Donald Trump’s 14 countries have a new tariff rate of up to 40%, resulting in a gentle response from the hardest Asian countries, who hope to renegotiate them before they take effect next month.
The lowest tariff rates for Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Tunisia are 25%, while Laos and Myanmar (which face high poverty rates) have the highest tariff rates, with a maximum of 40%.
Trump has released copies of his tariff letter to every country on his social media website, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt said more letters will be sent later this week.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said some progress has been made to avoid Trump’s recent tariffs of up to 35%, while South Korea’s industry ministry said it plans to strengthen U.S. trade negotiations by August 1 to “achieve mutually beneficial results.”
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the U.S. tariff rate is unreasonable given that 77% of U.S. goods enter South Africa without tariffs.
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Trump delays tariff hikes but sets new tax rates for some countries
The U.S. president revealed plans to strengthen the trade war on Monday, but tariffs on key economies were delayed until next month due to confusion over his controversial economic strategy.
Trump announced that Japan,,,,, South Korea and South Africa It will face up to 40% tariffs, part of the new tax imposed on August 1. However, there will be no increase on Wednesday after he extended the previous pause.
Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu tells Donald Trump US strikes on Iran’s nuclear program As part of a brief war between Israel and Iran.
Trump is expected Press Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire In Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, it was a strong protest over the humanitarian cost of the offensive, killing nearly 60,000 people.
Pregnant doctor rejects Covid vaccine sued Trump administration
A pregnant woman’s doctor was deprived of 19,009 vaccines are being sued Trump administration According to their lawyers, the government, along with a group of leading physician associations, alleges that “insensitive to anti-vaccine and anti-science rhetoric”.
Deportation protection for people in Honduras and Nicaragua
this Trump administration In the latest efforts, temporary protections for people in Honduras and Nicaragua have been terminated to expel undocumented people from the United States.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that it would terminate its temporary protected status, with an estimated 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguan moves to take effect within about 60 days. Citizens of two Central American countries were given status after Hurricane Mickey in 1998, killing 10,000 people after the region torn apart.
Family Planning prosecutes Trump bill funding cuts
Planned Parenthood Week sued the Trump administration, which raised funds from health centers run by reproductive health care and abortion providers on a provision of Trump’s national policy bill.
In a complaint filed in Boston federal court family planning It said the provision was unconstitutional, and its clear purpose was to prevent its nearly 600 health centers from receiving Medicaid reimbursement.
Jeffrey Epstein dies of suicide, censorship confirms
U.S. government review of financiers’ files Jeffrey Epstein It has said there is no secret list of clients to be released and confirmed that he committed suicide in August 2019 death during federal custody, both of which contradict the conspiracy theory.
Analysis: Cruelty is the focus of “crocodile alcatraz”
After cruelty, laugh. As the first detainees were dragged to Donald Trump’s Controversial immigration prison In the desolate wetland Florida Last week, his supporters were addicted to some parallel retail therapies.
“It’s a regrettable one-way ticket surrounded by swamps and pythons,” Florida Republican Official X Account Crow, Hawk’s new series of crocodile Alcatraz themed shirts and hats. “Catch our merchandise to support tough criminal borders! Limited supply – get yours before the Gators!”
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