1. Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a truce after days of clashes along their disputed border. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who mediated the peace talks, said Monday the countries agreed on an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire,” effective from midnight that day.
2. Former Japanese Major Leaguer Suzuki Ichiro said attending the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in the US state of New York was “like a fantastic dream.” Ichiro is the first Japanese to receive the honor. During his 19-year career in the United States, he set an MLB record of 262 hits in a season while playing for the Seattle Mariners.
3. US President Donald Trump says he has reached a tariff agreement with the European Union. He met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland on Sunday. Trump had said Washington would impose a 30 percent levy on goods from the EU starting on August 1. But he said the rate will be set at 15 percent. Trump explained that automobile and nearly everything else will be subject to that rate. But he said the 50 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imports will remain unchanged.