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Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on goods from India

in response to the country's continued imports of Russian oil.

The duty comes on top of 25% tariffs announced last week.

Earlier, Mr. Trump's special envoy, Steve Wittkoff, met Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, in Moscow.

Mr. Trump has threatened further sanctions on Russia unless it agrees to a ceasefire in

Ukraine by Friday. A shooter injured five soldiers at a U.S. Army base in Georgia. The victims are expected

to recover. The gunman, who was taken into custody, is a 28-year-old active-duty sergeant.

In the past two decades, there have been several mass shootings at American military bases.

In 2009, an army psychiatrist killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas.

The Trump administration said that Apple will announce a further $100 billion in domestic investment.

The tech giant had already pledged to spend $500 billion in America over the next four years.

Its shares rose by more than 4% on the news. Apple, which manufactures

many of its products in China, is highly exposed to Mr. Trump's trade war. Bayer said it has cut

more than 11,000 jobs over the past year. The German pharmaceutical and chemical firm raised its earnings forecast for

2025 after strong second quarter sales of Zarelto, a blood thinner, and Ilea, an eye

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