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President Donald J. Trump speaks at a roundtable discussion at the Community Emergency Operations Center in Kerrville, Texas, Friday, July 11, 2025. Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman/AP hide caption toggle caption Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman/AP BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting August 1. Trump announced the planned tariffs on two of the United States’ biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account. They are part of an announcement blitz by Trump of new tariffs with allies and foes alike, a bedrock of…

This marks an increase of 5 percent and 10 percent on Mexican and EU goods respectively.United States President Donald Trump has imposed a 30-percent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, weeks after negotiations with the major trading partners failed to reach a more comprehensive trade deal. Trump, who announced the new tariffs on two of the US’s biggest trade partners in separate letters posted to his Truth Social platform on Saturday, said they were due to what he said were Mexico’s role in undocumented migration and illicit drugs flowing into the US and…

NPR’s Scott Simon asks veteran career diplomat Nicholas Burns about the Trump administration’s plans to downsize the State Department.

For a man chasing a grandmaster title since 2018, the final two steps were taken in the span of a few days. Harikrishnan A Ra became India’s 87th grandmaster after a draw with P. Iniyan in the final game of the La Plagne International Chess Festival in France.After getting his first GM norm a few years ago, the Chennai-based player gained the next two he needed in two tournaments — gaining his second one at Andujar Open in Spain before earning the third in France — to get the highest title the sport has to offer. Harikrishnan smiles as he…

Summertime in Denmark is like nowhere else. With the sunset pushed back past 10 p.m., there’s plenty of time to pedal around on a bike, drink natural wine on the waterfront between swims, and take in the effortless cool and always joyous vibes of the country. On a recent trip to a rugged and wild stretch of the country known as the Jutland, I found that summertime buzz is taken to the next level in these parts. This string of fishing towns in northwest Denmark has become an unlikely surfer hub in recent years—and more than just good waves have…

Terry Tozer, a pilot and aviation analyst, believes there was some degree of human involvement in shutting off the fuel switches on the Air India flight prior to the crash. His comments follow an investigation that identified a disruption in the engine’s fuel supply as the likely cause of the incident.

MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, Santosh Iyer, unveils Mercedes-AMG GT 63 and GT 63 Pro, in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: ANI Mercedes-Benz India said it sold 4,238 units in the April to June quarter of 2025 which is a growth of 10% over the year ago period. “The best-ever sales performance in Q1 FY26 was achieved with robust demand for Core and Top-End Luxury vehicles. This sales momentum was also driven by a strong acceleration in the top-end luxury BEV portfolio, which has increased its penetration in the overall sales volume,” the company said in a statement. The record sales performance…

K. Srinath Reddy, former president of Public Health Foundation of India, during an interview with The Hindu in Hyderabad | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G The Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Hyderabad, along with its Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar campuses, has been granted the status of an institution, deemed to be a university, under a distinct category by the Ministry of Education. The announcement was made through a Gazette notification dated July 5.In conversation with The Hindu, K. Srinath Reddy, founder president of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), discusses what this means for the future of public health education…

Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy at a review meeting with officials on the pending irrigation projects on Saturday. Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy directed officials to fast-track land acquisition and Relief and Rehabilitation (R&R) for all pending and ongoing irrigation projects in Telangana, urging them to cut through delays and move decisively.At a review meeting held on Saturday at the Secretariat, the Minister emphasised the need for district-level coordination, asking officials to coordinate with District Collectors to urgently address legal, administrative, and logistical issues holding up progress. “We can’t afford to lose more time,” he told officials, pressing for…

NPR’s Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the women’s and men’s tennis finals at Wimbledon and a controversial report alleging corruption in the NFL players’ union.