Trump’s U.K. State Visit Sparks Protest

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Trump Royal welcome

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump fell in London on Tuesday local time, as he began a two -day state visit hosted by King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen’s consort.

Welcome to World Brief, where we look at US President Donald Trump’s visit to UKEuropean Union plans to impose it Definitions on IsraelAnd Reduce the interest rate In the United States.

Trump Royal welcome

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump fell in London on Tuesday local time, as he began a two -day state visit hosted by King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the Queen’s consort.

Trump visited the last time the United Kingdom in 2019, when it was hosted by Queen Elizabeth II, which made this unprecedented second visit to the country to an American president. Although the Royals team hosts world leaders during such visits to the United Kingdom, calls often come in the British government’s demand and serve political goals.

Indeed, the rare diplomatic gesture of the United Kingdom aims to improve the special relationship of the two countries, which has been tense in recent months due to Trump’s tariff and lack of interest in preserving the international system after the war.

The state’s visits to the United Kingdom are known as the competition, and it is reflected in the Trump line on Wednesday. The gilded transport procession included horses through the lands of Windsor Castle. Lunch with the royal family. Flyby from Red Arrows, Royal Air Force Air Force team; Military music and drilling known as “retreating beating” occurred. The day was overcome by a white government banquet.

In contrast to the red carpet welcoming, the demonstrators presented a picture of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein on the walls of Windsor Castle. Last week, the British Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandleson, was rejected after it was revealed that he had written a memo in a fifty birthday book of Epstein. The book also seems to have Trump’s signature; White House officials denied his authenticity.

On Wednesday, thousands of people were immersed in central London to protest against Trump’s visit, and hold signs that say “Trump’s discharge”, “Trump to prison”, and “No to racism, not to Trump.” Zac Bolanski, the new British Green Party leader, spoke to the demonstrators, saying: “This is the moment that challenges all that Donald Trump represents; this is the moment to reject the policy of hatred and division.”

On Thursday, Trump will meet British Prime Minister Care Starmer at Checkers Country Estate. The two leaders are expected to tour Winston Churchill’s archives that are there and perhaps signing new investment deals, followed by a joint press conference.

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The European Union puts pressure on Israel. On Wednesday, the European Union’s senior diplomat Kaja Class revealed plans to strip Israel of preferential access to European markets, impose a tariff on commodities worth $ 6.9 billion, and to suspend part of the European Union’s free trade deal, citing human rights violations in Gaza. It also announced the intention of the penalty for the Israeli National Security Minister Itamar bin Ghaffir and the Minister of Finance Bizalil Soutrich.

Class said that the measures aim to pressure the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address human concerns in Gaza and “change the path.” Although the plans are more limited than that some of the European Union members defended, it reflects a shift to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Layen, who faced pressure to take greater measures in response to the Israeli war in Gaza.

The proposal is not yet enjoying the majority of the majority yet, and some European Union countries, such as Germany and Hungary, can still prevent definitions and sanctions from the official approval of the Council. Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Jadaoun said on X that the proposals are “morally and politically distorted, and it is hoped that they will not be adopted as was the case until now.”

Reducing interest rates in the United States. On Wednesday, the American Federal Reserve reduced interest rates for the first time this year, among the uncertain labor market and increased inflation. The rates decreased by a quarter of a percentage point, and put it in its lowest level since late 2022. The period before the declaration was afflicted with drama as Trump attacks the independence of the central bank.

Democrats in the Senate submitted a draft law on Tuesday that prohibits members of the Federal Reserve Bank to hold multiple positions after Trump chose to join the Federal Reserve, the great economic advisor Stephen Miran, the previous day. Trump has attacked the President of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, who is in a continuous legal battle about his attempt to launch Lisa Cook, who is still governing the board of directors.

Environmental defenders are in danger. According to a new report issued by Watchdog Global Witness, more than 80 percent of environmental defenders who were killed or disappeared around the world in 2024 were in Latin America: 120 out of 146 cases. Colombia ranked most dangerous, with 48 recorded killings. Its location between the Andes and Amazon Mountains and its abundant natural resources makes the defenders there are especially weak.

Thirty -five percent of murders on a small scale targeted a small scale that were connected to land disputes, and often included industries such as mining, registration, and commercial agriculture. Organized crime groups were involved in many cases, along with the Special Security Forces and their employment.

Although this year’s report found that violence is less than 2023, a decrease in 196, this does not mean that the conditions are improving. The barriers that are less than reporting and increasing barriers that prevent the verification of killings and disappearance are still a problem. “Standing to injustice should not be the death penalty,” the head of the report said in a press statement.

Difficulties end

The World Stone Population Championship, which was held this month on the small Scottish Island Island, has shook the fraud scandal. It has recently appeared that many 400 competitors have been tampered with their mistaken stones.

According to competition rules, competitors must choose stones made from the island menu that naturally occurs not more than three inches in diameter. (The size is checked using the metal “truth loop”.) They get three attempts to skip the stones across a quarry. However, this year, some stones were “suspiciously circular”.

When Matthews faced the suspected fraud, they confessed immediately and were retroactively unqualified. Despite the setback, the enthusiasm of the competition grew, and Matthews hopes for the “Great event next year”.