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US, Japan Move Toward Trade Deal; Netanyahu Weighs Annexing Gaza; Uganda Faces Potential Refugee Crisis
July 30, 2025
Daniel Murrah
July 30th, 2025
Good Morning,
North Korea's potential future nuclear status takes center stage with Trump called on to accept Pyongyang's weapons program, while Middle East negotiations remain stalled as Netanyahu points to Hamas obstinacy in hostage talks and weighs Gaza annexation. Meanwhile, trade talks are moving along as the US and Japan secure favorable chip and pharmaceutical tariff agreements, though some European leaders express anger over new EU-US trade arrangements. Humanitarian concerns mount in Uganda as diminishing foreign aid threatens to create a refugee crisis, and corporate accountability continues with Singapore's Seatrium facing a substantial penalty for Brazilian corruption involvement.
Under the agreement announced Sunday, EU products face 15% US tariffs while American goods enter Europe levy-free. For the EU, the US tariff rate for steel and aluminum imports will remain at 50%. Photo - Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Top Stories
Kim: Trump must accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state - NBC
Uganda faces looming refugee crisis as foreign aid diminishes - Africa Intelligence
Netanyahu says ‘obstinate’ Hamas blocking hostage deal, as he weighs annexing parts of Gaza - Times of Israel
US-Japan trade deal guarantees lowest tariff rates for chips, pharma, Japanese official says - Reuters
German politicians furious at von der Leyen over new EU-US trade deal - Euro News
Singapore’s Seatrium agrees to US$110 million penalty in Brazil corruption case - SCMP
United States
Trump’s trade war victory is already under siege - CNN
Kim: Trump must accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state - NBC
US-Japan trade deal guarantees lowest tariff rates for chips, pharma, Japanese official says - Reuters
Trump says India may pay 20% to 25% tariff but not yet final - Economic Times
Criminal trial put on hold after defendant challenges Alina Habba's legal authority as US attorney - ABC
Africa
Uganda faces looming refugee crisis as foreign aid diminishes - Africa Intelligence
South Africa's trade minister highlights 'impasse' in negotiations with the US over tariffs - IOL
Legal cannabis blooms in Morocco but black market still beckons - Reuters
UN warns of rising hunger in Africa amid global decline - Africa News
Angola : four dead during fuel price protests - France24
Middle East
U.K. will recognize Palestine as a state unless Israel moves toward ceasefire in Gaza, prime minister says - CBS
Netherlands bans 2 far-right Israeli ministers as EU considers sanctions on Israel over Gaza - PBS
Israeli ambassador to UAE being sent home over 'undignified' behaviour at bar: Report - Middle East Eye
Netanyahu says ‘obstinate’ Hamas blocking hostage deal, as he weighs annexing parts of Gaza - Times of Israel
Trump says US will partner with Israel to run additional food centers in Gaza, but details are scant - Associated Press
Indo-Pacific
Trump says India may pay 20% to 25% tariff but not yet final - Economic Times
Kim: Trump must accept North Korea as nuclear weapons state - NBC
US-Japan trade deal guarantees lowest tariff rates for chips, pharma, Japanese official says - Reuters
Korea Officials Hold Tariff Talks With Lutnick as Deadline Looms - Bloomberg
Hong Kong public universities sign new accountability agreement requiring alignment with Xi’s remarks - Hong Kong Free Press
Europe
Netherlands bans 2 far-right Israeli ministers as EU considers sanctions on Israel over Gaza - PBS
Europe Made Major Trade Concessions to Trump. How Did That Happen? - New York Times
Southern European heatwave fans multiple wildfires - BBC
Massive earthquake off Russian coast sparks tsunami warnings across Pacific - France24
German politicians furious at von der Leyen over new EU-US trade deal - Euro News
Latin America
Argentine policeman punished for letting detainees work at his wedding - Buenos Aires Times
Why are scientists dressing pigs in clothes and burying them in Mexico? - Associated Press
Brazil is planning relief measures for firms hit by US tariffs, says minister - Reuters
Singapore’s Seatrium agrees to US$110 million penalty in Brazil corruption case - SCMP
New Brazil development law risks Amazon deforestation, UN expert warns - BBC
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