President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 10 percent tariff on any country aligned with the BRICS bloc, delivering a potential economic blow to Russia.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will impose an additional 10% tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the "Anti-American policies" of the BRICS group of developing nations, whose leaders kicked off a summit in Brazil on Sunday.

Trump had previously threatened tariffs on the BRICS group if they followed through with plans to challenge the supremacy of the U.S. dollar.

T WO WEEKS after Israel’s dramatic war against Iran, Binyamin Netanyahu is arriving in Washington to bask in glory alongside Donald Trump. But to receive a victor’s reception at the White House, Israel’s prime minister may have to yield to America’s president on another matter.

US President Donald Trump says he’s “optimistic” a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be agreed next week after Hamas announced that it had “submitted a positive response” to a proposal for a 60-day truce with Israel.

The U.S. president told reporters Friday on Air Force One that it was "good" that Hamas was ready to enter talks.