May 13–17 United States; China: President Donald Trump followed through with his decision to increase tariffs on Chinese imports last week. Reuters reported China officially announced its decision to increase tariffs on $60 billion of U.S.–supplied goods on May 13. This prompted three major U.S. stock market indexes—NASDAQ Composite, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Advantage—to drop by the largest margins since the beginning of 2019. Additionally, TIME reported the trade war had “wiped one trillion dollars off the global market” after just one day. On May 15, Trump signed an executive order blacklisting the tech giant Huawei. However, The Washington Post reports the wording of the order does not directly target Huawei but rather any transaction with foreign tech firms the U.S. deems a national security threat or “foreign adversary.” The order took effect on May 17. May 16–19 Egypt: At least five Egyptian soldiers and 47 fighters associated with the Islamic State were killed during an ongoing military operation in the Sinai Peninsula, Al Jazeera reported. Egyptian Armed Forces reported the latest death toll, as well as the arrest of 158 people they called “criminal elements” and the disarmament of 385 explosives on May 16. According to Israeli… Read full this story
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