In the midst of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a team of doctors at Xinjiang Alar Hospital continued with a brain surgery. The earthquake, centered in the Wushi district near the Kyrgyzstan border, shook the operating room. Brain Surgeon An Shufang revealed that they performed an emergency craniotomy on a critically ill patient during the quake, maintaining focus on completing the surgery despite the strong tremors. The patient is now stable, undergoing further treatment in intensive care. The entire incident was captured on the operating room’s security camera.
EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic warned that a proposed 30% US tariff on European goods would effectively amount to a trade ban, severely disrupting transatlantic supply chains.
Speaking ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Sefcovic expressed disappointment over a letter from US President Donald Trump that halted expected trade progress. “We were close to an agreement,” he said, but now “must prepare for all outcomes.”
The EU has delayed retaliatory measures on $72 billion worth of US goods until August 1, hoping for a negotiated resolution. Sefcovic emphasized that “no one wants a trade war,” while France urged faster preparation for countermeasures and Hungary blamed the EU Commission’s weak response to US pressure.
Danish and Lithuanian ministers echoed calls to avoid escalation but emphasized EU readiness to defend its interests.
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