Trump Promises More Tariffs; Yoon Arrested Again; Slovakia Vetoes EU-Russia Sanctions

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Trump ramps up rhetoric on trade, vowing steep tariffs and issuing fresh warnings to BRICS nations while meeting with African leaders on economic and security issues. In the Middle East, Hamas says it will release U.S.-Israeli captive Edan Alexander. Meanwhile, South Korea sees political upheaval with the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, Slovakia blocks new EU sanctions on Russia, and Trump targets Brazil with a 50% tariff amid claims of political persecution against Bolsonaro.

Top Stories

• Trump promises more tariff letters and warns BRICS of what’s coming - CNN

• Trump talks trade and security with African leaders - NBC

• Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander - Al Jazeera

• Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea Is Arrested on New Charges - New York Times

• Slovakia maintains veto on new EU sanctions against Russia - Euro News

• Trump unveils 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, citing 'witch hunt' trial against Bolsonaro - Washington Post

United States

• Canadian companies diversify trade during US tariff war but experts see limits - Reuters

• Trump talks trade and security with African leaders - NBC

• US supreme court blocks Florida from enforcing anti-immigration law - Florida Phoenix

• Trump promises more tariff letters and warns BRICS of what’s coming - CNN

• U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza - NPR

Africa

• Trump talks trade and security with African leaders - NBC

• ‘Shoot them in the leg’: Kenyan president’s anti-protest rhetoric hardens as death toll rises - The Guardian

• Tanzania warns against misinformation, hate speech during General Elections - Daily News TZ

• Tunisia sentences prominent opposition leader to 14 years in prison - ABC

• U.S. slashes visa duration for some African nationals amid policy shift - Africa News

Middle East

• U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza - NPR

• Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander - Al Jazeera

• IDF responses to war crimes charges delayed again for months due to Iran op. - Jerusalem Post

• US said to tell mediators it won’t let Israel resume Gaza war, as optimism for deal swirls - Times of Israel

• Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says - Associated Press

Indo-Pacific

• Former President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea Is Arrested on New Charges - New York Times

• Trump signals continuing trade-defense link as tariff talks drag on - Japan Times

• China urges EU to pursue more positive, pragmatic policy toward China - Xinhua

• How US buyers of critical minerals bypass China's export ban - Reuters

• Germany summons China’s ambassador after a plane is lasered over Red Sea - Associated Press

Europe

• UK and France Order More Cruise Missiles, Pledge Nuclear Cooperation - Bloomberg

• China urges EU to pursue more positive, pragmatic policy toward China - Xinhua

• At least two killed as Russia launches 'massive night attack' on Kyiv - France24

• Slovakia maintains veto on new EU sanctions against Russia - Euro News

• European Union in limbo as Washington keeps it waiting on a trade agreement - CNBC

Latin America

• Trump unveils 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, citing 'witch hunt' trial against Bolsonaro - Washington Post

• 10 arrested at drug cartel "ranch of horror" found guilty of murder in Mexico - CBS

• Mexico City protest over tourism and rising rents turns violent - Deseret News

• Peru's Congress weakens fight against organized crime, watch group says - UPI

• Haiti's iconic Hotel Oloffson, long a cultural beacon, destroyed by gang violence - NPR

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