Trump imposes tariffs up to 40% on 14 countries, pressuring allies to shift production to the US and avoid ties with BRICS. Tensions mount globally.

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that countries aligned with BRICS face an additional 10% tariffs.

During a nearly two-hour session at the White House, the president expounded on his interior design preferences and announced new tariffs on copper imports.

President Donald Trump ’s latest executive order delaying official tariff increases on dozens of countries until Aug. 1 has relieved some pressure on world markets, but he also ordered a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea,