Good morning. We’re covering Russia’s record drone attack on Ukraine and Trump’s new tariff threats.
Plus, the Bayeux Tapestry’s homecoming.
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| Debris from an exploded Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times |
Russia escalated its war against Ukraine
Russia launched a major drone and missile attack against Ukraine yesterday, soon after President Trump sharply criticized President Vladimir Putin for taking “meaningless” steps toward peace.
Ukraine’s air force said that Russia launched 728 exploding drones and decoys, a barrage that set a single-night record and underscored Ukraine’s need for weapons. Trump, who just last week paused arms shipments to Ukraine, said on Monday that the U.S. would resume them because the country was “getting hit very hard.”
Putin’s calculation: Trump’s newly harsh tone has had little effect on Russia’s escalation. Kremlin sources say that Putin is convinced that Russia’s battlefield superiority is growing and that Ukraine’s defenses may collapse in the coming months. “He will not sacrifice his goals in Ukraine for the sake of improving relations with Trump,” an expert said.
Penalties: The top Senate Republican said that momentum was building toward a vote on a bill to impose sanctions on countries that purchase Russian oil.
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| Containers at a port in San Pedro, Calif. Daniel Cole/Reuters |
Trump threatened more countries with tariffs
Trump informed Algeria, Brunei, Libya, Iraq, Moldova, the Philippines and Sri Lanka yesterday that their exports to the U.S. would face steep tariffs unless they can broker new trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1. At least 21 countries have received letters detailing the tariff threats. Here’s the list.
The latest letters announced tariffs of 20 percent for the Philippines and 30 percent for Libya and Iraq. Trump also threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on Brazil as he accused Brazilian authorities of unfairly charging his political ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro.The E.U. is pushing for a rough draft of a deal this week to avoid across-the-board tariffs. Trump also said he was planning to impose a 50 percent tariff on copper imports, sending the metal’s price soaring in the U.S.
Getting his way: The major parts of Trump’s agenda are now coming into focus. His expensive tax cuts are law and his trade war is taking shape. The fate of the U.S. economy is now squarely in his hands.
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| Yoon Suk Yeol, the former president of South Korea, at court in Seoul yesterday. Pool photo by Kim Hong-Ji |
The ex-president of South Korea was sent back to jail
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s ousted president, who was already on trial after his attempt last year to place his country under martial law, was rearrested yesterday and sent back to jail.
A special prosecutor appointed by Lee Jae Myung, the new president, accused Yoon of additional criminal offenses, including obstruction of justice, and asked a judge to issue an arrest warrant. While issuing the warrant, the judge said that Yoon could destroy evidence against him if he remained free. The special counsel and his team of investigators have wanted to return Yoon to jail since they began their work last month.
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| Novak Djokovic in his match against Flavio Cobolli, yesterday. Isabel Infantes/Reuters |
- Tennis: Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner will meet in the semifinals after their victories on Day 10 of Wimbledon. We have live updates.
- Soccer: Kylian Mbappe is still in dispute with PSG as he faces off against his former side for Real Madrid in the Club World Cup semifinals.
- Formula 1: Christian Horner has been fired as Red Bull Racing CEO after more than 20 years in charge.
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| The British Museum, via Reuters |
For the first time in centuries, the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will return to Britain in a loan from France. The roughly 70-meter medieval artwork will give visitors a glimpse of a crucial episode in English history.
The British Museum said the masterpiece would be on display beginning next year.
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| Video by Caroline Tompkins |
How Lena Dunham remade the rom-com
When Lena Dunham moved to London in 2021, she had given up on love. But love had not given up on her. She soon met Luis Felber, the British musician who would become her husband. Dunham turned their story into a 10-episode Netflix show, “Too Much,” which tries to reimagine the romantic comedy. It’s out today. Read an interview with Dunham and the show’s stars.
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