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Trump talks with Putin, spars with South African leader, threatens EU tariff hike in 18th week in office
President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, hosted the president of South Africa at the White House and threatened more stringent tariffs against the European Union this week.
During South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Oval Office visit on Wednesday, Trump got into a testy exchange with the South African leader about the treatment of White farmers there. Specifically, Trump aired a video that showed white crosses that Trump said were approximately 1,000 burial sites of White Afrikaner South African farmers.
Trump has repeatedly asserted these farmers are being killed and pushed off of their land.
TRUMP TO MEET LEADER OF ‘OUT OF CONTROL’ SOUTH AFRICA AT WHITE HOUSE
President Donald Trump, right, and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 21. (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump told Ramaphosa at the White House that the burial sites by the side of the road are visited by those who want to «pay respects to their family member who was killed.»
«Now this is very bad. These are burial sites right here. Burial sites — over a thousand — of White farmers. And those cars are lined up to pay love on a Sunday morning. Each one of those white things you see is a cross. And there is approximately a thousand of them,» Trump said. «They’re all White farmers. The family of White farmers. And those cars aren’t driving, they are stopped there to pay respects to their family member who was killed. And it’s a terrible sight. I’ve never seen anything like it. On both sides of the road, you have crosses. Those people are all killed.»
«Have they told you where that is, Mr. President?» Ramaphosa said. «I’d like to know where that is. Because this I’ve never seen.»
«I mean, it’s in South Africa, that’s where,» Trump said.
«We need to find out,» Ramaphosa said.
The White House defended showing the clip and said that the video was «substantiated,» following reports that emerged after the encounter that said the crosses were from a memorial demonstration following the murder of a White farming couple, not actual burial sites.
Here’s what also happened this week:
Call with Putin
Trump and Putin spoke over the phone on Monday to advance peace negotiations ending the war between Moscow and Kyiv. The call occurred just days after Russia and Ukraine met in Turkey to conduct their first peace talks since 2022.
After the call, Trump said both countries would move toward a ceasefire and push discussions to end the war. But, Trump indicated that the U.S. would let Moscow and Kyiv take the lead on negotiations after his call with Putin.
«The conditions for that will be negotiated between the two parties, as it can only be, because they know the details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of,» Trump said in a Monday post on Truth Social.
TRUMP SAYS HE COULD ‘WALK AWAY’ FROM RUSSIA-UKRAINE TALKS, CITES ‘TREMENDOUS HATRED’ ON BOTH SIDES
President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone on Monday to advance peace negotiations ending the war between Moscow and Kyiv. (Contributor/Getty Images; Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Fox News Digital)
Additionally, Trump has continued to distance the U.S. from the conflict this week, describing the conflict as a «European situation.»
«Big egos involved, but I think something’s going to happen,» Trump told reporters on Monday. «And if it doesn’t, I’ll just back away and they’ll have to keep going. This was a European situation. It should have remained a European situation.»
Trump expressed similar sentiments on Wednesday when Ramaphosa visited and stated: «It’s not our people, it’s not our soldiers… it’s Ukraine and it’s Russia.»
‘Evils of antisemitism’
The White House condemned the fatal attack against two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, labeling that incident an act of antisemitism.
A gunman opened fire and killed Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim as they were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. The two were planning to get engaged next week in Jerusalem, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing.
Authorities arrested a pro-Palestinian man identified as 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago in connection with the attack, according to officials.
In response, Trump and other leaders of his administration said attacks like these must stop and said that those responsible will face justice.
WHITE HOUSE DECRIES ‘EVILS OF ANTISEMITISM,’ VOWS JUSTICE AFTER FATAL SHOOTING OF ISRAELI EMBASSY STAFFERS
Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who were shot and killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, pose for a picture at an unknown location in this handout image released by the Embassy of Israel to the U.S. (Embassy of Israel to the USA via X/Handout via Reuters)
«These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW!» Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. «Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!»
Leavitt later told reporters she’d spoken with Attorney General Pam Bondi and that those who conducted the attack would face prosecution.
«The evil of antisemitism must be eradicated from our society,» Leavitt told reporters on Thursday. «I spoke to the attorney general this morning. The Department of Justice will be prosecuting the perpetrator responsible for this to the fullest extent of the law. Hatred has no place in the United States of America under President Donald Trump.»
EU tariff threats
Trump threatened to slap a 50% tariff on imports from the European Union on Friday amid ongoing trade negotiations and after locking down a trade deal with the U.K.
The deal with the U.K. is the first historic trade negotiation signed following Liberation Day, when Trump announced widespread tariffs for multiple countries on April 2 at a range of rates.
The administration later adjusted its initial proposal and announced on April 9 it would immediately impose a 145% tariff on Chinese goods, while reducing reciprocal tariffs on other countries and the EU to a baseline of 10% for 90 days.
TRUMP SIGNALS CHINA ‘VERY MUCH’ INTERESTED IN SECURING TRADE DEAL AHEAD OF SWITZERLAND NEGOTIATIONS
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent later said in an interview with Fox News he hoped the warning would «light a fire under the EU» and signaled Trump’s threats stemmed from frustration negotiating with European countries on trade deals. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
«Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies, and more, have led to a Trade Deficit with the U.S. of more than $250,000,000 a year, a number which is totally unacceptable,» Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday about the EU.
«Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025,» he said.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent later said in an interview with Fox News he hoped the warning would «light a fire under the EU» and signaled Trump’s threats stemmed from frustration negotiating with European countries on trade deals.
«EU proposals have not been of the same quality that we’ve seen from our other important trading partners,» Bessent said.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman contributed to this report.
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Uno de los argentinos que estuvo preso en Venezuela y fue liberado contó el calvario que vivió: «Tenía miedo a la locura, no a morir»
El argentino Gustavo Rivara, liberado el 2 de febrero tras pasar más de un año bajo arresto en Caracas, aseguró que los detenidos ya llegan torturados a El Helicoide y dijo que pensó que moriría en el mayor centro de detención de Venezuela.
“La parte de Investigación está separada de El Helicoide. La parte de Investigación es en realidad donde hacen las torturas. Al tener tanta fama de ser un sitio de torturas, se cuidan de no torturar (…). La gente ya llega torturada al Helicoide”, afirmó.
Además, afirmó que creyó que no saldría de ahí. “No creí que iba a salir. Estaba seguro de que me iban a trasladar. No me veía salir” dijo en diálogo con Nelson Castro en Radio Rivadavia.
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Consultado sobre si pensó que moriría en prisión, afirmó: “Sí. Les decía a los compañeros que no me veía salir” de ahí.
Rivara es uno de los dos argentinos liberados en las ultimas semanas en Venezuela. El otro es Roberto Baldo, residente en Caracas. Aun permanecen detenidos el gendarme Nahuel Gallo y el abogado Germán Giuliani.
Qué dijo Gustavo Rivara sobre su arresto en Venezuela
En una extensa entrevista, Rivara contó que nunca supo la razón por la que fue detenido. Su arresto se produjo el 1 de enero de 2025.
“No se necesitan razones para meterte preso en Venezuela. Me agarraron en una estación de autobuses. A todos los extranjeros que agarraba la policía llamaban al (servicio de inteligencia) Sebin. Eran detenidos y luego son utilizados como moneda de cambio, a modo de chantaje con países. Utilizan a los extranjeros para eso, para mover sus chantajes”, afirmó.
Gustavo Rivara habló desde Colombia (Foto: captura)
Además, aseguró: “Me detuvieron solo por ser argentino. Estaba regresando para Colombia. Había ingresado hacía 18 días al país. Tenía poco más de dos semanas y me dirigía a Colombia y fui interceptado en una estación de autobuses”.
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Sobre los motivos de su viaje, dijo: “Yo quería apoyar a la democracia. Quería ver la situación política. Estábamos en vísperas de la entrega de poder supuestamente a María Corina Machado y Edmundo González Urrutia. Pero no lo permitieron. Yo quería presentarme y apoyar a la oposición en lo que pueda”.
Cómo fueron sus días en El Helicoide
Rivara contó que “la vida en el Helicoide es triste para todos”.
“Ves mujeres detenidas con hijos, separadas de su familia, gente inocente, sin proceso judicial. ves chicos de 27 años que no hicieron absolutamente nada, que están presos porque el régimen te desaparece solo porque tienes dinero y pretende solo chantajearte. Si no le das una suma de dinero vas preso. Es una banda”, afirmó.
Según afirmó, El Helicoide “es un búnker. Uno se encuentra con luz artificial, está sucio. Tengo problemas en mis ojos por la suciedad. No se permite dormir correctamente porque pasan listas, te despiertan muy temprano, estamos todo el tiempo alertas. No te dejan dormir. Estamos siendo filmados todo el tiempo. Tenemos cámaras en los baños”, comentó.
Además, afirmó: “Estuve incomunicado, en un cuarto pequeño, los últimos 4 meses. Nomás me dedicada a leer y escribir. No tenía ningún derecho. Me decían que haga de cuenta que estaba (en la base naval de Estados Unidos) en Guantánamo”.
“Ni ellos sabían por qué estaba ahí”, indicó.
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Después de 10 meses de arresto, tuvo su primera presentación ante un juez. “Fue algo de cinco minutos, algo ridículo. Me acusaban de traición a la Patria. Yo no sé que Patria. O sea, como si hubiera jurado lealtad a Venezuela”, señaló.
“Uno piensa en la locura. Tiene miedo a la locura, no a morir. Miedo a ser olvidado y quedar muchos años ahí”, agregó.
Rivara contó que recién el 18 de enero le comunicaron que lo iban a liberar, pero no lo creyó.
“Vino al director a mi celda por la noche y me preguntó por mis cosas. Que me iba a ir al día siguiente. No le creí. Yo estaba esperando un traslado. Me portaba mal. Tenía bronca. Yo les decía: ´fusilame. No tengo derecha a nada. Fusilame´“, sostuvo.
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Trump slams Maryland governor, launches federal effort to protect Potomac after historic sewage spill
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President Donald Trump ordered an all-of-government effort to protect the District of Columbia’s water supply and slammed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as a sewage pipe interceptor rupture in Cabin John has released an estimated 240 million gallons into the Potomac River.
The break was first noticed on security cameras off the Clara Barton Parkway just north of the District line Jan. 19, and within several days, crews from DC Water were able to segregate much of the spill into the paralleling Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, according to local reports.
The pipe takes wastewater from several towns in the John F. Dulles International Airport area all the way to Washington, where it is processed farther downstream at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Anacostia, D.C.
«There is a massive ecological disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the gross mismanagement of local Democrat leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland,» Trump said in a Truth Social post late Monday.
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Sewage clings to flotsam in the Potomac near Glen Echo, Maryland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
«This is the same Governor who cannot rebuild a bridge. It is clear local authorities cannot adequately handle this calamity,» Trump said, referring to the newly elongated timeline and reported projected multi-billion-dollar cost-projection overruns for the rebuilding of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on the Baltimore Beltway.
The catastrophe affects the region’s other Francis Scott Key Bridge in Georgetown, D.C., as Trump alluded to the explosion in e.Coli counts downriver from the spill.
«I am directing Federal Authorities to immediately provide all necessary Management, Direction, and Coordination to protect the Potomac, the Water Supply in the Capital Region, and our treasured National Resources in our Nation’s Capital City,» Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social. «While State and Local Authorities have failed to request needed Emergency Help, I cannot allow incompetent Local ‘Leadership’ to turn the River in the Heart of Washington into a Disaster Zone.»
Moore spokesperson Ammar Moussa blasted Trump in response, saying he has his «facts wrong — again.»
«Since the last century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor, which is the origin of the sewage leak. For the last four weeks, the Trump Administration has failed to act, shirking its responsibility and putting people’s health at risk,» Moussa said. «Notably, the president’s own EPA explicitly refused to participate in the major legislative hearing about the cleanup last Friday.»
«Apparently the Trump administration hadn’t gotten the memo that they’re actually supposed to be in charge here,» Moussa said.
Trump also cited the Palisades fire in California, saying that Democratic officials have a «war on merit» with «real consequences.»
He also noted that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is currently subject to a partial government shutdown affecting Department Homeland Security.
«FEMA, which is currently being defunded by the Democrats, will play a key role in coordinating the response,» he said, as many of those workers may go unpaid.
BRIDGE COLLAPSE AID BECOMES ECONOMIC WEAPON IN ESCALATING TRUMP-MOORE FEUD
Sewage in the Potmac, left; Workers try to fix a pipe in Cabin John, Md., right. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Maryland state Del. Linda Foley, D-Potomac, whose district is just upstream from the spill, said at an Annapolis hearing that it has been characterized to her as «one of the worst ecological disasters in the eastern part of the United States.»
Moussa said that Maryland, by contrast, has taken action — pointing to the shellfish fishery closure downstream to the Nice Bridge — and told Fox News Digital that Annapolis sent personnel «within hours» to help coordinate the response and protect drinking water in Montgomery County.
«The Potomac isn’t a talking point, and the people of the region deserve serious leadership that meets the moment.»
Moore’s Department of the Environment did issue an emergency closure for shellfish harvesting downstream of the spill, as ecological effects are being felt all the way at the Harry Nice Bridge where U.S. 301 crosses between Bel Alton, Maryland, and Dahlgren, Virginia, nearly 60 miles south of Washington.
Rather than most cases where a state line runs down the center of a waterway, Maryland controls nearly all of the Potomac — save for the part where the District of Columbia briefly covers the Old Line State’s historical boundaries.
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The unique boundary is also why eccentricities like Lady Bird Johnson Island, on the «Virginia side» of the Potomac near the Pentagon are actually in the District of Columbia.
David Gadis, CEO of DC Water, wrote in an open letter that the Potomac River is a «shared treasure» and that «any event that threatens its health understandably causes concern, frustration, and a sense of loss.»
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«Our immediate priorities have been containment, environmental monitoring, and stabilization – working closely with federal, state, and local partners to assess water quality, ecological impacts, and necessary remediation,» he wrote.
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Tourist arrested after destroying multiple check-in kiosks in Hong Kong airport rampage
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A shocking scene unfolded inside Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 1 on Monday when a man was seen pushing over check-in kiosks and trying to smash them with a metal pole.
Footage of the incident went viral and showed the man dressed in a black jumper, blue jeans, and wearing a cross-body bag striding toward a row of automated check-in kiosks in the departure area.
Without hesitation, he began forcefully pushing the machines over one by one.
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The 35-year-old man was allegedly trying to buy a plane ticket before the violent episode at Hong Kong International Airport.
The kiosks toppled to the ground in quick succession, crashing loudly onto the terminal floor.
Not satisfied with knocking them down, the man then grabbed a nearby metal stanchion — one of the poles used to guide passengers in queue lines — and used it to smash the machines repeatedly.
Stunned travelers and airport staff were seen watching with no one intervening.
The rampage reportedly resulted in damage to around 10 kiosks, as well as metal barriers, nearby counters and even a glass panel.
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Viral footage shows the man using a metal stanchion to smash fallen check-in machines as travelers watched. (ViralPress)
The South China Morning Post reported that the man was later identified as a 35-year-old British tourist who had been trying to buy a plane ticket before the violent episode began.
The exact trigger for his outburst was unclear.
Airport authority personnel and airport security responded by rushing to the scene and warning him to stop further vandalism.
Officers then arrested the traveler and launched an investigation into his airport meltdown, according to Viral Press.
CHAOTIC VIDEO SHOWS PASSENGERS TRADING BLOWS MIDAIR AS PLANE FORCED TO DIVERT: REPORTS
Inbound passengers walk through the arrivals hall at Hong Kong International Airport. (Li Zhihua/China News Service via Getty Images)
When the man was detained, officers reportedly found that he was carrying four Viagra pills without a prescription.
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«Airport Authority personnel and airport security immediately arrived at the scene, warned the man to stop further vandalism, and called the police. Officers then arrested him and are continuing their investigation,» an Airport Authority spokesperson said, according to the Telegraph.
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