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Trump delays EU tariffs until July 9

A photograph taken in Paris on April 8, 2025 shows a globe and a US flag with the inscription "tariffs" planted on Europe. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would pause his threatened 50-per cent tariffs on the European Union until July 9, after a "very nice call" with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

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