Donald Trump revives Presidential Fitness Test for US students
It is aimed at encouraging children in public schools to move again.
President Donald Trump announced the return of the Presidential Fitness Test, after more than a decade of being phased out.
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The Age
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- The Age
Trump says he will hike tariffs on India for continuing to buy Russian oil
Washington: US President Donald Trump says he will hike tariffs on India from their already-high level of 25 per cent due to the country's ongoing purchases of Russian oil amid the war against Ukraine. In a sign of the strained relations between the two countries, India quickly branded Trump's move 'unjustified and unreasonable', and said it would take all necessary measures to safeguard its economic security. The threat, which has not yet been acted on, underlines Trump's preference for using tariffs for geopolitical leverage, and comes as his deadline looms for commitments from Russia's Vladimir Putin on ending the war, which has now raged for three-and-a-half years. There have been mixed reports about India's intentions over the past week as the US stepped up pressure on the world's most populous nation to back away from its reliance on Russian crude oil, which now accounts for about a third of India's supplies. 'India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits,' Trump wrote on social media on Monday (Tuesday AEST). 'They don't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA.' Reuters reported last week that India had imported about 1.75 million barrels a day of Russian oil from January to June, citing sources. The New York Times reported Russian oil had gone from 1 per cent India's supply before the war to more than a third today. India's External Affairs Ministry said India began buying oil from Russia because its traditional supplies were diverted to Europe following the outbreak of the war. These imports were necessary to ensure predictable and affordable energy prices for Indian consumers, it said.
Sydney Morning Herald
14 minutes ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Trump says he will hike tariffs on India for continuing to buy Russian oil
Washington: US President Donald Trump says he will hike tariffs on India from their already-high level of 25 per cent due to the country's ongoing purchases of Russian oil amid the war against Ukraine. In a sign of the strained relations between the two countries, India quickly branded Trump's move 'unjustified and unreasonable', and said it would take all necessary measures to safeguard its economic security. The threat, which has not yet been acted on, underlines Trump's preference for using tariffs for geopolitical leverage, and comes as his deadline looms for commitments from Russia's Vladimir Putin on ending the war, which has now raged for three-and-a-half years. There have been mixed reports about India's intentions over the past week as the US stepped up pressure on the world's most populous nation to back away from its reliance on Russian crude oil, which now accounts for about a third of India's supplies. 'India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits,' Trump wrote on social media on Monday (Tuesday AEST). 'They don't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA.' Reuters reported last week that India had imported about 1.75 million barrels a day of Russian oil from January to June, citing sources. The New York Times reported Russian oil had gone from 1 per cent India's supply before the war to more than a third today. India's External Affairs Ministry said India began buying oil from Russia because its traditional supplies were diverted to Europe following the outbreak of the war. These imports were necessary to ensure predictable and affordable energy prices for Indian consumers, it said.
ABC News
44 minutes ago
- ABC News
Donald Trump threatens to raise tariffs further on Indian goods for Russian oil purchases
President Donald Trump has threatened to hike tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil, a key source of revenue for Moscow's war on Ukraine. New Delhi quickly pushed back, saying the move was unjustified and vowing to protect its interests. Mr Trump's heightened pressure on India comes after he signalled fresh sanctions on Moscow if it did not make progress by Friday towards a peace deal with Kyiv, more than three years since Russia's invasion. Moscow is anticipating talks this week with the US president's special envoy Steve Witkoff, who is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin. On Monday, US time, Mr Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that India was "buying massive amounts of Russian Oil" and selling it for "big profits." "Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA." He did not provide details on what tariff level he had in mind. Even before the threat, an existing 10 per cent US tariff on Indian products is expected to rise to 25 per cent this week. "The targeting of India is unjustified and unreasonable," India Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement, after the announcement. India has become a major buyer of Russian oil, providing a much-needed export market for Moscow after it was cut off from traditional buyers in Europe because of the war. That has drastically reshaped energy ties, with India saving itself billions of dollars while bolstering Moscow's coffers. But India argued it "began importing from Russia because traditional supplies were diverted to Europe after the outbreak of the conflict." The world's most populous country is not an export powerhouse, but the United States is its largest trading partner. AFP/ABC
