Jul 24, 2026, 09:30 AM UTC

US President Donald Trump has implemented new import duties ranging from 10 to 12.5 percent on 60 trading partners, including European Union member states, Canada, the United Kingdom, and China.

The White House justified the measures by citing inadequate actions against forced labor by the targeted nations. However, legal experts and key international trade partners have questioned the legal rationale and underlying motivations behind the decision. Under the new framework, imports from the EU, Canada, and the UK are subject to a 10 percent tariff, while other countries face higher levies.

Sources: NOS (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting), Rzeczpospolita, Tagesschau

Ukrainian forces have hit a military production facility in Kirov and an oil depot inside Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed. The facility reportedly produces components for Russian aviation and missile systems.

Concurrently, Russian forces targeted port infrastructure and fuel facilities in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region using uncrewed aerial vehicles, triggering power outages across Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) highlighted ongoing concerns regarding water supply stability at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Director General Rafael Grossi noted that while cooling water levels currently remain sufficient, continued attacks on the nearby city of Enerhodar threaten essential infrastructure and operational staff.

Sources: Ukrinform

Air raid warnings were repeatedly activated in Kyiv along with several southern, eastern, and northern regions of Ukraine overnight following multi-vector aerial threats.

According to updates published by the Ukrainian Air Force, the alerts were prompted by incoming high-speed jet-powered drones, active tactical aviation, and the threat of ballistic missile strikes launched from the north. Military monitoring tracked unmanned aerial vehicles moving toward the towns of Brovary and Velyka Dymerka near the capital. Kyiv municipal authorities and regional officials later declared all-clears as the immediate airborne risks subsided.

Sources: NV, Ukrinform

Wildfires across France and Spain have forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and prompted emergency government responses.

In France, severe blazes in the Gironde region breached containment lines near Cap Ferret, leading to the evacuation of more than 29,000 people. French President Emmanuel Macron requested support through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, seeking assistance from European allies including Czechia and Slovakia.

Meanwhile, Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency in the Community of Madrid as fires swept through central Spain. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska announced that the central government had stepped in to manage the crisis, placing the Military Emergency Unit in operational command. More than 10,000 people have been evacuated across affected areas in Spain.

Sources: Rzeczpospolita.

Personal information belonging to nearly 400 Polish soldiers was inadvertently exposed on an unsecured public network drive, according to media reports.

The breach occurred at the Telecommunications and Computer Science Training Center in Zegrze. Sensitive files stored on an open cloud drive contained the personal details of 392 service members. The compromised records included full names, national identification numbers, and detailed documentation regarding financial benefit payouts.

The incident was initially reported by Polish news outlet Onet before being cited across national media. Military officials have not yet publicly clarified the duration of the data exposure or detailed any technical remedies implemented to secure the affected systems.

Sources: Rzeczpospolita.