Customs duties: Donald Trump taxes steel and aluminum at 50% before negotiations in Paris

American President Donald Trump has just increased customs duties by signing the decree increasing the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50% on Wednesday from 25% to 50%. These two sectors are considered strategic. The decree states that the new surcharge will come into force on Wednesday, at 00:01 local time (04:01

The customs surcharges imposed by Donald Trump on his partners will weigh heavily on American and global growth, warned the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Mathias Cormann, which is holding a ministerial meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris.

Discussions between American Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer and European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on customs duties should also take place on Tuesday on the sidelines of this meeting, before a G7 focused on trade on Wednesday morning.

Racist insults against Aya Nakamura: trial of 13 members of an identitarian group begins

Thirteen thirteen defendants, including three women, hostile to the participation of the singer Aya Nakamura in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, are appearing on Wednesday before the Paris Criminal Court for racist insults aimed at the Franco-Malian artist.

The latter, aged 20 to 31, are close to the identity group Les Natives, from the small Génération Identitaire group (dissolved in 2021) which defends the racist and conspiracy theory of “grand replacement” (dissolved in 2021).

Aya Nakamura will not be attending the hearing, scheduled to start at 13:30 in front of the 17th Criminal Chamber.

Gaza: 27 dead near an aid site after Israeli army fire

Twenty-seven people were killed on Tuesday in the southern Gaza Strip when Israeli soldiers opened fire near a U.S.-backed humanitarian aid center in southern Palestinian territory, with the army saying it had opened an investigation.

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, “condemned” these shootings, citing “inconceivable” losses of life, two days after a similar tragedy in the same place, in which 31 people were killed, according to Palestinian emergency services. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, denounced “war crimes” for his

IN A NUTSHELL

After the violence on the sidelines of PSG's victory in the Champions League, the government defended the establishment of “minimum sentences” in the law to respond to the “exasperation” of the French in front of these scenes, a proposal that leaves magistrates doubtful.

Deputies unanimously approved on Tuesday a transpartisan text for France's recognition of returnees from Indochina, providing for both a national day of tribute and a financial compensation procedure for people welcomed in unworthy conditions.

Israel bombed southern Syria overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, after shots were fired at Israel for which Damascus denies responsibility, saying it would not pose “a threat to anyone” in the region.

The main trade federations in France are asking the government to de-index the Shein and Temu platforms, currently targeted by a bill to curb fast fashion, centered on “ultra express” fashion, with the Chinese giant and its clothes shipped at bargain prices from China in the crosshairs.

A semi-final look like a final: the three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek will face world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final four of Roland-Garros, while in the men's draw, Lorenzo Musetti will face world number 2 Carlos Alcaraz for the third time in two months.