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UK Slams Tariffs On Bombardier: "This Is Not What We Expect From A Long-Term Partner"

UK Slams Tariffs On Bombardier: "This Is Not What We Expect From A Long-Term Partner"

It appears the Commerce Department's preliminary ruling, issued late last night, to slap a 220% tariff on Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier could trigger an all-out trade war between the UK and Canada (on one side) and the US (on the other) as public officials in the UK and Canada blasted the ruling and threatened retaliation should the sanctions, which still need to be approved by the US International Trade Commission, become permanent.

Mattis Targeted By Taliban Rocket Attack At Afghan Airport

Defense Secretary James Mattis was the target of a failed rocket attack near a key Afghanistan airport Wednesday, the Taliban said, though the attack occurred after he had left the airport. Hours after Mattis landed, as many as 40 rockets were fired at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport from an unknown location and landed in an open area, according to Najib Danish, spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry. US military officials added that a barrage of up to 40 rounds of munitions hit the airport, including 29 rocket-propelled grenades.

Trade War Escalates After US Slaps Canada's Bombardier Jet With 220% Tariff

Trade War Escalates After US Slaps Canada's Bombardier Jet With 220% Tariff

The fourth round of Nafta talks began in Ottawa over the weekend, and as US Trade Rep Robert Lighthizer and his Mexican and Canadian counterparts scramble to produce a deal by the end of the year – a self-imposed, “soft” deadline – Boeing inflamed trade tensions by winning a decision to slap a massive tariff on struggling Bombardier’s C-Series jet, potentially severing one of the last lifelines for the once-proud aircraft manufacturer.

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