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U.S. President Donald Trump says he is implementing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. The new measures will go into effect on Tuesday.
Trump had promised to impose a wide range of tariffs soon after taking office.
According to Trump's announcement on social media, goods from Canada will be subject to a 25% tariff, with 10% on energy products. A 25% tariff will also apply to imports from Mexico. And goods from China will be hit with an additional 10%. Trump wrote that this was done through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. He has stressed the aim of the move is to protect Americans. The White House says the president is taking decisive action to protect Americans from an epidemic of fentanyl overdoses. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his country will respond with 25% tariffs on U.S. goods.
We've had our differences in the past, but we've always found a way to get past them. As I've said before, If President Trump wants to usher in a new golden age for the United States, the better path is to partner with Canada, not to punish us.
Trudeau warns that Washington's tariffs on Canadian goods will hurt the US economy, driving up the costs of many kinds of products. Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum wrote on social media that she has directed the economy minister to implement both tariff and non tariff measures to defend Mexico's interests. She hit back at Washington's accusation that the Mexican government has an alliance with organized crime. She says her country is not seeking confrontation with the US, but rather dialogue. China also responded in a statement on Sunday. A Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson expressed strong dissatisfaction in opposition. He said the unilateral additional tariffs seriously violate WTO rules and disrupt normal economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. He also said the U.S. should face issues directly and hold candid dialogue based on the principles of equality and mutual respect, and strengthen cooperation and appropriately manage differences of opinions. A state-run Xinhua news agency reported that the U.S. measure has drawn widespread opposition both domestically and internationally. Instead, the Chinese government has stated its position many times that tariff measures are not conducive to the interests of either China or the U.S., nor to the rest of the world.
Officials in the state of Pennsylvania say all six people on board a small passenger jet were killed when their aircraft crashed into a neighborhood in the city of Philadelphia. One person on the ground was also killed.
A statement issued by the city on Saturday said the medical transportation jet was carrying 4 crew members and two passengers, a mother with her daughter who had just received medical treatment the day before. All six on board were reportedly Mexicans and were on their way back to Mexico. Officials say one person on the ground at the crash site was also killed and at least 19 others were injured.
The crash caused damage to houses, businesses and vehicles. Flight data shows the aircraft crashed only a minute after taking off from a nearby airport.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
California officials say wildfires that started more than three weeks ago in Los Angeles County have been contained. The fires burned more than 200 square kilometers and damaged more than 18,000 structures. 29 people have been confirmed to have died in the blazes. In particular, the disaster has caused serious damage to the Coastal Pacific Palisades neighborhood and the inland community of Altadena. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has announced that restrictions on access to Pacific Palisades will be lifted on Sunday. But recovery and reconstruction will likely take time as massive amounts of debris remain and infrastructure was destroyed in the affected areas. There are also concerns about possible effects of hazardous substances left behind the fires.
Major League Baseball star Otani Shohei says, The Los Angeles wildfires forced him to evacuate his home for about two weeks.
I saw the blaze behind my house, and I thought our home could be at risk.
The most important thing was to evacuate with my wife and dog. So we got out quickly, even though it was nighttime.
It was a heartbreaking sight. I pray that everyone can return to their normal lives as soon as possible.
The L.A. Dodgers two-way players spoke following an event for fans on Saturday.
Otani says he stayed at a friend's house for about two weeks and caught the flu, making it difficult to train properly.
The Japanese superstar donated half a million dollars to fire relief efforts.
He also visited a fire station to express his thanks.
The Russian military has launched attacks on central and eastern Ukraine, leaving 10 people dead and more than 20 others injured. Ukraine State Emergency Service says Russian forces struck the central city of Polt Tava with missiles and drones on Saturday. Officials say the attack damaged a residential building, killing nine and wounding 17 others, including four children. The eastern city of Kharkiv also came under drone attack.
The mayor said in a social media post that one woman died and four others were injured. On the same day, Russia's defense ministry announced that its troops had captured another settlement in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.
Ukraine's general staff of the Armed Forces said Russia has dropped a guided bomb that struck a school in Sudja in the western Russian region of Kursk.
The Ukrainian military has been launching a cross-border incursion there. The school reportedly housed dozens of local residents preparing for evacuation, but it is not known whether there are any casualty. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Moscow in a social media post. He said this is how Russia wages war.
A special envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly suggested Ukraine should hold a presidential election. After an initial ceasefire is reached with Russia, the envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, told Reuters news agency that presidential and parliamentary elections need to be done. Kellogg also reportedly said most democratic nations have elections in their time of war. the US thinks it is important they do so. Reuters quotes multiple sources as saying Kellogg and other White House officials. Have discussed in recent days pushing Ukraine to agree to elections as part of an initial truce with Russia.
The sources said if the presidential election is held, the winner could be responsible for negotiating a longer term pact with Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made remarks calling into question. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's legitimacy.
Kiev postponed the presidential election slated for last year on the grounds that the country is under martial law, among other reasons. Trump has yet to present any specific measures to bring an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He has hinted additional tariffs and sanctions could be imposed against Moscow if a deal is not reached.
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