Amna Nawaz:
They appeared in the Oval Office together this afternoon just hours after Trump signed a plan to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on many of America’s trading partners. That would include India, which Modi is hoping to avoid.
Earlier, Modi met with Elon Musk, one of Trump’s closest allies and the world’s richest man. Modi later posted on Musk’s social media platform, X, that the two discussed — quote — “space, mobility, technology, and innovation.”
A federal judge today paused President Trump’s executive order restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth. A lawsuit was filed earlier this month for families with trans and nonbinary children, saying their health care has been compromised by the order.
Judge Brendan Hurson granted today’s hold while that case proceeds. He says Trump’s action — quote — “seemed to deny that this population even exists or deserves to exist.” The pause is effective for 14 days and could be extended.
In Germany, authorities say at least 30 people were injured this morning when a driver rammed his car into a crowd not far from the site of the Munich Security Conference. Police flocked to the scene, where demonstrators had taken to the streets for a union strike. Authorities quickly detained the suspect, a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, and later hoisted his Mini Cooper onto a tow truck. Local officials believe it was a deliberate attack.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the suspect must be punished.
