Canada and China retaliate in opposition to Trump’s tariffs
Canada and China yesterday condemned the sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and mentioned they’d retaliate in opposition to U.S. exports.
President Trump imposed 25 p.c tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10 p.c on imports from China on high of a earlier 10 p.c. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico mentioned 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 mentioned, addressing Trump. “However it is a very dumb factor to do.”
Trudeau mentioned Canada would, in response, put 25 p.c 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 corporations. In Mexico, there have been requires boycotts of U.S. corporations and merchandise.
Zelensky supplied phrases for a pathway to peace
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine mentioned yesterday that he was able to launch Russian prisoners of conflict, 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 navy assist to Ukraine. Zelensky additionally doled out effusive reward for U.S. help of his nation and for Trump in a transparent try and patch up a tattered relationship. A former Biden administration official mentioned Ukraine had sufficient key munitions to final into the summer season due to deliveries the U.S. made earlier than Trump took workplace. Right here’s what to know concerning the U.S. pause in navy assist.
Arab leaders got here up with a plan for Gaza’s future
Arab leaders yesterday endorsed their very own imaginative and prescient 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, below the short-term management of a gaggle 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 help for Egypt’s plan.
Crackdown on militants: The Israeli navy mentioned yesterday that its forces had killed a Hamas navy commander within the metropolis of Jenin within the occupied West Financial institution.
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