1. US President Donald Trump says he’ll slap a 25 percent tariff on goods from Japan next month if Tokyo doesn’t reach a trade deal with the US. Trump told reporters that the tariff letters he sent out on Monday were more or less a final offer, though there is room for some negotiation.
2. US President Donald Trump has welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for talks on Iran and a ceasefire in Gaza.
3. The US administration has disclosed that it is planning to send Ukraine more “defensive weapons.” President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Ukraine has to be able to defend itself. He said, “They’re getting hit very hard now” and that the United States is going to have to send more weapons.