"Around the close of Hong Kong trading hours, Beijing retaliated against President Trump's
tariffs by hiking levies on U.S. goods to 125%, up from the prior 84%. In a notable shift, the Chinese Communist Party announced it would "no longer respond" to any further tariff increases from Washington. As the week concludes, the U.S. and China are locked in a heated, once-in-a-century trade war. Earlier, President Trump announced a 90-day suspension of additional country-specific tariffs for countries that have refrained from taking retaliatory measures—an apparent attempt to isolate China and use tariffs to get Beijing to strike a trade deal." ZH
"148 clashes on the frontline between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invaders. Russian forces carried out airstrikes in the following areas: Udy, Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv region, Petrushivka, Osoiivka, Uhroidy, Mala Rybytsia, Prokhody, Velykyi Prykil in Sumy region, Hrodivka, Sukha Balka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Zoria, Stara Mykolaivka, Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Novodarivka, Huliaipole, Pavlivka, Shcherbaky, Zaliznychne in Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian forces repelled four enemy attacks near Vovchansk. In the Kupiansk sector, five Russian attacks occurred. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled enemy assaults near Nova Kruhliakivka, Pishchane, and Zahryzove. In the Lyman sector, Russians attacked 13 times, attempting to advance near Nadiya, Nove, Yampolivka, and toward Torske, Dronivka, Hrekivka, Olhivka, Katerynivka, Novomykhailivka. In the Siversk sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled eight attacks. The enemy tried to move towards Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, and Verkhniokamianske. In the Kramatorsk sector, three clashes occurred near Bila Hora and Kurdiumivka. In the Toretsk sector, 22 attacks by Russians were recorded near Dyliivka, Druzhba, and Toretsk. In the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled 53 assaults toward Romanivka, Oleksandropil, Serhiivka, Kotliarivka, and near Kalynove, Sribne, Tarasivka, Sukha Balka, Valentynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Preobrazhenka, Andriivka, Bohdanivka. In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukraine’s forces repelled three enemy attacks near Bahatyr and Kostiantynopil. In the Huliaipole sector, three enemy assaults occurred near Pryvilne. In the Orikhiv sector, no engagements were reported over the past day. In the Prydniprovske sector, Russians conducted two failed attempts to advance. In the Kursk operational zone, 24 clashes of varying intensity occurred. Additionally, Russian forces launched 45 airstrikes using 62 guided bombs and conducted 372 artillery shellings, including 12 with multiple launch rocket systems. In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of offensive group formations by Russian forces were detected." Ukrin
