Canada and China retaliate towards Trump’s tariffs
Canada and China yesterday condemned the sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and stated they’d retaliate towards U.S. exports.
President Trump imposed 25 % tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10 % on imports from China on high of a earlier 10 %. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico stated that if the U.S. tariffs have been nonetheless in place on Sunday, she, too, would announce countermeasures.
“You’re a really good man,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated, addressing Trump. “But this is a very dumb thing to do.”
Trudeau stated Canada would, in response, put 25 % tariffs on $20.5 billion price of unspecified U.S. items. China introduced levies on U.S. meals imports and halted the sale of Chinese language items to 15 American companies. In Mexico, there have been calls for boycotts of U.S. companies and products.
Zelensky provided phrases for a pathway to peace
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine stated yesterday that he was ready to release Russian prisoners of war, cease long-range drone and missile strikes, and declare a truce at sea instantly — however provided that Russia did the identical.
His feedback on social media got here a day after the U.S. paused army assist to Ukraine. Zelensky additionally doled out effusive reward for U.S. assist of his nation and for Trump in a transparent try to patch up a tattered relationship. A former Biden administration official stated Ukraine had sufficient key munitions to final into the summer season due to deliveries the U.S. made earlier than Trump took workplace. Here’s what to know about the U.S. pause in military aid.
Arab leaders got here up with a plan for Gaza’s future
Arab leaders yesterday endorsed their own vision for Gaza’s postwar future at an emergency summit in Cairo that was held in response to Trump’s plans to “filter” the enclave and switch it into the “Riviera of the Center East.”
An Egyptian proposal referred to as for spending $53 billion to rebuild Gaza, leaving residents in place, underneath the short-term management of a bunch of technocrats and leaders unaffiliated with Hamas. The leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates didn’t present for the Cairo summit, elevating questions on whether or not there’s unified Arab assist for Egypt’s plan.
Crackdown on militants: The Israeli army stated yesterday that its forces had killed a Hamas military commander within the metropolis of Jenin within the occupied West Financial institution.
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