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Latest wave of US levies has left governments around the world racing to try to reach deals to avoid job losses. Plus, former Superman actor Dean Cain says he is becoming an Ice agentDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Dozens of countries have been hit with higher taxes on their exports to the US after Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs came into effect on Thursday morning.Has anyone been spared from double tariffs? The EU is the only trading partner whose baseline rate – fixed at 15% after a deal – will include previous tariffs.When did the US and Russian leadership last meet? In June 2021, in a Geneva meeting between the then president, Joe Biden, and Putin. Continue reading...

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