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These tariffs are disrupting global trade, straining critical relationships, and making Republicans uncomfortable. In other word: it’s classic Trump.
Nearly half, according to Doctors Without Borders, are women and children.
The situation in Syria is fluid, brutal, and complex. Plus: Ethiopia’s prime minister resigns, and in Germany, a new collective bargaining agreement gives 900,000 metal workers the right to 28-hour work weeks.
Zuma's ouster opens the door for Cyril Ramaphosa, ANC party leader and Deputy President, to take the reins.
Leader Kim Jong-un’s sister personally delivered an invitation to South Korean president Moon Jae-in to attend talks in Pyongyang. Plus: an Israeli air attack on Syrian and Iranian military positions inside Syria may mark a new phase in the conflict.
Evidence mounts for Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Plus: in the face of food and supply shortages, Venezuela’s unrest grows, and Zimbabwe’s new president reverses Mugabe’s policy on land-leasing to white farmers.
With new tariffs on solar panels and washing machines, and demands to renegotiate longstanding trade deals, President Trump is inching toward a trade war. Plus: US military looks the other way on child sexual abuse in Afghanistan.
Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria could strain its relationship with the US. Plus: in 90 days, Cape Town will be the world’s first major city to run out of water, and the European Union tries to eliminate plastics.
Trump’s “shithole” remark further isolates him in the international community. Plus: The White House waives Iran sanctions one final time, relations between North and South Korea appear to be thawing, and Trump calls off his London trip.
The move comes after high-level talks between the two countries, and may signal a relief of tension after many terrifying months. Plus: the US tries to grandstand about Iran’s protests, and fails.
Despite current US policies, the world continues to work toward responsible climate policies, including important ocean protections. Plus: North Korea gets sanctioned again (and again and again and again), and the global back-and-forth between the US and Russia gets more complicated.
Iraq declares victory over ISIS, Rex Tillerson sends mixed signals on North Korea, and Brexit lurches forward. Plus: Duterte's war on drugs gets its day in court and Honduras continues its presidential crisis.
Plus: Trump designates North Korea a state sponsor of terror, Saudi Arabia eases its blockade of Yemen, and "the butcher of Bosnia" gets life in prison.
On Tuesday, FCC chair Ajit Pai released his plan to repeal net neutrality, reigniting a contentious, and not necessarily left-right, debate. Plus: a horrific terrorist attack in Egypt, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets two acting directors.
Zimbabwe's having a wild few days, Trump calls Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte "a good guy," while ignoring human rights violations, and North Korea is building a nuclear-capable submarine.
