President Trump is pushing through with his tariff agenda, unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August and a warning to BRICS nations.

The White House concluded that non-tariff methods for punishing Brazil would take too long, two people familiar with the situation said.

President Trump and Congress are threatening harsh sanctions against Moscow for its three-year war in Ukraine.

The U.S. president has threatened a 10 percent tariff on any country aligned with the BRICS bloc, a potential blow to Russia.

After President Trump's criticism of Putin, Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, in heaviest single bombardment of the war. Also: Taiwan begins biggest war games, and what do emojis say about us?