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Sweeping new tariffs on more than 90 countries around the world - which US president Donald Trump has advocated for - have come into effect.
Producers of staple goods such as Brazilian coffee say the tariffs will have a big impact on their industry.
Also in the programme: The Kremlin says presidents Trump and Putin will meet in the coming days to talk about Ukraine; and we'll get a rare glimpse into a besieged city, el Fasher in Sudan, where people are starving and terrified.
(Photo shows shipping containers in Frankfurt, Germany on 7 August 2025. Credit: Hannes P Albert/EPA)
By BBC World Service4.2
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Sweeping new tariffs on more than 90 countries around the world - which US president Donald Trump has advocated for - have come into effect.
Producers of staple goods such as Brazilian coffee say the tariffs will have a big impact on their industry.
Also in the programme: The Kremlin says presidents Trump and Putin will meet in the coming days to talk about Ukraine; and we'll get a rare glimpse into a besieged city, el Fasher in Sudan, where people are starving and terrified.
(Photo shows shipping containers in Frankfurt, Germany on 7 August 2025. Credit: Hannes P Albert/EPA)

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