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Trump halts all trade talks with Canada over digital tax
Agencies President Donald Trump said Friday that he's suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called 'a direct and blatant attack on our country.' Trump, in a post on his social media network, said Canada had just informed the U.S. that it was sticking to its plan to impose the digital services tax, which applies to Canadian and foreign businesses that engage with online users in Canada. The tax is set to go into effect Monday. 'Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately. We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period,' Trump said in his post. Trump's announcement was the latest swerve in the trade war he's launched since taking office for a second term in January. Progress with Canada has been a roller coaster, starting with the U.S. president poking at the nation's northern neighbor and repeatedly suggesting it would be absorbed as a U.S. state. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday that his country would 'continue to conduct these complex negotiations in the best interests of Canadians. It's a negotiation.'Trump later said he expects that Canada will remove the tax. 'Economically we have such power over Canada. We'd rather not use it,' Trump said in the Oval Office. 'It's not going to work out well for Canada. They were foolish to do it.' When asked if Canada could do anything to restart talks, he suggested Canada could remove the tax, predicted it will but said, 'It doesn't matter to me.' Carney visited Trump in May at the White House, where he was polite but firm. Trump last week traveled to Canada for the G7 summit in Alberta, where Carney said that Canada and the U.S. had set a 30-day deadline for trade talks. The digital services tax will hit companies including Amazon, Google, Meta, Uber and Airbnb with a 3% levy on revenue from Canadian users. It will apply retroactively, leaving U.S. companies with a $2 billion U.S. bill due at the end of the month. 'We appreciate the Administration's decisive response to Canada's discriminatory tax on U.S. digital exports,' Matt Schruers, chief executive of the Computer & Communications Industry Association, said in a statement. Canada and the U.S. have been discussing easing a series of steep tariffs Trump imposed on goods from America's neighbor. The Republican president earlier told reporters that the U.S. was soon preparing to send letters to different countries, informing them of the new tariff rate his administration would impose on them. Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum as well as 25% tariffs on autos. He is also charging a 10% tax on imports from most countries, though he could raise rates on July 9, after the 90-day negotiating period he set would expire. Canada and Mexico face separate tariffs of as much as 25% that Trump put into place under the auspices of stopping fentanyl smuggling, though some products are still protected under the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement signed during Trump's first reporters after a private meeting with Republican senators Friday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to comment on news that Trump had ended trade talks with Canada. 'I was in the meeting,' Bessent said before moving on to the next question. About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada, and 85% of U.S. electricity imports as is also the largest foreign supplier of steel, aluminum and uranium to the U.S. and has 34 critical minerals and metals that the Pentagon is eager to obtain. About 80% of Canada's exports go to the U.S. Daniel Beland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal, said it is a domestic tax issue, but it has been a source of tensions between Canada and the United States for a while because it targets U.S. tech giants. 'The Digital Services Tax Act was signed into law a year ago so the advent of this new tax has been known for a long time,' Beland said. 'Yet, President Trump waited just before its implementation to create drama over it in the context of ongoing and highly uncertain trade negotiations between the two countries.'
Qatar Tribune
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- Qatar Tribune
Tens of thousands of Iranians attend funerals of killed generals
dpa Tehran Tens of thousands of people attended official funeral ceremonies held in central Tehran on Saturday for the generals killed by Israel. The senior military leaders and members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) honoured include Chief of Staff Mohammed Bagheri, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hussein Salami and Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, head of the IRGC's aerospace division. The three men were the leaders of the Iranian armed forces and had significant political influence. Israel targeted and killed more than 20 high-ranking military officials during the 12-day war, some of them in their homes. Journalists and one of the nuclear scientists who were killed were also commemorated, state broadcaster IRIB reported. Attendees at the ceremonies on Saturday included President Massoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, but not religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is unusual for the nation's most powerful man to be absent as usually on such an occasion he would recite the prayers. More than 1 million people were gathered in Tehran, according to state broadcaster IRIB, though the figure could not be independently verified. Participants chanted slogans common in Iran such as 'Death to America!' and 'Death to Israel!' The funeral ceremony took place at Revolution Square in central Tehran and the subsequent march led to Azadi Square (Freedom Square) in western Tehran.
Qatar Tribune
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Qatar's role in Rwanda-DR Congo peace pact draws global praise
In a post on his official X account on Saturday, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevost welcomed the signing of the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, which took place in Washington, praising the courage of the two neighbouring countries in choosing the path of peace. The Belgian Foreign Minister stressed that the effective implementation of the commitments contained in the agreement is a crucial element for achieving lasting peace in the Great Lakes region after years of tension and conflict. Likewise, The Sultanate of Oman welcomed the peace agreement signed between the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while praising the constructive efforts made by Qatar and the US in reaching the agreement that would sustain peace between the two countries. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, the Sultanate of Oman praised the effective role of all parties in promoting dialogue and diplomacy as a means of resolving conflicts and disputes. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed the peace agreement in Washington, D.C., raising hopes for an end to the conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands since the beginning of this year. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the foreign ministers of both countries at the US Department of State for the official signing, following the initialling of the draft agreement on June 18 in Washington. The signing came after three days of constructive, purposeful, and candid dialogue. Jordan alsopraised the diplomatic efforts invested by Qatar and the United States of America in reaching the agreement, underscoring the importance of dialogue and mutual understanding in resolving conflicts, and calling for continued international efforts to promote peace and stability in various regions around the world. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed the signing of the peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which took place in Washington, D.C. Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Spokesperson Sufian Qudah said the agreement is a 'positive' step toward realising the development and prosperity aspirations of both nations, adding that the agreement contributes significantly to strengthening security and stability across East Africa.
