EU delays retaliatory tariffs against the US
The European Union has refrained from retaliatory tariffs against the United States despite President Donald Trump imposing a 30 percent tariff on imports from the European Union. The US tariffs on the EU will come into effect on 1 August, but the EU is still holding on to the hopes of a trade deal with the US.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at a press conference in Brussels, said the bloc will extend its suspension of counter-measures and continue negotiations with the Trump administration to reach an agreement by 1 August. The EU stock markets showed a drop on Monday, showing investor concerns amid Trump tariff threats.
Ukraine to get Patriot missiles from the US
United States President Donald Trump said he will send Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine, a move, he said, was necessary to support the country’s defence against Russia. According to Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin “talks nice but then he bombs everybody in the evening”.
Trump is yet to announce the number of Patriot missiles Ukraine will receive, but the costs, reportedly, the European Union will reimburse. Trump’s move comes after he last week confirmed that his administration would sell weapons to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies in Europe for them to pass those on to Kyiv.
Jannik Sinner is 1st Italian with a Wimbledon title
Tennis player Jannik Sinner, on Sunday, beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, and 6-4, becoming Italy’s first Wimbledon singles champion and claiming his fourth Grand Slam title. The last time the duo played against one another was at the Roland-Garros French Open in May when Alcaraz outperformed Jannik.
In that match in Paris, Sinner took the lead but then faced a crippling defeat, three points behind his opponent, Alcaraz. After Sunday’s match, Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill said, “He needed that win today.”
Southend Airport to stay closed after plane crash
London Southend Airport in Essex will remain closed “until further notice”—a decision that came after the crash of a Netherlands-bound flight at the airport. The US-built aircraft, a Beech B200 Super King Air model, with a jet turbine and a 20-odd passenger capacity, crashed 13 July.
Used for short-haul charter flights often, the aircraft carries light freight, and sometimes, is run as medical evacuation flights. The Netherlands-bound flight crashed moments after takeoff from the London airport, turning into a fireball, resulting in the cancellation of at least four flights scheduled after it.
King to host Trump during 2nd state visit to UK
King Charles will host Donald Trump along with his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, at Windsor Palace during their U.K. visit from September 17-19. This is the second state visit to the country by the US President. With the visit, Trump will become the first U.S. President to make a state visit in his second term. Traditionally, second-term presidents are only invited for tea or lunch with the monarch.
Iran President Pezeshkian injured in Israeli attack
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has claimed to have suffered slight injuries in the Israeli attacks on Iran in June. Iran’s Fars news agency said Pezeshkian was attending an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council in Tehran on 16 June when Israel targeted both access and entry points of the underground, secret facility, where the meeting was held.
President Pezeshkian is said to have suffered injuries to his leg, but he, along with a few others, escaped through an emergency shaft. This report has not been verified, and Israel has so far not commented on this report.
German defence minister to meet Pete Hegseth
The German defence minister will discuss arms supply and missile deployment to Ukraine with the US secretary of defence. Boris Pistorius will seek clarity from Pete Hegseth on American arms supplies to Ukraine, missile deployment plans, and the future of US troops in Europe, among other subjects.
Germany is Europe’s biggest economy, now emerging as a key player in NATO’s largest military build-up since the Cold War. German defence spending will likely increase to 162 billion euros in 2029 from 95 billion euros in the draft budget 2025.
Australia fires HIMARS long-range rocket
Australia has fired its US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for the first time during the Talisman Sabre war games. This milestone occurred during joint live-fire exercises with the United States and Singapore, marking a significant development in Australia’s defence posture in the Indo-Pacific region.
HIMARS, a truck-mounted, long-range rocket system capable of striking targets up to 400 km (250 miles) away, has become a priority for US allies in the region. These advanced systems are in high demand, notably used in the Ukraine conflict, and are being acquired by countries like Australia as they adjust their forces in response to China’s increasing military presence and activities in the Indo-Pacific region.
Russia & China discuss war in Ukraine & the US
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing on 13 July. The two foreign ministers discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine. Lavrov was in Beijing to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) foreign ministers.
Both ministries highlighted the importance of enhancing coordination in international forums such as the UN and its Security Council, SCO, BRICS, G20, and APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). The Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that the meeting aimed to “promote the development and revitalisation of each other, and jointly respond to the challenges brought about by a turbulent and changing world”.
Ex-Israeli PMs slam plans for camps in Gaza
Former Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Ehud Olmert have criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to set up what he calls a “humanitarian city” in southern Gaza, Rafah. The plan is to house the entire population in camps within an extremely small area.
Lapid, the leader of Israel’s biggest opposition party, told Israeli Army Radio that “nothing good” would come out of the plans to establish the “humanitarian city” on the ruins of the city of Rafah. Lapid served as Israel’s prime minister for six months in 2022.
Kasturi Walimbe is an alumna of ThePrint School of Journalism, currently interning with ThePrint.
(Edited by Madhurita Goswami)
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