Makana360 Daily Report – July 31, 2025
📌 Trump escalates tensions with Brazil: The U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports and sanctioned Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes over the Bolsonaro investigation. Trump denounced the case as political persecution and compared it to his own legal troubles. Brazil threatened retaliation, though key exports like orange juice and aircraft parts were excluded.
📌 Deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv: Drone and missile attacks overnight killed six people, including a six-year-old child, and injured more than 50. Residential and public buildings, including a hospital and school, were damaged. Trump, while in the UK, shortened his ceasefire ultimatum to Putin from 50 to 10 days and warned of harsher sanctions.
📌 Delta flight makes emergency landing after turbulence: A Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam diverted to Minneapolis after severe turbulence injured 25 passengers. The Airbus A330-900 carried 275 people. Delta is assisting affected passengers. Turbulence incidents of this severity occur roughly 5,000 times globally each year.
📌 Sports & motorsports highlights: Manchester United defeated Bournemouth 4-1 in the Premier League Summer Series, generating 3.5M digital engagements. The Philadelphia Phillies acquired pitcher Jhoan Duran. Ferrari announced a multi-year extension for team principal Fred Vasseur.
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