US, EU Sign Trade Deal; Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Ceasefire Talks

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The United States and European Union reached a last-minute trade agreement setting 15% tariffs on most European exports to America, averting what could have been a devastating trade war. The deal, struck between President Trump and EU Commission President von der Leyen, helped lift European stock futures as markets welcomed the resolution of escalating trade tensions. Meanwhile, violence continued to plague the Democratic Republic of Congo where dozens were killed in an attack on a church in the eastern region, while humanitarian concerns mounted as an Egyptian aid convoy departed for Gaza amid the deepening crisis there. Regional diplomatic efforts showed mixed results as Thailand and Cambodia agreed to ceasefire talks following Trump's intervention, though border clashes persist between the nations. On the environmental front, the US and Mexico reached an agreement on addressing the long-standing Tijuana River sewage crisis that has affected cross-border communities for decades.

Top Stories

• US and EU reach tariff agreement to avert trade war - Financial Times

• Dozens killed in attack on church in the eastern DR Congo - Africa News

• Egyptian aid convoy heads toward Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens - Daily News Egypt

• Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist - ABC

• European Stock Futures Climb After EU Clinches US Trade Deal - Bloomberg

• U.S., Mexico agree on steps to solve decades-old Tijuana River sewage crisis - CBS

United States

• US and EU reach tariff agreement to avert trade war - Financial Times

• Rubio says US officials are in Malaysia to help in Cambodia-Thailand talks - Reuters

• More than 130 million people brace for sweltering conditions across most of the US - ABC

• US and China to talk in Stockholm on trade with eye on Trump-Xi summit later this year - Associated Press

• Trump administration to destroy birth control intended as aid - Washington Post

Africa  

• Egyptian aid convoy heads toward Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens - Daily News Egypt

• IMF warns against Egypt’s military dominance over economy - Middle East Eye

• Postal Corporation of Kenya on brink of collapse over Sh7.7 billion deficit, Auditor General warns - The Eastleigh Voice

• Dozens killed in attack on church in the eastern DR Congo - Africa News

• US pauses visa processing at embassy in Niger, State Dept says - Reuters

Middle East

• Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since al-Assad’s fall (Al Jazeera)

• French foreign minister says upcoming summit on Palestinian state is "absolutely necessary" - CBS

• Egyptian aid convoy heads toward Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens - Daily News Egypt

• Trump says Israel will have to decide on next steps in Gaza, pledges more aid - Reuters

• Washington Struggles to Rein In an Emboldened Israel - Wall Street Journal

Indo-Pacific

• Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist - ABC

• 3 suspected drones intruded on premises of Japan nuclear complex - Kyodo News

• North Korea to Send More Troops to Russia for Planned Offensive in Ukraine, Intelligence Warns - UNITED24

• China, US to extend tariff pause at Sweden talks by another 90 days: sources - SCMP

• Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim rejects outreach by South’s new president - Associated Press

Europe

• French foreign minister says upcoming summit on Palestinian state is "absolutely necessary" - CBS

• US and EU avert trade war with 15% tariff deal - Reuters

• European Stock Futures Climb After EU Clinches US Trade Deal - Bloomberg

• Albania, Bulgaria ask EU for help to deal with raging wildfires - Euro News

• French authorities question airline over removal of Jewish passengers - France24

Latin America

• Hearing for accused killers of American and Australian surfers delayed again in Mexico - ABC

• U.S., Mexico agree on steps to solve decades-old Tijuana River sewage crisis - CBS

• Brazil to double down on Brics in defiance of Donald Trump - FT

• Brazil scrambles as U.S. tariff deadline looms, talks stall - Reuters

• Haiti sends troops to Mexico for training as gang violence rages on - CNN

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