World Affairs Briefing: World considers response to Trump’s tariffs – and Israel launches new Gaza offensive

By Sam Phelps, Commissioning Editor, International Affairs

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Donald Trump has announced a massive package of trade tariffs on some of America’s largest trading partners. In a speech on the White House lawn, Trump said that America had been “looted, pillaged and raped” by these countries for decades, adding that “in many cases,…

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