Morning news wrap: Trump announces 50% tariff on steel imports; Colombia withdraws pro-Pakistan statement after Tharoor's disappointment
Today's news wrap includes updates on Donald Trump's tariffs, foreign delegations India-Pakistan relations among others. Trump announced a steep hike in steel import tariffs—from 25% to 50%—aimed at safeguarding the American steel industry, while also reiterating his claim of averting a potential nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan during his tenure.
Meanwhile, all-party delegation led by Shashi Tharoor prompted Colombia to withdraw its earlier statement expressing condolences for casualties in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. In judicial developments, the Supreme Court reached its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges after Chief Justice B R Gavai administered the oath to Justices N V Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi, and A S Chandurkar. Amid tensions on US campuses, MIT student and senior class president Megha Vemuri used her graduation speech to denounce the university's ties to the Israeli military and voice support for Palestine.
Donald Trump announces 50% tariff on steel imports to 'secure industry in US'
Speaking at US Steel's Mon Valley Works–Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Trump teased a 'major announcement' while addressing Japanese firm Nippon Steel's investment plans.
"We're going to bring it from 25 per cent to 50 per cent, the tariffs on steel into the United States of America, which will even further secure the steel industry," Trump said.
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Colombia withdraws statement for Pakistan after Shashi Tharoor's delegation expresses disappointment
During a press conference in Bogotá on Thursday, Tharoor expressed dissatisfaction with Colombia's position, stating that India was dismayed by the Colombian government's decision to extend condolences for the losses in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, rather than showing support for the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.
Welcoming the move on withdrawal of the statement, he said, "We met with the Foreign Ministry - the Senior Vice Minister received us. We had some good news: They have withdrawn their statement that disappointed us earlier and will issue a statement of strong support for our position and understanding of our position. Finally, here we are before this beautiful bust of Mahatma Gandhi on the campus of the main university.
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3 new judges take oath, Supreme Court reaches its full strength of 34
Chief Justice B R Gavai administered the oath of office to three newly appointed Supreme Court judges—Justices N V Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi, and A S Chandurkar—bringing the apex court to its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges.
Their elevation follows the May 26 recommendation by the Supreme Court Collegium, comprising CJI Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, J K Maheshwari, and B V Nagarathna, which proposed the appointments of Karnataka high court Chief Justice Anjaria, Gauhati high court Chief Justice Bishnoi, and Bombay high court's Justice Chandurkar.
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Donald Trump once again claims credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire, says 'talked trade, stopped them from fighting'
"We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe that could have turned out into a nuclear disaster,' Trump said during a press conference in the Oval Office with Elon Musk, who is leaving his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
He added that the leaders of both India and Pakistan are "great leaders" and "they understood, and they agreed, and that all stopped."
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Indian-American undergrad Megha Vemuri from MIT torches alma mater and Israel at graduation ceremony
Amid rising tensions on U.S. campuses, Indian-American student Megha Vemuri, senior class president at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), publicly condemned the university's ties to the Israeli military during her graduation speech on Thursday.
In a bold address delivered as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on academic institutions to curb criticism of Israel, Vemuri accused Israel of attempting to "wipe Palestine off the face of the earth" and called it "a shame that MIT is a part of it."
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