The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country's decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands, which are populated only by penguins and seals. The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close "ridiculous loopholes" and would prevent other countries from shipping through the islands to reach the US,

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