Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya called the Trump administration's steel and aluminum tariffs "regrettable" during a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the G7 foreign ministers' summit in Canada.
Iwaya urged the US to exempt Japan from planned auto tariffs and emphasized strengthening bilateral ties, aligning with agreements between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Trump. Rubio acknowledged the US-Japan relationship as "extremely important."
They also discussed Ukraine and Gaza, though details were not provided. Iwaya met with Canadian, British, and Italian counterparts to enhance cooperation. Meanwhile, Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported cars, set to take effect April 2.
Japan currently faces a 2.5% levy, with 1.37 million vehicles exported to the US, making up 28.3% of Japan's total exports to the US by value.
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The U.S. will impose new 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports, including furniture, ethanol, machinery, footwear and sugar. The move launches a new wave of tariffs that could eventually affect dozens of countries.
By the time American shoppers began noticing higher prices on everything from trainers to televisions, the world's two largest economies were already deep in a trade war that left the world wondering how it would end.
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China says it's making a "full assessment" of the U.S. Supreme Court's tariff ruling and urged Washington to lift "relevant unilateral tariff measures" on its trading partners, the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement on Monday (23 February).
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President Donald Trump said the United States will target Iran’s heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain site “pretty soon” as he meets with Lebanese president Michel Aoun. Meanwhile, U.S. forces carried out a 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran while Tehran continues to target Gulf countries.
Overnight U.S. strikes caused blackouts in southwestern Iran and hit the northwestern city of Tabriz for the first time. Separately, a U.S. soldier died in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of an unexploded Iranian drone.
Azerbaijan has rejected suggestions it played any official role in reported private talks between former German politicians and Russian representatives in Baku, saying the meetings were organised independently.
Police fired tear gas and arrested at least 15 people after clashes broke out near Buenos Aires' Obelisk, where thousands had gathered following Argentina's 1-0 extra-time defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final.
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Moldova's parliament has approved a new government led by Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, who pledged to revive the economy while keeping the country on track for European Union membership.
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Rescue teams in Afghanistan were searching for survivors and recovering bodies on Tuesday after devastating flash floods swept through the eastern province of Nuristan, killing at least 23 people and leaving more than 100 others missing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, replacing him with General Mykhailo Drapatyi in one of the most significant military leadership changes since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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