US President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada, after the country announced it is backing Palestinian statehood.
Trump says Canada’s Palestine stance may hurt trade deal
EU wine, spirits to face 15% US tariff from August 1
European wine and spirits will face a 15% US import tariff until a different deal is agreed in talks expected to continue in the autumn, the European Commission and EU diplomats said today, dashing producers’ hopes of an immediate reprieve.
Trump to build ballroom at White House
US President Donald Trump plans to build a ballroom at the White House as he pushes forward with remodeling the US executive mansion, his spokeswoman said.
US envoy Witkoff to enter Gaza, inspect aid distribution
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will enter Gaza tomorrow to inspect aid distribution and meet with residents of the territory.
Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube
Australia said it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge.
US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel
Two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel in response to civilian casualties in Gaza have been blocked in the US Senate, although they garnered more support than similar measures earlier this year.
Ukraine votes to restore power of anti-corruption bodies
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill restoring the independence of the country’s two main anti-corruption agencies, moving to defuse a crisis that has shaken faith in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership.
Kulanka Golaha Wasiirada oo looga hadlay dagaalkii Beledxaawo
Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Golaha Wasiirrada Xukuumadda Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, ayaa ku bogaadiyey Ciidanka Qaranka, masuuliyadda iyo xilkasnimada ay muujiyeen, si looga hortago khasaaraha gaari lahaa shacabka degmada Balad-Xaawo.
US-India talks ongoing amid Trump threat of 25% tariff
US President Donald Trump has said the United States is still negotiating with India on trade after announcing earlier in the day the US will impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from the country starting on Friday.
Xamaas oo sii deyneysa Afar la heystayaal Israel ah
Jul 31 (Jowhar)-Xamaas ayaa sheegtay in ay maanta u gudbin doonto Israa’iil magacyada afarta qof ee laheystayaasha ah ee la sii dayn doono, taasoo qayb ka ah heshiiskii xabbad joojinta ee Gaza.
Second Turkish-owned vessel passes through the Strait of Hormuz
Another Turkish-owned vessel has successfully passed through the strategically significant Strait of Hormuz, marking the second such passage in recent weeks. The vessel, carrying...
MP warns Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon has become ‘very dire’
In Southern Lebanon, Homes Become Frontlines — Voices from a Region Holding Its Breath
The sky over southern Lebanon has settled into a kind of...
U.S. and Iran hunt for missing American pilot after warplane shot down
Skyfall: When the Night Became a Hunt — Two US Jets Downed, a Pilot Missing, and a Region Holding Its Breath
The Gulf night stank...
Live: US fighter jet shot down over Iranian airspace
When the Sky Broke: A Jet Falls and an Old Rivalry Reignites
The sun had not yet finished its climb when the news came in:...
US fighter jet downed by Iran; pilot reportedly rescued
Smoke over the desert: an American warplane falls, and a region holds its breath
There are moments when the desert seems to inhale, as if...