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Donald Trump last week imposed the steepest American tariffs on imports in over a century, levying rates as high as 50 per cent on some countries in a move described by the EU as a “major blow” to the world economy.

Carlos Giménez has asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to impose financial sanctions on foreign governments that have hired doctors from Cuba in official medical missions, as part of a renewed effort to cut the island government’s revenues.

Serbian oil firm NIS is struggling to buy oil from traders abroad, while at home its former clients are seeking alternative fuel suppliers as pending U.S. sanctions have impacted operations, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

China responded to President Trump’s trade war with increased tariffs and economic restrictions on certain U.S. firms

Newsweek has compiled a full list of the 180 countries that will be subject to Trump's new import taxes here. Nations that are not subject to the tariffs include Russia, Belarus, Cuba and North Korea.

The new measures would represent the most aggressive US siege against Venezuela’s economy thus far, posing the threat of mass death and a renewed exodus.

Russian domestic airlines turned a profit in 2024, but government officials remain cautious about the growth potential of an industry that has been cut off from Western markets and maintenance services.