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President Donald Trump on Friday said the US will impose tariffs on Samsung and other smartphone makers if their products are not made in the US, following an earlier threat targeting Apple.

“It would also be Samsung and anybody that makes that product. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be fair,” Trump said, adding that the tariffs could begin by the end of June, Reuters reported.

Previously, Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on Apple items unless iPhones sold in the United States are manufactured domestically.

Trump also proposed a 50 percent duty on all European Union goods beginning June 1, citing a lack of progress in trade negotiations and accusing the EU of unfair trade practices, according to Reuters.

The meeting of Nepal-UK Parliamentary Friendship Group is scheduled to be held on May 26.

Group's Coordinator, also House of Representative member, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha shared that the meeting is going to be held at the hall of the International Relations and Tourism Committee in Singha Durbar.

The meeting aims to further bolster the historical ties between Nepal and the UK as well as to expand mutual cooperation and support among the parliamentarians of the two countries, Shrestha said.

The Nepal side group includes parliamentarians --Bimalendra Nidhi, Sushila Thing, Bhagawati Neupane, Suhang Nemwang, Madhav Sapkota, Pashupati Shumsher JBR and Dr Chandrakath Raut. 

The parliament of Nepal has formed separate parliamentary groups with various parliaments across the world to expand the ties.

President Donald Trump's trade team is urging the European Union to unilaterally reduce tariffs on US imports, warning that talks will stall without concessions.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is expected to tell EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic that Brussels’ latest proposal falls short of US expectations, according to unnamed sources cited by Financial Times.

The United States put 25 percent tariffs on EU vehicles, steel, and aluminum in March, followed by 20 percent levies on other imports in April. The 20 percent rate was later temporarily reduced, giving both sides 90 days to achieve a larger agreement.

In response, the EU paused plans for retaliatory tariffs and proposed eliminating all industrial tariffs on both sides, Financial Times reported.

EU spokesperson Olof Gill stated that the Union is still in talks and is looking for a fair, balanced agreement.

Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has instructed the security agencies in the Madesh Province to adopt draconian measures to control criminal activities and smuggling in the bordering areas between Nepal and India in the Province.

Minister Lekhak directed this while inaugurating the provincial level security seminar organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs and departmental ministry of the Madhesh Province in Janakpur today.

Furthermore, Lekhak urged the concerned authority to maintain a high-level caution for security concerns, he added, saying all eight districts of the province share open borders with India.

He emphasized the need for the security agencies to discharge their duties with honesty in the changing context of the world.

The Home Minister asked the civil employees in the province to be honest and unbiased and deliver public services in an easy manner and promptly.

Minister Lekhak expressed his concern over the increasing cases of drug abuse, road accident, suicides and cybercrimes in the recent times.

Likewise, Madhesh Province's Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh drew the attention of the Home Minister, stating that maintaining peace and order in the province was becoming challenging in absence of adjustment of police personnel in the province.

He said the province government had been extending utmost support to the security agencies in the province despite its limited means and resources.

On the occasion, he urged the concerned authority to take forward the adjustment process in the police organization.

Similarly, Province's Minister for Home Affairs, Communications and Law Raj Kumar Lekhi appealed to the security agencies to remain vigilant and aware towards the prospects of heightened security challenges that arise in the bordering areas due to the conflict and tensions between the neighboring countries.

Chiefs of the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force Nepal and National Investigation Department in the province as well as the Chief District Officers of all eight districts in the province were present in the program.