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- Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries introducing digital services tax
- Plane crashes into CITIC Tower in Beijing, wreckage falls to ground
- Europol identifies 731 organised crime networks operating across the EU
- Shipping Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Continues Amid Iranian Vessel Attacks
- Moroccan court sentences 29 to prison, including politicians and athletes, in drug trafficking case
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- Billionaire Leon Black to testify before congressional panel on Epstein payments
- 14-year-old boy charged with murder after body of missing girl found in Blaina
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President Trump has threatened to implement a 100% tariff on nations imposing a digital services tax on U.S. companies. He stated that any country proceeding with such a tax would face immediate import duties, overriding existing trade agreements. Approximately half of OECD European members have proposed or enacted similar taxes.
Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee regarding his financial dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. Senator Ron Wyden has questioned Black’s payments exceeding $170 million for services purportedly related to tax advice and estate planning, amid ongoing scrutiny over Epstein’s criminal activities.
EUROPEAN UPDATE
This morning, European Union leaders address energy security and economic stability in response to recent geopolitical tensions.
Key discussions centre on collaborative strategies moving forward.
Initially, this month’s ruling amounted to $355 million, but with accruing interest, the sum has escalated, increasing by at least $112,000 daily.
The man appeared to say in a livestream of the self- immolation posted to Twitch: ‘I will no longer be complicit in genocide.
Trump made no mention of Haley as he celebrated, despite her vowing to remain in the race for nomination.
Andy Cohen accused of sexual harassment by TV star Andy Cohen has been accused of…
A private US company – Intuitive Machines – has made history by becoming the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon. “What we can confirm, without a doubt, is our equipment is on the surface of the Moon and we are transmitting,” flight director Tim Crain announced.
The Biden administration has revealed plans to forgive $1.2 billion (£949 million) in student debt for 153,000 American borrowers. Previously, President Joe Biden’s initiative to erase student debt for over 40 million Americans was halted by the Supreme Court.
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