victory in the final-set tie-break but Joint dug deep to prevail. The 19-year-old showed tremendous resilience to stay alive and when she earned her second match point at 11-10 and made no mistake, drilling a backhand crosscourt winner.

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© Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images/Reuters

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