Author: Robert Jones

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian capital Kyiv observed an official day of mourning Friday, a day after a Russian drone and missile attack on the city killed 31 people, including five children, and injured more than 150, officials said.The youngest victim in Thursday’s strikes was 2 years old, and 16 of the injured were children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.It was the highest number of children killed and injured in a single attack on Kyiv since aerial attacks on the city began in October 2022, according to official casualty figures reported by The Associated Press. It was also the…

President Donald Trump’s simmering trade feud with India, a key U.S. economic and defense partner, has raised fears that New Delhi could be pushed deeper into Russia and China’s orbit.Trump imposed a 25-percent tariff of all Indian goods coming into the United States from August 1 as well as an unspecified extra penalty for India’s continued purchase of Russian oil amid the war in Ukraine.Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State Department and India’s External Affairs Ministry for comment.Why It MattersAlthough historically close with Russia, India’s rise as a regional power has seen it effectively balance competing geopolitical interests…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy on Friday visited a food distribution site in the Gaza Strip operated by an Israeli-backed American contractor whose efforts to deliver food to the hunger-stricken territory have been marred by violence and controversy.International experts warned this week that a “worst-case scenario of famine” is playing out in Gaza. Israel’s nearly 22-month military offensive against Hamas has shattered security in the territory of some 2 million Palestinians and made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving people. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike…

A number of U.S. trading partners remain without finalized agreements as President Donald Trump’s August 1 tariff deadline hits, raising concerns among businesses and global markets.Trump unveiled sweeping import taxes on goods coming into the U.S. from nearly every country in April, sending global markets into a panic.Most of the tariffs have since been postponed twice, allowing time for bilateral negotiations. In early July, Trump began sending out letters telling countries that higher tariffs would be imposed on dozens of them on August 1 unless they struck new deals with the U.S.Since then, several trading partners, including South Korea, the…

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration says it is weighing what to do with family planning supplies stockpiled in Europe that campaigners and two U.S. senators are fighting to save from destruction. Concerns that the Trump administration plans to incinerate the stockpile have angered family planning advocates on both sides of the Atlantic. Campaigners say the supplies stored in a U.S.-funded warehouse in Geel, Belgium, include contraceptive pills, contraceptive implants and IUDs that could spare women in war zones and elsewhere the hardship of unwanted pregnancies.U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Tommy Pigott said Thursday in response to a question…

President Donald Trump’s latest move could send shock waves through the fast-fashion industry, and threatens to upend the business models of companies like Shein and Temu while increasing the price of foreign-made goods for U.S. consumers.On Wednesday, the president signed an executive order ending the de minimis tariff exemption for shipments valued at under $800, which the White House said will close the “catastrophic loophole” used to evade customs duties and “funnel deadly synthetic opioids” into the United States.Why It MattersThe move deals a significant blow to the e-commerce sector, in particular companies such as Shein and Temu, which one…

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Watching his dad make a brand-new miniature train car look old, placing the wooden parts to weather in the sun and rain, pulled Peter Martínez into the world of miniatures. He recalls his father, who made model trains mostly for collectors or hobbyists, wondering why anyone would pay him to do what he thought was the most fun part of the hobby.“But luckily they did, and we were able to build an industry around it,” Martínez said.The Argentine family business, United Scale Arts, is now partnering with Germany’s Miniatur Wunderland, a museum that houses the largest…

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is set to publish a memoir this fall, offering a candid account of her groundbreaking but brief presidential campaign.”In just 107 days, I traveled the country, fought for our future, and made history with the shortest presidential campaign in modern times,” Harris said in a video announcement Thursday.”Since leaving office, I’ve spent time reflecting on that journey,” Harris said. “This book is my honest and behind-the-scenes account—what I saw, what I learned, and what I believe it will take to move forward.”Newsweek reached out to Harris’ team via email on Thursday for further comment.Why It…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s space chief has visited the United States to discuss plans for continued cooperation between Moscow and Washington on the International Space Station and lunar research with NASA’s acting chief, the first such face-to-face meeting in more than seven years. Dmitry Bakanov, the director of the state space corporation Roscosmos, met Thursday with NASA’s new acting administrator, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, on a visit to attend the planned launch of a U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew to the space station. The launch was delayed by weather until Friday, when it blasted off successfully. Dmitry Bakanov, the head of the Russian…

The Trump administration advised Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to self-deport and warned that they are “not automatically protected from deportation.”Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of Homeland Security, told Newsweek the warning is “not new or news.””Illegal aliens who claim to be recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [DACA] are not automatically protected from deportations,” she said. “DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country. Any illegal alien who is a DACA recipient may be subject to arrest and deportation for a number of reasons, including if they’ve committed a crime.”Diana Crofts-Pelayo, a spokesperson…