ISTANBUL

Here is a rundown of all the news that you need to start your Thursday with, including the US and China reaching a trade deal, the US evacuating staff from the Middle East, and Türkiye announcing a new defense agreement with Indonesia

TOP STORIES

• US-China trade deal is 'done,' Trump says

A trade deal between Washington and Beijing 'is done,' subject to final approval from the presidents of the two countries, said US President Donald Trump.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the US “is getting a total of 55% tariffs, China is getting 10%.”

"Full magnets, and any necessary rare earths, will be supplied, up front, by China," he said, adding: "Likewise, we will provide to China what was agreed to, including Chinese students using our colleges and universities (which has always been good with me!)."

• US official confirms evacuation of diplomatic staff from Iraq after Iran threat

The US is evacuating diplomatic staff from its embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, a State Department official confirmed to Anadolu.

"President (Donald) Trump is committed to keeping Americans safe, both at home and abroad. In keeping with that commitment, we are constantly assessing the appropriate personnel posture at all our embassies," the official told Anadolu in a statement. "Based on our latest analysis, we decided to reduce our Mission in Iraq."

Trump said that American personnel are being evacuated from locations in the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran because "it could be a dangerous place."

• Türkiye to export 48 KAAN fighter jets to Indonesia, President Erdogan announces

Türkiye will produce and export 48 fighter jets, named KAAN, to Indonesia under a new defense agreement, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced.

In a post on X, Erdogan hailed contributors to the KAAN project, particularly the Secretariat of Defense Industries (SSB) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), as a record export deal is signed.

Under the deal, 48 KAAN fighter jets will be delivered within 120 months, TAI said, adding the jets will be equipped with engines manufactured domestically in Türkiye.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• A US district judge in New Jersey blocked the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, ruling that he cannot be detained or removed based solely on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's determination that his presence compromises US foreign policy interests.
• Britain this week decided to sanction two Israeli Cabinet ministers in order "to uphold human rights and defend the prospect of a two-state solution," the prime minister said.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s coalition government survived a vote of no-confidence as partners maintained their support for the 18-month-old coalition, voting 243 in favor to 210 against in the 460-seat lower house of the chamber.
• Ukraine said it received the first batch of bodies of its deceased soldiers from Russia as part of a swap agreed upon during the latest round of direct peace talks between the two countries in Istanbul.
• Russia has received the bodies of 27 servicemen while returning the remains of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine as part of a deal at the latest Istanbul peace talks.
• Kosovo announced that it will temporarily host migrants deported from the US.
• Israel has placed two international activists from a Gaza-bound aid ship in solitary confinement, an Israeli rights group said.
• The death toll in South Africa’s deadly floods, which destroyed several homes and swept away a minibus carrying students in the Eastern Cape Province, has risen to 49, the provincial premier told reporters.
• Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he regretted some of the social media posts he made about US President Donald Trump last week, following his feud with Trump.

BUSINNESS & ECONOMY

• US 'highly likely' to delay tariffs for countries negotiating in 'good faith': Treasury Secretary

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is "highly likely" to delay tariffs on countries engaged in "good faith" trade negotiations with the United States.

"It is highly likely that those countries -- or trading blocs, as in the case of the EU -- who are negotiating in good faith, we will roll the day forward to continue good faith negotiations," he said.

'I don't think we're going to have that necessity,' President Donald Trump said when asked about potential delays.