## Trump presses European Union to impose 100% tariffs on India and China to pressure Putin

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Annabelle Gordon | Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump has asked the European Union to hit China and India with tariffs of up to 100% over the countries' Russia oil purchases, in a move aimed at turning up the heat on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.

The proposal, first reported by the Financial Times, was confirmed to CNBC's Megan Cassella by two sources familiar with the matter.

Trump made the request when he was called into a meeting with senior U.S. and EU officials in Washington, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the discussion.

Washington was also prepared to "mirror" any tariffs imposed by Europe on the two countries, the report said.

India has said the tariffs are "unfair, unjustified and unreasonable," while calling out the U.S. and the EU's trade with Russia.

Trump's proposal comes as his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last month has yielded little progress toward securing a ceasefire in Ukraine.

After the meeting, Putin told reporters in a joint press conference with Trump that the "root causes" of the conflict needed to be addressed for a sustainable peace. »

### Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego seeks to block Ashli Babbitt from military funeral honors

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Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, will seek to block the Pentagon from offering full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a member of the crowd that rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

"I'm gonna put people on the record to make sure that we know who stood with your traitor, Ashli Babbitt.".

The Pentagon initially denied the Babbitt family's request for military funeral honors for her. »

### Iguana's "virgin birth" hailed by zookeepers as "one of the rarest events in the animal kingdom"

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"This is one of the rarest events in the animal kingdom," Scott Adams, the zoo's director, said in a statement shared with CBS News.

Exotic Zoo director Scott Adams with one of the eight casque-headed iguana hatchlings born as a result of parthenogenesis in August 2025 Exotic Zoo Telford.

"When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor. »

### Cracker Barrel suspends plans to remodel restaurants after logo blowup

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The announcement came two weeks after Cracker Barrel backtracked on a separate plan to modernize and simplify its logo.

Lebanon, Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel said Tuesday that just four of its 660 restaurants had been remodeled as part of a test for the brand.

“We heard clearly that the modern remodel design does not reflect what you love about Cracker Barrel,” the company said in a statement. »

### Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace for the first time, accuses Moscow of ‘act of aggression’

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Rutte said he has been in touch with the Polish leadership and that NATO itself was “closely consulting” with Poland.

The Polish military thanked NATO member the Netherlands for contributing F-35 fighter jets to defensive operations overnight, which have now concluded.

The leader of the newest NATO member, Sweden, called the presence of Russian drones over Poland “unacceptable.”. »

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