Global news highlights from AP

July 25, 2026

US President Donald Trump's new set of tariffs, targeting some 60 countries with levies from 10 to 12 and a half percent - is drawing fire from America's trading partners.

Australia's trade minister calls them "unjustified."  Japan's chief spokesman calls the US levies "regrettable."

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Canada is celebrating the new Gordie Howe International bridge that spans the Detroit River and will be open to traffic in just days.

Friday's celebration was supposed to include the US

But Canada scratched that idea after President Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods.

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A Georgia teenager has pleaded guilty to killing four people and wounding several others in a mass shooting at his high school two years ago.

Colt Gray faces a minimum of life in prison for the crimes.

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Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in southwestern France and central Spain as large forest fires continue to burn out a control.

High temperatures and strong winds are complicating firefighting efforts.