retaliate against the u.s. if president trump imposes tariffs on imported cars and auto parts. the e.u. trade commissioner says the 28 nation block would be forced to use what he calls more rebalancing measures if the u.s. escalates trade tensions with the auto tariffs. syria's state run media says more than 7,000 people from two pro-government villages controlled by rebels for three years have been evacuated. part of a deal negotiated between the government forces and the rebels. it marks one of the largest population transfers in syria's civil war. in exchange, the syrian government is a corrected release number of detained insurgents. a coroner in britain has opened an inquest into the death of british woman who was exposed to a russian nerve agent. the british media reporting police may have identified suspects in an earlier attack on a former russian spy using that same poison. british officials blame russia for both incidents. moscow has denied involvement.