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UKRAINE WITHDRAWS FROM MINE BAN TREATY-Venislavskiy says Kyiv will now be able to establish its own production.(EA) Ukraine has announced its withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention. . Frontline areas and pockets of the Kursk region just inside Russia are thickly contaminated with the small devices which explode when triggered by contact, vibration or tripwires. Anti-mine campaigners condemned Ukraine’s decision to leave the Ottawa Convention, following the example of five other European nations bordering Russia. The move opens the way to Ukraine increasing the deployment of a munition that can maim civilians, including children, long after conflict subsides. Tamar Gabelnick, director…

BESSENT EXPECTS U.S. TARIFF DEADLINE TO “MOVE THINGS ALONG” – He says the  U.S. tariff deadline will move things along in trade talks with allies. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted a looming July 9 tariff deadline is “really going to move things along the next couple of days” toward trade deals with U.S. allies. Trump on April 2 announced a 10% base tariff rate and additional amounts for most countries, some ranging as high as 50%. The news roiled financial markets, prompting the U.S. president to suspend all but the 10% base rate for 90 days – until July…

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS U.S TARIFF LETTERS SET TO GO OUT – Commerce Secretary Lutnick says that the higher tariffs would take effect on August 1 President Donald Trump has said that the U.S. will start delivering tariff letters to other countries starting 12:00 pm ET (4pm GMT) today. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump also said that countries aligning themselves with the “Anti-American policies” of BRICS, will be charged an additional 10% tariff. Trump did not clarify or expand on the “Anti-American policies” reference in his post. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters that the higher tariffs would take…

DEATH TOLL FROM TEXAS FLOODS REACHES 69- 41 people remain missing The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 69 on Sunday (July 6), including at least 21 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, said the death toll in Kerr County, the epicentre of the flooding, had reached 59, while another 10 had died elsewhere in Texas and 41 remained missing. Among the most devastating impacts of the flooding occurred at Camp Mystic summer camp, a…

BRAZIL’S LULA URGES GLOBAL REFORMS AT BRICS SUMMIT- Lula says the BRICS members’ voting power at the IMF should amount to at least 25% Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations to take the lead on reforms during the summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (July 6). Lula made the comments during a session titled “Strengthening Multilateralism, Economic-Financial Affairs, and Artificial Intelligence.” The original BRICS group gathered leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and China at its first summit in 2009. The bloc later added South Africa and last year included…

POLAND IMPOSES CHECKS ON GERMAN AND LITHUANIAN BORDERS – In an effort to stem an increasing number of undocumented migrants Poland introduced temporary controls on its borders with Germany and Lithuania on Monday in an effort to stem what the government says is an increasing number of undocumented migrants crossing from the north and west. The re-imposition of border checks is just the latest example of how mounting public concerns across the European Union over migration are straining the fabric of the bloc’s passport-free Schengen zone.  The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany itself have already implemented similar measures. In Poland, the…

GERMANY URGES CHINA TO EASE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON RARE EARTH – Wadephul says it is damaging trade relations German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is advocating for China to ease its export restrictions on rare earth and has urged his Chinese counterpart to work on finding a solution on the matter. “One-sided and often less than transparent export restrictions on rare earths are currently causing us and our companies in particular great concern”, Wadephul said at a joint press conference in Berlin with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wadephul said that it was damaging trade relations and China’s image in Germany…

WIMBLEDON DAY THREE – Alcaraz and Sabalenka ease through whilst Jasmine Paolini exits Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and the end of London’s tropical heatwave ensured that a sense of normality returned to the lawns of Wimbledon after two days of shocks, although Jasmine Paolini’s exit meant the surprises did not end. The 22-year-old second seed, Carlos Alcaraz, was not at his best but after saving three break points in a nervy first service game against Oliver Tarvet ranked 733rd in the world, he asserted his authority to win 6-1 6-4 6-4. On Centre Court, women’s top seed Sabalenka battled to…

SUCCESS ELUDES EURO 2025 HOSTS SWITZERLAND – Their team was beaten 2-1 by Norway in their Women’s Euro opener Norway’s coach Gemma Grainger said they changed things during halftime to overcome Switzerland in the Women’s Euro 2025 opener at St. Jakobs-Park. “That’s all credit to the players,” she told reporters after the match that Norway won 2-1 against the hosts. Norway captain Ada Heger-berg scored just after the break and Switzerland then conceded an own goal. Despite plenty of chances and a penalty that was overturned after a VAR review, the hosts could not fashion another goal. Norway top their…

TRUMP SAYS HE WILL PUT 20% TARIFF ON VIETNAM’S EXPORTS – President Trump said Vietnam could import U.S. products with a zero percent tariff The United States will place a lower-than-promised 20 percent tariff on many Vietnamese exports, Donald Trump announced, cooling tensions with its tenth-biggest trading partner days before the U.S. president could raise levies on most imports. Vietnamese goods would face a 20 percent tariff and trans-shipments from third countries through Vietnam will face a 40 percent levy, Trump said. Vietnam could import U.S. products with a zero percent tariff, he added. Trump’s announcement comes just days before…