India buys military equipment and oil from Russia, enabling Moscow's war in Ukraine—leading to the additional penalties.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending a global tariff exemption used by shoppers of low-cost goods. The order, signed on Wednesday, comes into force on 29 August and broadens earlier presidential action that specifically targeted cheap products from China and Hong Kong to now cover the rest of the world.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the “de minimis” trade exemption from tariffs—a loophole that allowed companies like Temu and Shein to ship goods to the United States without paying import duties so long as they were valued at or under $800.

A statement by the White House said Brazil’s judiciary had tried to coerce social media companies and block their users, though it did not name the companies involved, X and Rumble.