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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n### US Supreme Court strikes down bulk of Trump’s tariffs\n\nIn a massive blow to US President **Donald Trump** ’s trade and foreign policy agenda, the US’s top court _ruled_ that the president overstepped his authority when he used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. The decision was 6-3.\n\nTrump was the first US leader to _invoke_ this 1977 law to enact tariffs, even though the law doesn’t specifically mention, “tariffs” nor “taxes.” The US president initially used IEEPA in April to impose duties on _about 90_ US trading partners, but has since made several trade deals with these countries– the White House had warned that the ruling could nullify those agreements.\n\nThe ruling didn’t address whether the US government will have to pay back the billions in revenue it’s already collected, although many companies had already initiated efforts to _secure refunds_ for the tariffs they paid before the ruling – Trump had repeatedly boasted about raising billions of dollars from the tariffs. The US leader’s tariffs that didn’t rely on IEEPA, like his _sectoral ones_, will remain in place.\n\n* * *\n\n### UN finds evidence of “genocidal intent” in Sudan\n\nThe United Nations said on Thursday it has uncovered evidence of “genocidal intent” by the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese town of el-Fasher. A fact-finding mission _concluded_ that the 18-month siege and October takeover of the Darfur town by the RSF point to genocide against the non-Arab communities, particularly the Zaghawa and Fur. The RSF is accused of starving the city and blocking aid, as well as carrying out mass killings, rape, torture, and enforced disappearances. This isn’t the first time the RSF has faced accusations like these: last year under the Biden administration, the US _said_ the group had committed genocide and sanctioned its leader. The United Kingdom _plans_ to bring the findings to the UN Security Council to press for accountability and tougher enforcement of an embargo on the arms feeding the conflict that’s _killed_ over 150,000 people. This is not the first time the RSF has been _accused_ of genocide, yet the world’s worst humanitarian crisis continues to receive scant attention – even as outside powers, including the UAE, are accused of aiding the RSF, which they deny.\n\n### US inches ever closer to Iran strikes\n\nTrump is _weighing_ an initial military strike on Iran, the US leader confirmed on Friday, one that would be limited enough so as not to prompt a full-scale retaliation from the Islamic Republic, but rather pressure the regime to accept a deal. The strike could reportedly come within days, according to the ___Wall Street Journal___. Trump has been threatening further military action against Iran since the start of the year, but the pressure has mounted this week, with the US expanding its _military_ _presence_ in the region and reportedly _edging toward_ a weeks-long campaign. Trump _said_ yesterday that he’ll decide in the next 10-15 days whether to authorize strikes, although the US president has _frequently used_ this period of time as a kind of placeholder for his decision making, without always following through.",
  "title": "What We’re Watching: US’s top court deals major blow to Trump, UN reports of “genocidal intent” in Sudanese town, Washington inches closer to Iran strikes"
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