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South Korea unveils $23 billion support package for chips amid US tariff uncertainty reut.rs/3ROMVKd

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🔊 @Breakingviews: The US dollar has survived devaluation, inflation, war, and many crises. Trump’s return raises new doubts. In The Big View podcast, Paul Blustein talks about the secrets of the greenback’s success — and what could end its reign reut.rs/4lxvTOu

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In latest salvo against tariffs, China assails ‘peasants in the U.S.’

As the global trade war worsens, Beijing is shifting gears — from attempting to communicate with the White House to hitting back frequently and forcefully.
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Syria’s Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive

Syria’s Alawites still face targeted attacks a month after brutal counteroffensive
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Australian PM voices concern after report Russia requested access to Indonesia air force base

Anthony Albanese says ‘obviously do not want to see Russian influence in our region’, and analysts say it is unlikely the unusual request would be granted

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said officials are seeking further information after a report emerged that Russia is seeking to base military aircraft in Indonesia’s remote Papua region, on Australia’s northern doorstep.

Albanese said on Tuesday: “We obviously do not want to see Russian influence in our region, very clearly.

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Trump administration to slap Mexican tomatoes with 21% ‘antidumping duty’ during peak season

The new fee will be implemented on July 14, when the Department of Commerce intends to terminate a 2019 trade agreement with Mexico on tomatoes.
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A second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran continues to be held in Oman’s Muscat, Iran’s state news agency IRNA said on Monday quoting Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei as saying. reuters.com/world/second-r…

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Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, with 30% of the continent’s river network hit by significant floods, scientists said, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extreme weather reut.rs/3G7kwwp

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IRS information chief leaving agency: Reports https://t.co/1moPV7BqZr

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Nick Gioia was terminated from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in February as part of President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk’s effort to slash the size and cost of the federal government. reuters.com/world/us/exhau…