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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said that the European Union would not impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods before August 1st.

On Saturday, Donald Trump threatened a 30% levy on many EU goods entering America, starting

from the same date.

Ms. von der Leyen said that the

bloc would prefer a negotiated solution, but was preparing countermeasures to be used if negotiations fail.

Iran will resume nuclear talks if America guarantees that it will not attack again, said Abbas

Arakiy, the Foreign Minister. America bombed three Iranian nuclear

facilities in June. It is unclear how much damage the strikes did to the country's nuclear program.

Mr. Arakchi also reiterated that Iran would continue to enrich uranium. America insists it should not.

Mohamedu Buhari, a former ruler of Nigeria, has died age 82.

Mr. Buhari came to power in a military coup in 1983, ruling for two years before he

was overthrown.

After becoming a Democrat, he was elected president in 2015.

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