Trump promises new tariffs; the end of his federal cases, and more
The World in Brief from The Economist
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🗓️ 26 November 2024
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| 0:45.8 | Donald Trump promised to sign an executive order on his first day in office that would impose new tariffs of 25% on goods from Canada and Mexico and add 10% to existing |
| 0:57.7 | tariffs on China. The president-elect called the tariffs the, quote, price for failing to crack down |
| 1:04.3 | on illegal drugs and immigrants flowing into America. China said the idea of its knowingly allowing fentanyl procurers to reach America |
| 1:14.4 | ran, quote, completely counter to facts and reality, adding, quote, no one will win a trade war or a |
| 1:22.3 | tariff war. Canada said it was already working with America to disrupt fentanyl coming from China and other countries. |
| 1:30.7 | Mr Trump and Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, reportedly discussed matters on Monday evening. |
| 1:38.4 | Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting Mr. Trump for allegedly interfering in the 2020 presidential election, |
| 1:46.1 | asked the presiding judge to dismiss the case. He also dropped an attempt to revive a case |
| 1:51.5 | against Mr. Trump for allegedly hoarding classical documents, which a judge earlier dismissed. |
| 1:57.5 | The government is still seeking to prosecute two other defendants. Mr. Smith pointed to a policy |
| 2:03.9 | barring the Justice Department from trying sitting presidents. Hopes of a ceasefire between |
| 2:10.7 | Israel and Hisbalah and Iran-backed Lebanese militia rose after reports that negotiations |
| 2:16.7 | were nearing an agreement to end the war in Lebanon. |
| 2:20.4 | The draft of the deal reportedly involves a 60-day period in which Israeli forces would withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah would move its weapons away from the border. |
| 2:31.0 | Israel's war cabinet will meet on Tuesday to consider the deal, according to Israeli |
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