Trump signs executive order increasing tariff on Canada from 25 pct to 35 pct

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order increasing the tariff on Canada from 25 percent to 35 percent, with the higher tariff set to go into effect on Aug. 1, the White House said in a fact sheet.

Trump says will be talking to Mexico over next 90 days for trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States will be talking to Mexico over the next 90 days with the goal of signing a trade deal.

Trump said in a Truth Social post after a phone conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

"We have agreed to extend, for a 90 Day period, the exact same Deal as we had for the last short period of time," said Trump on the social media platform.

"We will be talking to Mexico over the next 90 Days with the goal of signing a Trade Deal somewhere within the 90 Day period of time, or longer," Trump added.

German FM urges Israel to remedy "disastrous situation in Gaza"

German Foreign Minister Wadephul on Thursday urged Israel to remedy the disastrous situation in the Gaza Strip, noting that the most recent United Nations (UN) conference in New York showed that "Israel is increasingly finding itself in a minority position."

Speaking ahead of his visit to Israel, Wadephul stressed that the dying and suffering in the Gaza Strip has reached "unfathomable dimensions."

No deal between Iran, U.S. amid zero enrichment demand: Iranian FM

There will be no deal between Iran and the United States as long as Washington demands that Iran agree to zero uranium enrichment, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said.

In an interview released on Thursday, Araghchi told Financial Times (FT) in Tehran that the two sides can negotiate, but "with zero enrichment, we don't have a thing."

Noting that Iran retains its capabilities to enrich uranium, Araghchi said when and how the country restarts its enrichment "depends on the circumstances," according to the FT report.