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President Donald J. Trump speaks at a roundtable discussion at the Community Emergency Operations Center in Kerrville, Texas, Friday, July 11, 2025.

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  • World

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico.

July 12, 2025
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Politics

Here's a list of Trump's tariff letters so far and the rates they threaten

Finding it hard to track the latest U.S. trade policy state of play? Here's a look the deals the president has announced and the rates he's so far threatened to impose in letters to global leaders.

July 12, 2025
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Members of the Indian Army's engineering team prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 14, 2025.

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  • Business

Preliminary report says fuel switches were cut off before Air India Boeing 787 crash

Indian investigators determined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was properly configured and lifted off normally. But three seconds after takeoff, the engines' fuel switches were cut off.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Joel Rose and
  • Russell Lewis
Nigeria's government is pushing back against U.S. efforts to send the country migrants and foreign prisoners, with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar, seen here at a summit in Brazil this year, quoting Public Enemy to drive home his point.

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  • Africa

Nigeria says it won't accept deportees from U.S.: 'We have enough problems of our own'

Nigeria's government is pushing back against U.S. efforts to send the country migrants and foreign prisoners, with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar quoting Public Enemy to drive home his point.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Spectators wait in the Queue on day one of Wimbledon, June 30.

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  • World

Welcome to the Queue, where waiting for Wimbledon tickets rivals the tennis

Tennis lovers don costumes, throw Pimm's parties and camp overnight in line for day-of Wimbledon tickets. Some say waiting in the Queue is more fun than the actual tennis.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Edith Johnson and Dorothea Lambert Chambers face off in the 1910 Wimbledon tournament in London. Lawn tennis — the game we know today — started in the late 19th century but has its roots in a medieval sport.

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  • Sports

Lots of people love tennis. But do you know where it comes from?

Recent years have seen an upswing in people playing tennis (or at least dressing like it). But it's not just a phase. The sport — at least some version of it — has been around since medieval times.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The U.S. Department of State sign in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Hundreds laid off in State Department overhaul

The State Department is slashing hundreds of jobs in what's being called its biggest shake-up in decades — drawing sharp criticism from former diplomats who say the cuts risk gutting America's diplomatic muscle.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
An apartment building in the city of Sumy after Russia struck it with a Shahed drone early this year. "We need more air defense, we need more everything," said Anton Svachko, a member of Ukraine's parliament from the city.

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  • World

Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive

The northern regional capital has become a frequent target of Russian drones, missiles and guided bombs. Now, Ukraine's top general says at least 50,000 Russian troops have massed across the border.

July 11, 2025
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  • Joanna Kakissis,
  • Polina Lytvynova,
  • and 1 more
People look at the Bayeux tapestry in Bayeux, western France, on Sept. 13, 2019.

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  • Europe

Part war propaganda, part comic strip, Bayeux Tapestry to return to U.K.

On a state visit, France's president announced the loan of the tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion. It will return to the U.K. for the first time in more than 900 years.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speak with media reporters during the Ukraine Recovery Conference at La Nuvola convention center in Rome on Thursday.

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  • Europe

European allies step up plans for Ukraine stabilization, with U.S. attending meeting

The force is expected to provide logistical and training experts to help reconstitute Ukraine's armed forces, secure Ukraine's skies and the Black Sea.

July 11, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
This plaque inside a medical facility in Pretoria states that it was funded by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

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  • Global Health

UNAIDS report warns HIV progress at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold

The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
A container ship docked at the Port of Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, July 10, 2025.

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  • Latin America

Brazil's Lula warns of 50% tariffs on U.S. goods after Trump trade threat

Brazil's President Lula is firing back at Trump's 50% tariff threat — saying Brazil is ready to match any U.S. import taxes, dollar for dollar.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng eats fruit presented for her first birthday celebration at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday.

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  • Animals

Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng's first birthday at a Thailand zoo

The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of four days of activities marking the birthday of the adorable social media sensation.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
President Trump is pictured at the Salute to America Celebration at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on July 3.

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  • Politics

Trump sets 50% tariff rate for Brazil, blasting treatment of former far-right president

President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Firefighter Naser Brjas and White Helmet member Kinan Ali respond to an emergency call in Damascus on March 31, 2025.

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  • World

To rebuild from war, Syrian firefighters work to rebuild trust -- in each other

They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides them in their Damascus fire station. The psychological wall is higher.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Jawad Rizkallah
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