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President Bernardo Arévalo stated that the Executive will define measures in the coming days after analyzing the rise in fuel prices in Guatemala, a hike he attributed to tensions and armed actions in the Persian Gulf and their effect on the international hydrocarbon market, with a direct impact on diesel and the country's economic stability. According to the official Guatemalan News Agency. Between July 13 and 20, prices increased by 50 cents per gallon for premium gasoline, 49 cents for regular, and 1.96 quetzals for diesel, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines. The data became one of the main inputs for the technical analysis that the government keeps open to determine whether the pressure on prices will be temporary or more prolonged. Arévalo stated that the variation is not due to internal factors but to the behavior of the global market. He explained that just a week ago, prices had shown a decrease in anticipation of an end to the conflict, but the resumption of hostilities pushed prices up again. The president's statements were made during a working tour in Quetzaltenango, in the context of the inauguration of a new PepsiCo distribution plant for the western region. There, he insisted that the government continuously monitors the evolution of fuels before deciding how to respond…

US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the US would destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant every time Tehran attacked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The threat came as Washington and Iran exchanged fresh strikes, regional missile alerts sounded and diplomatic efforts remained stalled.

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The USS Michael Murphy destroyer intercepted and diverted nine commercial ships and disabled an additional vessel in the Arabian Sea as part of the naval blockade that the United States maintains over Iranian ports, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported on Wednesday in a social media statement. The operation takes place as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with a new threat: to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants, including facilities in the capital itself, for each attack by Iranian forces against vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM specified that sailors aboard the USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, supervised interdiction operations while the ship patrolled the Arabian Sea. The cumulative figure corresponds to the updated tally as of July 22, according to the military command's statement, which did not specify the flags or loads of the affected vessels. Trump posted this Wednesday on his social network Truth Social a warning that marks a new threshold in the escalation of the conflict. “From now on, every time the Islamic Republic of Iran fires at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether with missiles, rockets, drones, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy a bridge or a power plant, including those facilities s…

Mike Waltz acknowledged that the US president had underestimated the complexity of the task when he previously suggested that he could resolve the Ukrainian conflict in as little as a day

The man convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie spent years researching the writer’s whereabouts before stabbing him on a lecture stage, federal prosecutors said Wednesday at the opening of his federal terrorism trial. It is a second trial for Hadi Matar, who was found guilty in a New York state attempted murder case last year. The federal terror charges focus more on Matar’s alleged motive for the attack on the renowned author and free-speech advocate in 2022. Prosecutors started working on...

Lawmakers called out China’s growing footprint at the United Nations on Wednesday as a vehicle for espionage even as a Congressional hearing over its funding descended into a heated partisan battle over the Iran war started by US President Donald Trump. “The Chinese peacekeeping department is concentrated in strategically sensitive regions, including areas along Belt and Road [Initiative] corridors, near ports, mineral resources, and existing or potential basing locations,” Sheri Biggs, a...

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The Minister of Finance, Jorge Quiroz, addressed the situation of fuel prices in Chile following the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, specifically in the Strait of Hormuz area, where more than 20% of the world's crude oil circulates and Iran has direct influence. The price of crude oil had been trending downward after oil prices returned to pre-conflict levels in the Middle East, dropping from over US$100 per barrel to around US$70. However, now crude oil is on a new rise due to the end of the peace agreement and the renewed tensions in the area, pushing the price above US$90 per barrel again. In this context, according to Pulso, gasoline prices would rise by another $30 at the end of July due to the escalation of the war in the Middle East. "We will have to study the situation. I want to remind you that the Mepco (Fuel Price Stabilization Mechanism) is still functioning; it has never been discontinued. It has parameters to make adjustments," said the minister when asked about it. However, unlike when the government neutralized the Mepco and gasoline prices saw a historic increase, Minister Quiroz indicated that the budget situation would be better than before, as the suspension of the mechanism at that time was justified by Chile's fiscal situation. "Today we have a situation...

The White House is expanding a voluntary pledge aimed at mitigating the electricity cost impacts of data centers to utilities and state governors. A White House official confirmed to The Hill Wednesday that president Trump is set to announce Thursday that major utilities including Nextera and Duke Energy will be joining the pledge. Earlier this…

Voters who backed President Trump in the presidential election are dropping their support for the U. S.-Israeli conflict in Iran given its costs, according to a new poll, which found support from MAGA voters falling by 13 points. A Politico poll released Wednesday asked voters whether the war should continue even if it increases costs in…

Images of US service members in caskets are a reminder that Trump — as he repeatedly vowed not to do — has started a new war in the Middle East.

The Trump administration announced it plans to shift some of the $200 billion in annual funding for research and development away from academic institutions to focus on individual scientists. In a memo released Tuesday, Michael Kratisos, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, argued the framework put forth following World…

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Director Momoko Seto (Tokyo, 1980) attended the screening of The Great Journey at the Cervantes Regional Theater and encountered a diverse audience – young people, the elderly, children – and curious. “I was received with great warmth and there was a good exchange of ideas,” says the director to Culto via Zoom. She sounds and looks cheerful amid a visit that also includes exhibitions at GAM (July 22) and the Alameda Art Center (July 24), and which is part of her debut in national cinemas, on July 23. Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 – in the Critics' Week – the film is a small miracle of animated cinema. Built with multiple tools, it follows four dandelion seeds that are the only survivors of a series of nuclear explosions destroying the Earth. Thrown into space, they embark on an adventure to find a new home where they can reestablish themselves as a species. Filmed in Japan, Iceland, and various regions of France, the film was made using techniques such as macro photography, time-lapse, and animation. A scientific and visual research process that the filmmaker also detailed in Valdivia before participants in the Alga call, the training program for Chilean and Latin American filmmakers. “It’s not that the technique was difficult,” she points out, “but that it shows the real face of nature. We have to recreate in the studio the faces...”

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The Iranian armed forces emphasized that Washington’s continuous threats will only make the conflict to expand in the region and even to go beyond its borders

The South Korean government announced that it has detained a cargo ship at a port in central South Korea, confirming that it is in violation of UN Security Council sanctions resolutions against North Korea.

The Trump administration has accused Chinese start-up Moonshot AI of covertly extracting capabilities from leading US artificial intelligence models and obtaining restricted Nvidia chips abroad, escalating Washington’s scrutiny of the company following the release of its powerful Kimi K3 model. Michael Kratsios, the White House science and technology adviser, alleged on Wednesday that the Beijing-based company had targeted Anthropic’s most powerful model, Claude Fable 5, through large-scale...

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Lawyers on both sides earlier requested New York District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to set the trial for June 2027, but gave no exact dates

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The former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro will face trial starting June 1, 2027, in a federal court in New York accused of leading an organization dedicated to international drug trafficking. U.S. prosecutors charge him with four crimes, including conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine, as well as two charges related to the use and possession of military-grade weapons. If found guilty by a jury, he could be sentenced to life imprisonment. The trial schedule was confirmed this Wednesday during a follow-up hearing led by federal judge Alvin Hellerstein, who approved the timetable jointly proposed by the prosecution and the defense for the pre-trial stages. The approximately 18-minute hearing was exclusively dedicated to procedural issues and setting deadlines for the filing of motions that both parties will present before the start of the oral debate. Maduro appeared alongside his wife, Cilia Flores, who also faces charges in the same case. Throughout the hearing, he remained silent, listened through headphones, and attentively followed his lawyers' interventions. Before entering the courtroom, he briefly greeted, and at the end of the session, he spoke with his defense team before leaving. On this occasion, he was seen walking normally and without the limp he has…

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Federal agencies have committed more than $5 billion to an Energy Department-led effort to use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific research, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios announced Wednesday. The funding marks one of the clearest signs yet of the Trump administration’s effort to reshape federal science spending, steering research dollars toward AI-powered projects and individual researchers rather than institutions such as universities that have traditionally dominated federally funded research. Some of the awardees included researchers at universities. From over 5,000 applications, 278 projects were selected to receive funding from the initiative, which is known as the Genesis Mission, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at a Wednesday summit. “Through the Genesis Mission, we are bringing together the nation’s leading researchers, institutions, and technology partners to build the next generation of scientific capability,” Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil said in a statement. Asked how he would measure the initiative’s success, Gil pointed to advances in quantum computing, the development of strong open-source and frontier models, growth in the number of early-career scientists and the construction of advanced AI supercomputers. The awards span biomedical research, energy grid reliability, national security, quantum computing and microelectronics manufacturing, among others. The largest is a $60 million investment that seeks to use AI tools to launch nuclear energy facilities and cut operating costs. The Genesis Mission was established by a November executive order and is seen as part of a larger shift in the federal government’s involvement in scientific research, Krastios said at the summit. In a report released Tuesday and titled “Science: A New Golden Age,” Krastios encouraged government funding for research to be increasingly allocated to the use of AI and individual researchers rather than universities, which have historically been the center of scholarship. “The Genesis Mission, in particular, is the culmination of the reforms suggested in that report,” Krastios said Wednesday.

Trump’s response to the Iran war’s mounting death toll and astronomical costs? ‘It won’t have any impact on me’ This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Could it be … that Donald Trump isn’t a team player? The midterm elections are less than four months away, and Republicans in the House and the Senate – hampered by a deeply unpopular president and what might be an even less popular war – are increasingly fearful of losing their jobs. Even Trump’s base is beginning to turn against the conflict. Continue reading...

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Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores appeared this Wednesday before the federal court in New York, in a brief follow-up hearing of their criminal case in which the parties established the schedule for the process being followed against them for several charges related to terrorism and drug trafficking, according to the US justice system. Witnesses who attended the court say Maduro appeared visibly thinner, though in good overall condition. He was wearing a short-sleeved khaki prison jumpsuit and maintained his characteristic mustache. He walked normally, without showing mobility difficulties that he had exhibited in previous hearings. Cilia Flores, for her part, also looked thinner. The couple briefly greeted each other before entering the courtroom and followed the proceedings alongside their lawyers. Witnesses assure that there was no interaction between them. Outside the courthouse, groups in favor of and against Maduro gathered. Videos showed several Venezuelans with banners demanding justice and life sentences for the Chavista couple; while those claiming to oppose the trial, in English and without showing faces of people born in Venezuela, called for the freedom of both. New York Prosecutor's Office proposes June 2027 for the trial against Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. The hearing, the third prior to the trial, lasted only 18 minutes. The federal judge in charge of the case, Alvin K. Hellerstein, ruled that the trial co…

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The hearing in which it will be decided whether Ernesto Ruffo Appel, former governor of Baja California, and seven other accused are charged with fiscal fuel theft has already lasted 14 hours behind closed doors. The proceeding, led by control judge Alejandra Ramírez de la Vega via videoconference, began before 8 p.m. on Tuesday and is ongoing, according to judicial sources. It is unknown if there have been recesses during it, as there is no official information yet about the development of the proceeding, which could last more than 24 hours. Also read: Morena warns of alleged illegal financing of Ruffo Appel to PAN and Somos México; requests that INE and FGR investigate It is worth recalling that in this hearing, the defense of the eight accused will attempt to disprove the hundred pieces of evidence that the Attorney General's Office (FGR) presented over the weekend, at the start of the initial proceeding, to accuse the detainees of being part of the largest fuel smuggling network, which caused damage to the treasury of more than 4 billion pesos. Once the debate concludes, the judge elected by popular vote will determine if there are sufficient elements to link Ruffo Appel and the other seven accused to the crimes of organized crime and fuel smuggling. If they are linked to the process, go to trial, and are declared guilty, Ernesto Ruffo Appel, who made history as the first g…

Russian forces carried out more than 40 attacks on the Nikopol and Pavlohrad districts of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region in a single day, injuring seven people.

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Born from a satirical retort to a passing comment by India's top judge, the "Cockroach Janta Party" has grown into a full-fledged movement protesting the government's mishandling of the nationwide medical entrance examination in May. Despite a violent crackdown on a peaceful march heading to the Indian parliament in New Delhi on Monday, members of the movement have kept up their protest. FRANCE 24 explains how the CJP came to be.

The Morena parliamentary group in Congress urged the National Electoral Institute (INE) and the Attorney General's Office (FGR) to investigate the possible financing of PAN campaigns with illicit resources, as well as Somos México and the organization Marea Rosa, linked to former governor Ernesto Ruffo Appel. In a point of agreement listed in the Gazette of the Permanent Commission, it is proposed that the General Law of Political Parties stipulates that the General Council of the INE, through its Technical Unit, may request the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) of the Ministry of Finance reports on financial operations, given the suspicion of illicit origin of the resources contributed to political parties. "The magnitude of the dismantled hydrocarbon smuggling network and that of which the company Ingemar, owned by Ernesto Ruffo, is part, demonstrates that organized crime schemes seek to influence centers of political power through corporate fronts and institutional complicities," the Morena legislators state. Read also Semarnat bans mining operations without environmental permits, despite having concessions; seeks to protect protected natural areas They warn that this episode of the so-called "fiscal huachicol," with damages to the treasury amounting to 4 billion dollars, requires a thorough review of the mechanisms of oversight and financial control with which the Mexican state monitors...

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francisco Pérez Mackenna, met with Singapore's Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, where they agreed on the need to strengthen cooperation between the two nations. "This meeting reflects the importance that this Southeast Asian country attaches to its relationship with Chile," highlighted the foreign minister. On this occasion, both authorities also discussed collaboration opportunities in security matters, as well as the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and how Singapore is implementing it at the government level. Singapore is considered one of the safest countries in the world and is an international reference in public security and cybercrime fighting. In this context, Minister Pérez Mackenna attended a presentation on public security policies conducted by the Singapore Police, where the main strategies implemented to combat and prevent crime, organized crime, and cybercrime were outlined. The minister also visited the Quantum Technologies Center, where he learned about the public policies promoted by Singapore in this area and expressed Chile's interest in deepening its ties. "This will help strengthen national capacities, which is consistent with the goal of developing our country's human capital," he mentioned. During the visit and in the presence of the foreign minister, the center's director, Dr. J…

According to a source, over the past few days Iran demonstrated the United States its ability to attack any site in the Middle East

The Italian Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, announced this Wednesday that Rome will host a new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon on August 4, amid the ongoing contact process between both parties to reach a peace agreement and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory. "A new session of dialogue between Lebanon and Israel will be held in Rome on August 4," he said in a statement before Parliament. "This is an important achievement, the result of patient foreign policy work that builds bridges and never raises walls," he maintained, according to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. He emphasized that "the ultimate goal is to achieve peace and full control of the territory by Lebanese institutions," while adding that the previous round held last week in Rome "allowed significant progress in defining the 'pilot zones'," where the Lebanese Army will be deployed after Israel's withdrawal. Tajani's words come on a day when Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited the first "pilot zone" in southern Lebanon, from where he promised to work towards the "full withdrawal" of Israeli troops from the country's territory. "We are here to ensure that we have begun to dedicate all the resources of the State to facilitate their return," he promised...

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BRÜSSEL – Die Europäische Kommission erklärte am Mittwoch, sie gehe davon aus, dass europäische Generika von den jüngsten Zöllen des US-Präsidenten Donald Trump ausgenommen seien. Sie verwies darauf, dass sich Washington im Rahmen des transatlantischen Handelsabkommens vom vergangenen Jahr zu einem Zollsatz von null verpflichtet habe. Trump hatte am Dienstag angekündigt, ab August 2028 einen Zollsatz von 100 Prozent auf Generika zu erheben, um die Arzneimittelproduktion zurück in die Vereinigten Staaten zu holen. Sollte dieser Plan umgesetzt werden, würde der Zollsatz im Jahr 2029 auf 200 Prozent steigen, erklärte der Präsident in einem Social-Media-Beitrag. Im Rahmen des 2025 in Turnberry, Schottland, geschlossenen Handelsabkommens haben die USA jedoch zugesagt, europäische Generika von höheren Abgaben auszunehmen. Das Abkommen sieht vor, dass Exporte von EU-Generika lediglich dem US-Zollsatz für die Meistbegünstigung unterliegen, einem Satz, der für alle Partner der USA gilt und faktisch 0 Prozent beträgt. Im Rahmen der gemeinsamen Erklärung „haben sich die Vereinigten Staaten verpflichtet, Generika von den 15-prozentigen Zöllen auszunehmen; daher gilt weiterhin die Meistbegünstigungsklausel (MFN), was einem Zollsatz von 0 Prozent entspricht“, erklärte der stellvertretende Chefsprecher der Europäischen Kommission, Olof Gill. Er fügte hinzu, dass innovative Arzneimittel aus der EU weiterhin einem Zollsatz von 15 Prozent unterliegen. „Dies zeigt deutlich, dass die gemeinsame Erklärung der EU und der USA ihre Wirkung entfaltet, indem sie Stabilität und Vorhersehbarkeit gewährleistet und einen wichtigen strategischen Sektor vor Störungen und Zollerhöhungen schützt“, betonte Gill. Die Vereinbarung an sich ist zwar nicht rechtsverbindlich, doch jeder Verstoß gegen ihre Bestimmungen würde wahrscheinlich eine Welle gegenseitiger Zollvergeltungsmaßnahmen auslösen. Trumps jüngste Drohung kommt zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem seine Regierung nach einem rechtlichen Rückschlag zu Beginn dieses Jahres eilig versucht, ihre Zollmauer wieder aufzubauen, da die vorübergehenden Zölle in Höhe von 10 Prozent am Freitag auslaufen sollen. Obwohl Washington beteuerte, dass die neuen Untersuchungen die im transatlantischen Abkommen festgelegte 15-Prozent-Schwelle nicht überschreiten würden, bereitet sich die EU dennoch auf weitere Untersuchungen vor, die sich auf Zwangsarbeit, Überkapazitäten im verarbeitenden Gewerbe und möglicherweise auch die Steuer auf digitale Dienstleistungen beziehen. Risiken durch Arzneimittelknappheit Die EU-Generika-Lobby „Medicines for Europe“ erklärte, die Maßnahmen könnten „erhebliche Arzneimittelengpässe in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten“ auslösen. Patentfreie Arzneimittel aus Europa „sollten gemäß dem Turnberry-Abkommen unter allen Umständen von Zöllen ausgenommen bleiben“, so der Branchenverband. Der Schweizer Generikahersteller Sandoz erklärte am Mittwochmorgen, es sei „noch zu früh, um die möglichen Auswirkungen einzuschätzen, da noch weitere Einzelheiten zur Umsetzung und zum Umfang der Maßnahme erforderlich sind“. Ein Sprecher von Sandoz fügte hinzu, das Unternehmen werde den Dialog mit den politischen Entscheidungsträgern darüber fortsetzen, wie die Erschwinglichkeit und der Zugang zu Medikamenten in den USA verbessert werden können. Die Bedrohung für Generika erhöht den Druck auf die Pharmabranche, nachdem die Trump-Regierung Deutschland wegen seiner Preisgestaltung bei Arzneimitteln mit neuen Abgaben gedroht hatte. Washington wirft Berlin vor, dass die dortigen Gesetze dazu führen, dass die USA einen unverhältnismäßig hohen Anteil der Forschungs- und Entwicklungskosten für innovative Arzneimittel tragen müssen. Der US-Handelsbeauftragte Jamieson Greer erklärte letzte Woche, er führe auch Gespräche mit Frankreich über dessen Preisgestaltung. „Der Pharmasektor ist auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks von entscheidender Bedeutung – mit stark vernetzten Lieferketten, engen Verbindungen in den Bereichen Investitionen und Forschung sowie weitgehend ausgeglichenen Handelsströmen. Die Aufrechterhaltung dieser Verbindungen ist sowohl für den Zugang der Patienten zu Medikamenten als auch für die Aufrechterhaltung von Innovationen von entscheidender Bedeutung“, fügte Gill, der Sprecher der Kommission, hinzu. Dieser Text erschien zuerst auf Englisch bei POLITICO.

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U.S. President Trump posted on social media on the 22nd that if Iran attacks ships in the Strait of Hormuz with weapons such as missiles or drones in the future, the United States will bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant near or within the capital Tehran. He referred to attacks on civilian infrastructure related to Iranian citizens' lives, further increasing pressure.

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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump warned that the United States will bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure—such as bridges and power plants—every time Tehran fires at ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, vital for global oil transportation. "Every time the Islamic Republic of Iran fires at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether with missile, rocket, drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy A BRIDGE OR A POWER PLANT," he wrote on his Truth Social network. The warning comes amid an escalation that has already lasted more than eleven consecutive nights of U.S. bombings against Iran, in a conflict that began on February 28 and has in recent weeks increasingly become a dispute over control of the Strait of Hormuz, through which in peacetime a fifth of the world's traded oil and natural gas passes. Iranian attacks on maritime transport in that route were precisely what triggered the latest round of hostilities, while Yemen's Houthi rebels, backed by Tehran, also threaten Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. This combined pressure pushed the Brent price above $94 per barrel, once again stressing global energy supply and raising the cost of gasoline in the United States ahead of the midterm legislative elections…

According to US media, the Trump administration is expected to announce a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia later this Wednesday. While the White House claims the nuclear deal will bring billions to American companies and pave the way for Saudis to have a civilian nuclear program and nuclear power, critics of the yet announced deal fear that it could open the door for the kingdom to attain a nuclear weapon. Solange Mougin explains what we know so far.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has threatened this Wednesday to "destroy a bridge or an electric plant" in Iran for each ship attacked by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, amid exchanges of attacks despite the ceasefire agreement reached in April and the memorandum of understanding signed in June. "From now on, every time the Islamic Republic of Iran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether with missiles, rockets, drones, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy a bridge or an electric plant, including those located near or within the capital, Tehran," he said in a brief message on social media. The United States has been launching attacks against Iran for several days, alleging violations of the memorandum of understanding, something rejected by Tehran, which has denounced ceasefire violations and responded with attacks against American interests in the region, raising fears of a collapse of negotiations for a peace agreement.

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Malaysia would not be intimidated into changing its decades-old policy of not allowing Israeli nationals into the country, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday. Anwar said Malaysia was also not in contravention of any international laws for having such a policy in place. “I would like to respond to the United States lawmakers, some of them at least, who stated categorically that Malaysia is in contravention of international laws and was disrespectful of the rights of nations. “This is...

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BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Wednesday that it expects European generic medicines to be exempt from U. S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs, arguing that Washington committed to a zero tariff rate with last year’s transatlantic trade deal. Trump on Tuesday announced a plan to impose a 100 percent tariff on generic drugs starting in August 2028 as part of a bid to bring pharmaceutical production back to the United States. If implemented, the tariff would then jump to 200 percent in 2029, the president said in a social media post. But under the 2025 trade deal struck in Turnberry, Scotland, the U. S. promised to exempt European generic drugs from higher levies. The pact foresees that exports of EU generic pharmaceuticals would only be subjected to the U. S. most-favored-nation tariff rate, a rate imposed on all U. S. partners, effectively 0 percent. Under the joint statement, “the United States committed to exempting generic medicines from the 15% tariffs; therefore MFN [most-favored-nation] treatment continues to be applied, corresponding to a 0% tariff rate,” said the European Commission deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill. He added that EU innovative drugs continue to be subject to a 15 percent tariff. “This clearly shows that the EU–U. S. Joint Statement is delivering by preserving stability and predictability, and protecting a key strategic sector from disruption and tariff increases,” Gill stressed. The deal as such is not legally binding, but …

Myanmar coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing's arrival in Vientiane, Laos, on July 3, his first state visit to an ASEAN member since crowning himself president in April, has produced a familiar chorus in the region's policy commentariat. Myanmar, the argument runs, no longer has one government worth recognizing. There is a junta, the […] The post Myanmar's 'no single government' line is doing the junta's work appeared first on Asia Times.

The Russian foreign minister noted that ASEAN partners are concerned "that the parties to this project have shown, to put it mildly, very conditional compliance with the IAEA rules and principles that usually apply to such initiatives"

Wenceslao Bunge Saravia, Argentine ambassador to Spain, stated that there is no evidence of an anti-Argentine campaign in everyday Spanish life after the final match between both countries. In an interview with Radio Mitre, the diplomat emphasized that coexistence among communities is peaceful and that the acts of violence viralized on social media do not reflect reality. According to the ambassador himself, the atmosphere after the match was sportsmanlike and family-oriented. "I went to the Argentine club, where there were more than two thousand fans, and then I walked along Gran Vía with my family, greeting Spaniards. The environment was respectful and celebratory of football," Bunge Saravia detailed. The official highlighted that, despite some isolated incidents circulating online, "we have not received any formal complaints of physical assaults or police reports against Argentines in Spain." The diplomatic representative explained that the Embassy has six consulates and maintains constant contact with Argentine communities. "Whenever there is an assault, the authorities inform us. So far, we have no records of recent incidents related to the match," he affirmed. Regarding the videos of attacks shared on social platforms, he urged those affected to approach the consular office for assistance. In this regard, he referred to the importance of separating sporting events from social life. "The folklore…

Britain’s new Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said Israel has “fallen short” of international standards, as he doubled down on his criticism of the nation a year after saying it is committing war crimes.

"It’s hard to prognosticate" as regards how much longer the conflict around Iran may last, the Russian foreign minister noted

An Israeli minister sought to downplay the deal, but critics said it could spur other regional countries to pursue a nuclear program, and potentially the creation of a bomb.

Samsung Electronics is once again shaking up the mobile market. On July 22, from London, the South Korean company is celebrating a new edition of its Galaxy Unpacked event. Under the concept of a "new way that unfolds," the company aims to solidify its undisputed leadership in the category they themselves pioneered: foldable phones. It is expected that the company will have many new products prepared, including the new Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Flip8. But this year, Samsung might also have a surprise in store; we will share more details as soon as the launch begins. According to confirmed data from the brand, so far, the qualitative leap of this generation lies in Flex Titanium technology. This innovation aims to reinforce flexible screens with more resistant and lighter materials. According to Bloomberg, the integration of titanium alloys has become the definitive standard for the high-end range, a front where extreme durability influences users' purchasing decisions. New wearables But the phones are not the only focus of this presentation. The brand will also expand its ecosystem with a strong emphasis on Artificial Intelligence. In the wearables segment, Samsung announced the arrival of a "new AI-powered health companion" directly for the wrist. The new line of smartwatches promises to leave behind simple passive monitoring to offer predictive metrics...

Francesco Toscano added that the war in Ukraine is obviously the consequence of NATO’s eastward expansion

They will not affect the country's economic trajectory, the Russian president said

Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days," a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), with emergency officials describing the soaring temperatures on Wednesday as "a disaster." Heatstroke alerts were issued across almost the whole country and emergency officials said at least 14 people had died from heat-related causes in the past week. Three central cities logged scorching temperatures on Tuesday above the new...

According to the ministry, the sides noted that countries not involved in the fighting must promote peace, not strife

The Russian president noted that one of the key drivers of economic growth was domestic demand

On the afternoon of July 22, Russian troops attacked a residential area in Odesa.

US Secretary of State says Iran is in 'a lot of trouble'

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The Russian leader said that the condition of key sectors of the domestic economy remains stable

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The US secretary of state said that Washington remains open and willing to play a constructive role in bringing the conflict to an end

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stepped up the pace of renewal of his cabinet on Wednesday by confirming two acting ministers and reinstating a former minister who was defeated in 2020 but won in last year’s poll. Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam was promoted to senior minister, joining the ranks of former leader Lee Hsien Loong. Shanmugam, a senior counsel, entered politics in 1988 and has helmed the home affairs ministry since 2015. Shanmugam is the first senior...

Beijing is increasing its computing power and unveiling new policies to promote the city's "token economy," as China accelerates AI adoption across key industries in its tech race with the US. The Chinese capital aims to add another 50,000 petaflops of intelligent computing power in the second half of 2026, pushing its total capacity over 130,000 petaflops by the end of the year, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology said at a press briefing on Tuesday. One petaflop is...

Half of President Donald Trump’s MAGA base thought Iran’s war was worth its economic costs in May. Now, just a little more than a third do. That precipitous, 13-point drop in just two months, according to a new POLITICO Poll, reveals how the president’s most die-hard supporters are starting to agree with the majority of Americans who have long opposed the U. S.’ involvement in the war. Additionally, 37 percent of self-identified MAGA Trump voters say the U. S. should continue its involvement only if it doesn’t increase costs, up from 29 percent who said the same in May, according to the survey, conducted by independent polling firm Public First. Nearly 1 in 5 MAGA voters believe that the U. S. should end its war in Iran, regardless of the costs. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/UdeCL/2/ That flagging support among the president’s most loyal supporters is the clearest sign that Americans’ patience is wearing thin as the economy continues to dominate as voters’ top concern heading into a critical midterm cycle. But Trump on Monday gave little indication that he was looking for a quick end to the war. The U. S. military has pounded Iran for the last two weeks, and speaking to reporters on Tuesday the president claimed that Iranian officials “want to desperately meet” but that “until they are ready to meet in a meaningful way we have no interest in even talking.” The White House is “at a maximum level of frustration right now, and I was told by very senior people that the president is now fully aware that the only way to the victory that he wants is completely politically impossible. The American people just will not support the kind of escalation it would take at this point,” said one person close to the White House, granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. “We’ve got more dead Americans and a politically impossible situation.” This article is part of an ongoing project from POLITICO and Public First, an independent polling company headquartered in London, to measure public opinion across a broad range of policy areas. You can find new surveys and analysis each month at politico.com/poll. Have questions or comments? Ideas for future surveys? Email us at poll@politico.com. This souring of the president’s base comes amid renewed hostilities between the U. S. and Iran, which have been conducting tit-for-tat strikes after the president earlier this month declared a tentative peace agreement between the two countries “over.” Two U. S. servicemembers were killed in Jordan this weekend and gas prices have climbed above $4 per gallon, underscoring the war’s impact at home. The mood among White House staff and their outside allies is grim as the president grapples with finding a path out of an unpopular and expensive war three months from a midterm election expected to turn on cost of living issues. The president was expected to spend the year on a victory tour on affordability issues, touting his popular tax cuts, Trump accounts for newborns and lower drug prices. Instead, a domestic travel schedule has been pocked by visits to Dover Air Force Base to oversee the dignified transfer of the remains of more than a dozen dead soldiers, and he has during his campaign-style rallies been forced to time and again argue to the American people that the price of war — most salient to higher prices at the pump — was worth ending Iran’s nuclear program. White House aides contend that price bumps are temporary and will quickly return to pre-war levels either when the war ends or when the U. S. has degraded Iran’s military capabilities to the point that it can no longer stem the flow of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. “What matters most to the American people is having a Commander in Chief who takes bold action to keep them safe, which is exactly what President Trump is doing,” said White House spokesperson Olivia Wales. “The President does not make national security decisions based on fluid opinion polls, but on the best interests of the American people.” Still, the latest polling shows that non-MAGA Trump voters are even more down on the war, with only 21 percent believing it is worth higher costs, while 28 percent say that the U. S. shouldn’t continue the war regardless of costs. And the results show the president’s voters are broadly comfortable blaming the war for higher prices. When asked why gas prices have increased since the president took office, the majority of respondents blamed the conflict, including 57 percent of MAGA voters and 63 percent of non-MAGA Trump voters. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/2kVDN/3/ No other cause — from seasonal demand to environmental regulations limiting drilling — crested 25 percent for the core MAGA group. Those who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris, on the other hand, also blamed the president’s poor handling of the economy and his tariffs, at 55 percent and 52 percent, respectively, for the rise in costs. Trump’s 2024 supporters also are split on whether gas prices would have gone up more, less or the same under a Democratic president compared with now — another indication that Americans are more willing to assign blame to Trump for the state of the economy. Equal shares of Trump voters say that prices would’ve gone up more under a Democrat (34 percent) and that prices would have gone up the same (35 percent). A notable 20 percent believe prices have gone up more under Trump. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/NqSjU/5/ Prominent Republicans, including strategists in key races, have spent the last several months warning about the impact of backlash to the Iran war on their chances of holding the House and the Senate, with frustrations around the war playing out in competitive races across the country. “This shows that as unpopular as the first round of war was from February to early summer, this second round is even more ridiculous,” said Curt Mills, executive director of the American Conservative magazine. “The American people quite simply do not get it, do not understand why we are in this war, and, yes, President Trump is king of the Republican Party. Yes, the president can do a lot and has a lot of latitude with his own supporters, but kings are not invulnerable from political reality.” But Trump on Tuesday said he wasn’t concerned. “They won’t have any impact on me. I’m just here to do the right thing. I don’t view it as, gee, we’re having an election in a period of time. You know, everyone says, oh, I’m doing something before — no, the election — I can’t think about that having to do with this,” Trump said.

According to the report, additional restrictions increasingly conflict with the interests of member states

The top Chinese and American diplomats discussed President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the US later this year and the dispute between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea during their bilateral meeting on Wednesday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are in Manila for a series of Asean meetings from Monday to Thursday, including the Asean foreign ministers’ meeting which brings together 11 member states, along with ministers from Russia, Japan,...

Foreign minister Penny Wong will deliver a speech criticizing China’s recent launch of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Penny Wong will warn China that Australia and other neighboring nations will not be bullied by its “provocative” actions, after its involvement in another “destabilizing and dangerous” incident this week. The foreign affairs minister – who will deliver the address on Thursday in the Philippines, where the 59th ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting is being held – will also caution world leaders against placing a toll on the Strait of Hormuz after both Iran and the US threatened to do so amid the protracted conflict. Continue reading...

The Japan-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in the Philippines, and Foreign Minister Mogi expressed his intention to deepen cooperation with ASEAN countries in areas such as security.

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