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Donald Trump announced new customs duties tonight, targeting Europe with 20% tariffs

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Donald Trump announced new customs duties tonight, targeting Europe with 20% tariffs, Magnate Daily
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Steph Deschamps / April 4, 2025
 
The American president calls April 2 “liberation day”, with the implementation of a stricter trade policy against the European Union and China, or in his opinion, in favor of the American economy. He is announcing very heavy tariffs of 34% on China and 20% on the EU, at the risk of undermining the international economy.
Donald Trump has trumpeted an “economic declaration of independence” and once again promised a “golden age”, while the Democratic opposition and many economists are predicting an immediate recessionary shock accompanied by an inflationary surge.
“For decades, our country has been plundered, ransacked, raped and devastated by nations near and far, allies and enemies alike,” he asserted, before producing a list of the trading partners involved on a chart he presented to the world’s cameras, with each country’s corresponding tariff.
The White House’s offensive is based on a floor tariff of 10% on all imports, plus surtaxes for certain countries deemed particularly hostile to trade. For the time being, only Canada and Mexico are exempt from the basic tax of at least 10% applied to foreign products imported into the United States.

These surcharges are calculated to also reflect the so-called non-tariff barriers put in place by these countries to the entry of American products, such as sanitary regulations and environmental standards.
The bill is particularly heavy for China, whose products will be taxed at 34%, and the European Union, whose goods will be subject to 20% duties. Rates have been set at 24% for Japan, 26% for India and 31% for Switzerland.
 
A decree cancelling the exemption from customs duties for small packages sent from China was also signed. This mechanism had notably enabled Chinese e-commerce giants Shein and Temu to expand in the United States.
 
Until now, it provided tax exemption for all shipments with a content value of up to $800.
 
The tariffs will come into force in two stages: on April 5 at 04:01 GMT for tariffs of at least 10% on all products entering the United States, and on April 9 at 04:01 for increased tariffs targeting giants such as China and the European Union. Donald Trump assured us that this was a “gentle” form of reciprocity.
 
Donald Trump assured the nation that he would sign an executive order imposing “reciprocal tariffs” around the world. “It’s our turn to prosper,” he insisted. “We’re going to be able to make America greater than it’s ever been. The jobs, the factories are going to come back to our country. We’re going to have more domestic jobs. We’re going to break down foreign trade barriers and we’re going to have more competition, which is going to bring better prices for consumers.”
 
With these unprecedented 20% tariffs for the EU, the impact of these decisions could be phenomenal, and is bound to have an effect in Belgium. In 2024, U.S. imports reached some $3.3 trillion, an amount greater than France’s Gross Domestic Product.
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Full-Scale Escalation in the Middle East: Washington and Israel Launch Operation “Epic Fury” Against Iran

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Steph Deschamps / February 28, 2026

In what appears to be the most radical shift in regional geopolitics in decades, the United States and Israel launched a massive aerial offensive against the Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday. Tehran immediately retaliated with a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting Israel and several Gulf nations, plunging the region into open warfare.

The Middle East has tilted into the unknown. This Saturday, February 28, 2026, the joint operation codenamed “Epic Fury” began with a series of devastating explosions rocking Tehran, Isfahan, and Qom. The strikes targeted nuclear infrastructure, missile depots, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command centers.

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The Fate of Ali Khamenei and Iranian Retaliation

Several Israeli sources claim that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may have been hit during strikes on his compound in Tehran. While unconfirmed, this news was followed by a message from President Donald Trump urging the Iranian people to “take back your government.”

In response, Iran triggered operation “Honest Promise 4,” launching hundreds of projectiles. While the Iron Dome protected most of Israeli territory, impacts were reported in Tel Aviv. In the Gulf, U.S. bases and civilian infrastructure in Dubai and Abu Dhabi were also targeted.

Canada Backs the Offensive

From Mumbai, where he was attending an economic forum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reacted firmly. In a joint statement with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Canada expressed its support for the U.S.-Israeli actions aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear program.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror in the Middle East,” Carney stated. While clarifying that Canada is not participating militarily and was not involved in the planning, he asserted that Iran must “never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.”

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Ottawa has, however, urged all parties to protect civilian lives and instructed Canadians in Iran to “shelter in place.” Meanwhile, the New Democratic Party (NDP) sharply criticized this stance, denouncing what they called “blind support” for a dangerous escalation.

Transport Chaos

The repercussions are global. Air Canada has already cancelled its flights to the Gulf, and oil prices are skyrocketing. The international community, though divided, now fears a regional conflagration that no one seems able to control.

*** Last updated: February 28, 2026, 7:45 PM.

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China inaugurates the world’s highest bridge

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Steph Deschamps / October 12, 2025

China inaugurated the world’s highest bridge on Sunday. The Huajiang Canyon Bridge, built in the mountainous province of Guizhou, spans a 625-meter gorge and a river winding below.
The structure, which took three years to build, breaks the record held by the Duge Bridge, also known as the Beipanjiang Bridge, located in the same province. At 565 meters high, it has been relegated to second place.
 
State television footage showed cars driving across the immense structure, its blue pylons fading into the clouds.
 
According to authorities, the bridge will reduce travel time between the two banks from two hours to two minutes. This project should not only facilitate transportation, but also stimulate economic development in the region.
 
The southern province of Guizhou already boasts a series of spectacular bridges. According to the Xinhua news agency, nearly half of the world’s 100 tallest bridges are located there.
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Pinched, slapped, punched, nursery worker convicted of abusing 21 babies in UK

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Sylvie Claire / October 12, 2025

A 22-year-old woman who worked in two nurseries in the UK was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for molesting 21 babies, acts that were “gratuitous” and “sadistic”, according to the judge.
 
It’s the kind of story every parent of a toddler fears. Indeed, a young woman, Roksana Lecka, aged 22, was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for molesting 21 babies in two British nurseries where she worked. These were “gratuitous” and “sadistic” acts, according to Sarah Plaschkes, the judge in charge of the case. The young woman committed numerous “acts of cruelty” in the two establishments where she was employed between October 2023 and June 2024 on the outskirts of London, Sarah Plaschkes emphasized in her decision. The young woman, who said she was addicted to cannabis, admitted to committing such acts against seven children under the age of 16, and the court in Kingston, south-west of the capital, found her guilty of similar acts against 14 others at her trial.
 
These children were “pinched, slapped, hit, slapped and kicked. You pulled their ears, hair and toes“, listed the judge, ”multiple acts of gratuitous violence” perpetrated when she was out of sight. Surveillance videos from the second nursery, Riverside, show Roksana Lecka pinching and scratching children on the arms, legs and abdomen, or kicking a little boy in the face.
 
Numerous parents were present in the room to witness the verdict, and recounted on the stand the impact of this violence on their children and themselves. “These children were so innocent and vulnerable. They couldn’t speak, they couldn’t defend themselves (…) they were totally helpless and Roksana attacked them”, said an indignant mother.
 
The judge described his behavior as “sadistic”, while the Irwin Mitchell law firm, representing 18 of the families, questioned how Lecka’s assaults could have gone “unnoticed”, before they were discovered in June 2024.
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