The World Today In Ten Bullets
Officials from the U.S. and China agreed to extend a tariff pause that would expire August 12th. The agreement between officials is subject to President Trump's approval however.
The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams announced that the gunman who murdered four people yesterday was carrying a note which suggested he blamed the NFL for his brain disease. The NFL was one of the organizations which had an office in the building in midtown Manhattan.
The Department of Justice(DOJ) announced they filed a misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg and additionally demanded he be removed from the case to determine whether the Trump Administration can use the Alien Enemies Act to deport gang members.
President Trump wrapped up his visit to Scotland which included meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the UK and the leaders of Scotland's Government John Swinney.
The two day meeting between the U.S. and China concluded without a large trade deal. As mentioned above they extended the tariff truce, and will look to avoid a large scale trade war.
A ceasefire successfully went into effect between Cambodia and Thailand today. Gunfire between the nations came to a halt as was agreed upon.
The top lawyer at the National Security Agency(NSA) was fired following criticism from far right conservative activists.
Many countries, such as South Korea, are racing to reach a deal with the U.S to avoid significantly higher tariff rates which are set to go into effect August 1st.
President Trump discussed potential tariff rates for India which he said to land at possibly 20 or 25 percent.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the United Kingdom(UK) would recognize a Palestinian State in September unless Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Hamas and moved forward with a two state solution.
