Indian exporters are accelerating shipments to the US ahead of an August 27 deadline, fearing a duty hike to 50%. A three-way split of the initial 25% tariff is in place, but concerns remain, especially for smaller businesses with less bargaining power.

The U.S. is offering a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday.

Russia’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet with U.S. President Trump next week, but said he was not aware of any planned meeting between Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy.