THE PRIVY POST

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Volume 1 • Issue No. 218 • Updated Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 04:06 PM UTC

Trump administration imposes additional tariffs on India

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing combined tariffs to 50%.

Sources: AP News


Israel considers reoccupying Gaza in major escalation of war

Netanyahu hints at expanded war in Gaza, but former Israeli military and spy chiefs object, as survivors of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah struggle to recover.

Sources: AP News


RFK Jr. withdraws $500 million in funding for vaccine development

Sources: AP News


Putin hosts US envoy for crucial talks on Ukraine peace deal

Sources: AP News


Afghan women turn to online courses as Taliban bans education

Sources: AP News


Protections of the Voting Rights Act under threat on its 60th anniversary

Sources: AP News


Ghana helicopter crash kills 8 including defense and environment ministers

Sources: AP News


Climate change makes South Asia’s monsoon season more prone to disasters

Sources: AP News


Seven volcanoes wake up in Russia’s Kamchatka after powerful quake

Sources: AP News


Fireworks display goes wrong in Japan as boats catch fire

Sources: AP News