NPR News: 07-24-2026 8AM EDT

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Hurst. President Trump's latest round of tariffs imposing ten to 12.5% levies on imports from 60 trading partners is prompting criticism from around the world. As Esme Nicholson reports, Trump claims the countries have failed to adequately enforce a ban on goods made with forced labor.

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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has dismissed the US rationale for new tariffs, calling claims that Europe is lax when it comes to forced labor unfounded. Kallas is demanding evidence from the White House to support the allegations. Drawing comparisons between US and EU labor laws, Kallas asserts that we have paid leave, and we have very good working conditions. Kallas also called on the US to keep its side of the transatlantic trade deal struck last year. The new tariffs have replaced Trump's temporary ten percent global levies, which expired at midnight. For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin.

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A group of Russian hackers is getting more advanced when it comes to spying on sensitive emails about national security in the US, Ukraine, and Europe. NPR's Jenna McLaughlin reports digital espionage remains a major part of the war in Ukraine.

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Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint teamed up with the US government to reveal new details about a group of Russian hackers referred to as Laundry Bear. According to a new advisory, the group has been spying on government and defense-related targets in