US and UK announce a trade deal, but steel imports unresolved
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an agreement on Monday formally lowering some tariffs on imports from Britain as the countries continue working toward a formal trade deal, Reuters reported.
The deal, announced by Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada, reaffirmed quotas and tariff rates on British automobiles and eliminated tariffs on the U.K. aerospace sector, but the issue of steel and aluminum remains unresolved.
Other critical industries, such as pharmaceuticals, were not mentioned.
Trump said the relationship with Britain was "fantastic," as he waved, and then briefly dropped, a document that he said he had just signed.
"We signed it and it's done," he said, incorrectly calling it a trade agreement with the European Union, before making clear the deal was with Britain, according to Reuters.
House meeting scheduled for 1 pm today
The House of Representatives (HoR) is scheduled to meet at 1 pm today.
The meeting is scheduled to pass the bill on federal civil service.
Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Raj Kumar Gupta will be presenting a proposal, seeking discussion on the 'federal civil service bill along with a report of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee, 2082'.
As per schedule, Chairman of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee, Ramhari Khatiwada is presenting 'committee report on Nepal citizenship (2nd amendment), 2082'.
Iranian state broadcaster hit as Iran urges Trump to make Israel halt war
An Israeli strike hit Iran's state broadcaster on Monday while the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog indicated extensive damage to Iran's biggest uranium enrichment plant and Iran called on the U.S. to force a ceasefire in the aerial war, Reuters reported.
Late on Monday, Israel said it hit Iran's broadcasting authority, and footage showed a newsreader hurrying from her seat as a blast struck. Israel's military said the building also served as a communications centre used by Iran’s armed forces.
The conflict entered its fifth day on Tuesday, with air raid sirens sounding in Tel Aviv shortly after midnight as Iran launched additional missiles toward Israel.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told four European counterparts that Iran was serious about diplomacy but its current focus was on confronting aggression, Iranian state media reported. Israel has said its goal is to eliminate Tehran's ability to develop a nuclear weapon, according to Reuters.
US bolsters Trump's Middle East military options by moving refueling aircraft, officials say
The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity, Reuters reported.
The officials also said the U.S. aircraft carrier Nimitz was heading to the Middle East, in what one of them said was a pre-planned deployment. The Nimitz can hold 5,000 personnel and more than 60 aircraft, including fighter jets.
Taken together, the deployments, which were first reported by Reuters, suggest the United States is greatly strengthening its air power for potentially sustained operations as Iran and Israel trade blows in unprecedented open warfare.
Israel began bombing Iran on Friday, saying Tehran was on the verge of building a nuclear bomb. Since then, Iran and Israel have launched large salvos against each other, killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns about a broader regional conflict, according to Reuters.
