As he lived in a tent and battled to provide for his family, Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters journalist killed by Israeli fire on Monday while running a live video feed at Gaza's Nasser Hospital, covered the suffering of civilians during the conflict. According to journalist colleagues, Masri, 49, was a seasoned cameraman who was well-liked by Gaza's close-knit community of reporters because of his upbeat demeanor in the most perilous circumstances. In the months before his death, he would say, "Tomorrow will be better," despite the fact that the Palestinian enclave was becoming increasingly desolate and hungry. That was the conclusion of his final discussion with Mohamed Salem, a senior Reuters visuals journalist who had collaborated with Masri in Rafah, in southern Gaza, last year and had known him since 2003. Salem, who left Gaza later in 2024 but stayed in daily contact with Masri until Monday morning, said he was a pleasure to work with because of his smiles and o...
US President Donald Trump has issued a new round of tariff letters to the six countries of Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, and the Philippines. The letters were sent out on Wednesday. They propose tariff levels of 30 percent on Algeria and Iraq, 25 percent on Brunei, Libya, and Moldova, and 20 percent on the Philippines—the highest among the trading partners announced this Wednesday. Implementation of the tariffs is slated for August 1. The letters went up on Truth Social a few days after the expiration of the 90-day negotiating period in which the baseline levy had been 10 percent. Trump is letting the countries bargain more before his August 1 deadline but is insisting that no extensions will be made for any countries that receive letters. The US reports a trade inequality with six countries. According to the Census Bureau, last year the US had a trade imbalance in goods of 1.4 billion dollars with Algeria, 5.9 billion with Iraq, 900 million with Libya, 4.9 billion with the P...