An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets

Australia reacted to the introduction by US President Donald Trump of 10% tariffs on the uninhabited islands of Gerd and McDonald, where only penguins and seals live. These islands are the outer territory of Australia.

Trump’s trade war targets an island full of penguins, but Russia faces no new tariffs

Aside from climate change and pollution, penguins are now facing one more threat from humanity: President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

International Insider: Trump’s Tariff Targets; CinemaCon Compiler; Toei Interview

Donald Trump's international tariffs, a report from CinemaCon and an interview with Toei Company feature in this week's International Insider.

Uninhabited islands face tariffs under Trump’s latest policy

The NewsThe quixotic design of Trump’s sweeping tariffs led them to hit unexpected targets. The “reciprocal” levies were calculated by dividing the US trade deficit with individual countries by total trade, down to a minimum of 10%, which “makes little sense EVEN if you believe in protectionist mercantilist economics,” one top economist said. Strange outcomes include Australia’s Norfolk Island, population 2,188, being hit with 58% tariffs, while…

Ridiculous by imposing trade tariffs on icy islands inhabited largely by penguins, Donald Trump's formula for calculating those levies has a serious side: it is also hitting some of the world's poorest countries harder.

Glasgow penguins protest Donald Trump’s tariffs on penguin-only island

PENGUINS in Scotland are protesting after Donald Trump included a group islands near Antarctica — home only to penguins — to be hit by new…