00:01U.S. President Donald Trump said he will raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%.
00:11France said a new U.S.-led coalition to open the Strait of Hormuz will complement and not compete with a
00:16mission headed by the U.K. and France.
00:20Activists that were on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters near Crete,
00:27disembarked on the Greek island on Friday.
00:31U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to
00:3725%.
00:39In a social media post, he accused the EU of not complying with a deal agreed last year, which set
00:45a tariff for most goods at 15%.
00:48The move from the U.S. could now further jolt a global economy that's already rattled by the Iran war.
00:54Trump gave no details on what prompted the tariff increase, but the announcement comes at a particularly tense time for
01:00relations between the White House and the EU.
01:02On Thursday, Trump renewed criticism of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, telling him to stop interfering over Iran.
01:11Germany would likely be hit hard by the increased tariffs, as the country is responsible for a significant amount of
01:17EU auto exports.
01:19The U.S. leader also referred to European allies Spain and Italy as, quote,
01:25absolutely horrible for their refusal to get involved in the Iran war.
01:34France's foreign minister has insisted that a new U.S.-led coalition to open the Strait of Hormuz will complement and
01:40not compete with a mission headed by the U.K. and France.
01:43Jean-Noël Barros' statement came after the U.S. State Department announced an initiative that will ensure a safe passage
01:50through the waterway.
01:51We have received very recently information about the initiative that was taken by the United States.
02:01It is not an initiative of the same nature as the that we have constituted at the initiative of the
02:08President of the Republic,
02:09which has already gathered over 50 countries, which several dozen have already announced that they will certainly contribute.
02:16It is included in a form of complementarity.
02:19The Strait carries around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.
02:24However, it has been effectively blocked by Iran since the start of the war in late February,
02:29which significantly drove up global oil and gas prices.
02:34Washington's own blockade of Iranian ports further disrupted traffic through the Strait.
02:43Dozens of activists that were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters
02:51near Crete disembarked on the Greek island on Friday.
02:55The activists were escorted by Greek coast guards while they were taken in four buses to a town of which
03:01the name was not disclosed by authorities.
03:04Their repatriation process is set to take place in Athens after their arrival by plane to the Greek capital.
03:11Israel's foreign ministry said around 175 activists had been taken off more than 20 boats on Thursday.
03:18Flotilla organizers put that number at 211.
03:22Several European governments with nationals among those arrested have called on Israel to free the activists and called its actions
03:30a breach of international law.
03:32Flotilla organizers also condemned the interception, calling it an illegal attack on unarmed civilian boats in international waters.
03:41Washington, on the other hand, backed Israeli authorities, calling the flotilla a stunt.
03:50Brazil's Congress voted on Thursday to override a presidential veto and adopt a bill to reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's
03:5727-year prison sentence for plotting a coup in 2023.
04:01The conservative opposition successfully drew centrist senators and federal deputies to comfortably override the leftist president's veto of last year's
04:10sentencing bill.
04:11The new bill, which passed with 318 votes in favor and 144 against, could reduce Bolsonaro's sentence by as much
04:20as 20 years, according to analysts.
04:24Experts say the bill deals a crushing blow to incumbent President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and comes just months
04:31before he launches his bid for a fourth non-consecutive presidency.
04:35He is expected to challenge Flavio Bolsonaro, a conservative lawmaker and son to the embattled former leader.
04:42Power of power
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