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President Trump signed an executive order shortly after 7 p.m. Eastern on July 31, 2025 in Washington D.C. The order imposes new reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries. India faces a 25% tariff on exports to the United States effective August 1, 2025. Singapore is not specifically mentioned among countries facing individual rates. Taiwan faces a 20% tariff rate under the new order. South Africa faces a 30% reciprocal tariff. Many Canadian goods will face an increased tariff of 35%, up from 25%, due to Canada’s failure to curb fentanyl flows. Brazil faces punitive tariffs totaling up to 50% on certain exports like coffee and meat. Switzerland faces a 39% tariff on exports to the United States. A baseline 10% tariff applies to countries not listed in the annex to the executive order. Trump justified the measures citing U.S. trade deficits and national security concerns, using emergency powers under IEEPA. The tariffs are ...

According to a press release issued by the US Secretary of Defense - Peter Brian Hegseth, US President Donald John Trump has fired the following US Generals on the evening of Friday, February 21, 2025:  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Principal Military Advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense and National Security Council Mr. Charles Quinton Brown Jr. Chief of Naval Operations Ms. Lisa Marie Franchetti Vice Chief of Staff of the US Air Force General James C. Slife Judge Advocate General for the US Army General Joseph B. Burger III Judge Advocate General for the US Navy Rear Admiral Lia M. Reynolds Judge Advocate General for the US Air Force Lieutenant General Charles L. Plummer The newly appointed generals are as follows: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Principal Military Advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the National Security Council Mr. John Daniel Cain Acting Judge Advocate General for the US Army Major General Robert A. Borcher...

 Today's morning on Sunday, 22nd December 2024, a jet fighter F/A-18 Super Hornet of US$55.7 million is mistakenly shot down by USS Gettysburg - a US Navy guided missile cruiser, in a friendly fire over the Red Sea during ongoing operations against Yemen's Houthis. Both the pilots safely jumped from the destroying aircraft and have minor injuries, US Central Command (CENTCOM) admitted, and trying to find out the reason of this serious mistake.