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French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to convene a G7 energy summit in the coming weeks, citing soaring fuel prices linked to the U.S.-Iran war. The summit aims to enhance cooperation and explore the release of strategic reserves amid fluctuating oil prices, with Brent crude hovering around $104 a barrel.
North Carolina farmer Matt Bell, 52, faces severe financial strain as diesel prices soar to nearly double last year’s rates, impacting his operation. Amid rising costs for fuel, fertiliser, and supplies attributed to tariffs and global conflicts, he warns many farmers may abandon their businesses post-harvest.
President Trump has instructed the Justice Department not to appeal a court ruling that relaxes regulations on short-barreled rifles, shotguns, and silencers. This decision permits broader possession and sale of these firearms, potentially complicating federal firearms prosecutions and challenging the Justice Department’s traditional duty to uphold existing laws.
“They’ve taken so much of our wealth away from us,” he says. “We’re not going to let that happen.”
“They established the income tax so that citizens, rather than foreign countries, would start paying the money necessary to run our government,” Trump says.
“That’s why effective at midnight we will impose a 25% tariff on all foreign made automobiles,” Trump says.
Donald Trump indicated that Elon Musk would leave his government position as a special employee by the end of May, although it remains uncertain if this will occur as scheduled.
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The world’s major economies vow retaliation against US tariffs set to be introduced today (21:00 BST).
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