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United States imposes import tariffs on foreign cars

A 25% tariff on all foreign cars will start next month.

President Trump has announced a twenty- five percent import tariff on all foreign cars from the second of April - we'll hear from the President of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association.

European leaders are set to gather today in Paris to discuss support for Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has told the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ he hopes the US will stand strong in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions. We'll speak to one of the leading campaigners for sanctions on Russia.

In South Sudan, the United Nations mission is warning that the arrest of the country's Vice President could cause the return of civil war in the country - we'll speak to one of the Vice President's spokespeople.

Presenters: James Copnall and Lukwesa Burak

(Photo: Newly manufactured cars of the automobile maker Subaru awaiting export are parked at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Credit: Issei Kato/Reuters)

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Thu 27 Mar 2025 07:06GMT

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  • Thu 27 Mar 2025 07:06GMT