Trump Says Tariff Deals Not Needed; Hong Kong Democracy Takes a Blow; Israel-Iran Ceasefire Tested

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The U.S. prepares to issue tariff letters in the coming days while President Trump dismisses the need for trade deals, and Iran expresses doubt about potential ceasefire negotiations with Israel. Meanwhile, tragic news emerges from Tanzania where at least 38 people died in a bus collision and fire, while political upheaval continues in Hong Kong as the territory's last active pro-democracy group announces its dissolution. In Europe, Spanish protesters are calling for their regional government to resign months after the deadly Valencia floods, and in South America, Guyana moves to combat Venezuelan gold smuggling at the urging of the U.S. government.

Top Stories

• U.S. will send tariffs letters in coming days, deals not needed, Trump says - Axios

• At least 38 people killed in Tanzania bus collision, subsequent fire - Al Jazeera

• Iran says ‘completely doubtful’ about ceasefire with Israel - Middle East Monitor

• Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy group says it will disband - Reuters

• Spanish protesters demand regional government resigns months after deadly Valencia floods - Euro News

• Guyana to crack down on gold smuggled in from Venezuela at the urging of the US government - Associated Press

United States

• U.S. will send tariffs letters in coming days, deals not needed, Trump says - Axios

• What the Supreme Court’s Ruling Will Mean for Birthright Citizenship - New York Times

• How Qatar defused Iran’s attack on the largest US-run base in the region - CNN

• How the U.S. is confronting the threat posed by drones swarming sensitive national security sites - CBS

• Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy’ people to buy TikTok - SCMP

Africa

• Scepticism in Goma over peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda - BBC

• 'Minerals': Researcher explains U.S. interest in DRC-Rwanda truce - Africa News

• Algeria sentences French football journalist to seven years in jail - France24

• At least 38 people killed in Tanzania bus collision, subsequent fire - Al Jazeera

• South Africa: Ramaphosa's firing of official prompts crisis - DW

Middle East

• Iran says ‘completely doubtful’ about ceasefire with Israel - Middle East Monitor

• US diplomat: Conflict between Iran and Israel can pave new paths in the Middle East - Euro News

• Trump teases 'loading up' Abraham Accords with new nations after Middle East shakeup - Fox News

• How Qatar defused Iran’s attack on the largest US-run base in the region - CNN

• IDF's 210th Division deployed to south Syria to remove threats against Israel's citizens - Jerusalem Post

Indo-Pacific

• Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy group says it will disband - Reuters

• 3 killed and a dozen others hospitalized after crowd surge at eastern India Hindu festival - Associated Press

• Why Israel’s spy tactics against Iran have sparked fears in Taiwan - SCMP

• Reality TV star charged with murder after her partner is found beheaded in Australia - CBS

• 6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea - NBC

Europe

• Spanish protesters demand regional government resigns months after deadly Valencia floods - Euro News

• France expands anti-tobacco legislation - France24

• Temperatures reach 46C in Spain as Europe heatwave continues - BBC

• Orban to continue anti-Ukrainian course after 'referendum' - DW

• UK PM condemns 'death to the IDF' chants at Glastonbury Festival - Le Monde

Latin America

• Backers of Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro hold mass protest in Sao Paulo - SCMP

• Mexico police discover 381 bodies ‘thrown indiscriminately’ on crematorium floor - The Guardian

• Tropical Storm Barry forms off eastern coast of Mexico - ABC

• Miami pharmacist who sexually abused girls in Colombia is off to prison, feds say - Miami Herald

• Guyana to crack down on gold smuggled in from Venezuela at the urging of the US government - Associated Press

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