President Trump stands firm on tariffs, despite a new report predicting a slower economy and exploding deficit. Two US service members die in Afghanistan, as the US acknowledges that the country could be getting more dangerous ahead of our exit. And nine thousand fires have ripped through the Amazon rain forest in the last week, as Brazil's president dismisses environmentalists' concerns.

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