Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for 9th July, covering the latest developments you need to know.
1. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on imported copper
U.S. President Donald Trump broadened his global trade war on 8 July as he announced a 50% tariff on imported copper and said long-threatened levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals were coming soon.
One day after he pressured 14 trading partners, including powerhouse U.S. suppliers like South Korea and Japan, with sharply higher tariffs, Mr Trump reiterated his threat of 10% tariffs on products from Brazil, India and other members of the Brics group of countries.
He also said trade talks have been going well with the European Union and China, though added he is only days away from sending a tariff letter to the EU.
2. Trump criticises Putin after approving Ukraine weapons
President Donald Trump said on 8 July he had approved sending US defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the growing death toll in Russia’s war with Ukraine.
3. Death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest surges to 31
Monday’s demonstrations, which were met with police roadblocks preventing access to downtown Nairobi, were planned to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba pro-democracy protests.
The death toll from Kenya’s anti-government protests on Monday has surged to 31 people, the state-funded human rights commission said on Tuesday.
It marks the highest single-day toll since demonstrations began earlier this year. More than 50 people have reportedly been killed over the past two weeks.
4. European Parliament approves Bulgaria's adoption of the euro
The vote came as thousands of Bulgarians have protested in recent weeks against joining the eurozone.
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted in favour of Bulgaria’s request to join the euro, paving the way for it to become the 21st member of the bloc to use the currency.
On Tuesday, 531 MPs voted in favour of a report confirming that the eastern European country meets all the necessary requirements to adopt the euro.
In total, there were 69 votes against the proposal and 79 abstentions.
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Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), issued a statement on Friday (27 February) calling on Ankara to ...
Colombia’s commerce minister, Diana Marcela Morales, has said she will propose raising tariffs on certain Ecuadorian goods from 30% to 50%, as a tra...
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Friday (27 February) that he had no knowledge of the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and would not have...
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
Speaking during a closed-door deposition in New York on Thursday (February), former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she did not “recall” ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had “no knowledge of his crimes”.
Pakistan’s declaration of an “open war” with Afghanistan must be understood in the context of months of escalating violence, regional analysts have said, describing the latest developments as a significant shift in the nature of the conflict.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their differences through dialogue, offering Tehran’s assistance to facilitate understanding between its eastern neighbours.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
The situation in Cuba was heating up and called for restraint following a deadly incident involving a Florida-registered speedboat off the coast of the Caribbean island, the Kremlin said on Thursday (26 February).
Another shipment of petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia has been dispatched, with 39 rail tank cars carrying 4,500 tonnes of diesel fuel sent today, Report informs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, arrived in Geneva and may hold talks with U.S. officials, according to the RIA news agency.
Pakistani air strikes hit a weapons depot on the western outskirts of Kabul overnight, triggering hours of secondary explosions that rattled homes across the Afghan capital and left residents fearing further violence.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are escalating, with Washington ordering a significant military build-up in the region and multiple countries evacuating diplomatic staff amid fears of further instability.
Two people were killed and around 40 injured when a tram derailed in central Milan on Friday (27 Februrary), a spokesperson for local firefighters said.
Colombia’s commerce minister, Diana Marcela Morales, has said she will propose raising tariffs on certain Ecuadorian goods from 30% to 50%, as a trade dispute between the neighbouring countries intensifies.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Friday (27 February) that he had no knowledge of the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and would not have flown on the late convicted sex offender’s plane had he had any inkling of his activities.
Some of Iran's most highly enriched uranium, close to weapons grade, was stored in an underground area of its nuclear site in Isfahan, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report sent to member states on Friday (27 February).
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