Morning bird: Trump urges EU to pressure Russia through higher tariffs on India and China. The leadership of Hamas is paralyzed after the Israel's attack
According to US President Donald Trump, an agreement between the USA and the EU on new tariffs for countries that buy Russian oil would lead to the collapse of the Russian economy. He therefore called on Europe to introduce high tariffs on goods from India and China as part of pressure on Russia. The Israeli army attacked the headquarters of the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas in Qatar.
Europe should focus on China and India, according to the US president
US President Donald Trump called on the European Union to impose high tariffs on goods from India and China as part of pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine. According to Trump, the United States would do the same. Trump views India and China as sources of funding for the war in Ukraine due to the purchase of large volumes of Russian oil. An unnamed US diplomatic official said that the United States sees in China and India "a source of funding for the Russian war machine", reported Ceskenoviny.cz.
Israel attacked Hamas leadership in Qatar
In yesterday's Israeli strike in Qatar, the chief of the political wing of the terrorist group Hamas and its main negotiator, Khalil Hajj, among several other leading figures of the movement, were killed. Qatar, which is a mediator of peace negotiations, labeled the attack on its territory as a blatant violation of international law, reported the website Ceskenoviny.cz. Israel reportedly attacked at the moment when the group's leadership was discussing the latest proposal by US President Donald Trump for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Apple Introduced iPhone 17 and AirPods Headphones
Apple has introduced a new version of the smart phone iPhone 17, including the much-anticipated ultra-thin Air version, wrote TV server CNN. The device is based on new three-nanometer A19 chips. The new phones were expected mainly due to the novelty of the very thin version labeled Air, which represents the first significant change in the design of this product in several years. In addition, the company showed a new version of its wireless headphones AirPods Pro and the eleventh series of Apple Watch smart watches. The headphones will have a real-time language translation feature. The smart watch will then monitor the user's blood pressure.
Sébastien Lecornu to be New French Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a new Prime Minister, the current Minister of Defense, Sébastien Lecornu, reported the AP. The thirty-nine-year-old Lecornu was the youngest Minister of Defense in French history and the architect of a significant increase in military spending for defense by 2030, which was triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine. Lecornu, a long-time loyal supporter of Macron, is the fourth French Prime Minister in less than a year. Former French Prime Minister François Bayrou resigned yesterday after his government failed to survive a parliamentary confidence vote on Monday.
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, AP, CNN
