Breaking nuse
Trump announces 10% baseline tariff on all imports, higher 'reciprocal' tariffs against select countries: imposed higher rates on nations with trade surpluses, fulfilling a campaign promise: 20% on EU. (LINK) — ground.news: 550 media reports (LINK) — 2 April 2025
Reuters: Trump unveils global reciprocal tariffs: (including Switzerland 31%) — (LINK)
BBC: Trump's tariffs on China, EU and more, at a glance — (LINK)
China urges U.S. to 'immediately' cancel reciprocal tariffs, vows counter-measures: President Trump announced a total of 54% tariffs on China, including a new 34% levy on imports, effective April 9. (LINK) — ground.news: 41 media reports (LINK)
White House Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares National Emergency to Increase our Competitive Edge, Protect our Sovereignty, and Strengthen our National and Economic Security — (LINK)
White House: Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits — (LINK)
Headline news that internationalists can use
After-hours stocks prices slide after Trump's announces worldwide tariffs — (LINK)
— At the close of the market at 4 p.m., stocks had broadly closed up on a belief the increases would not be that severe. Asian markets tumbled Thursday in early trading as Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled nearly 4%, reaching at eight-month low; Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index was down about 1.15%; South Korea's Kospi stock market index slumped 3% at the open and Australia's ASX 200 dropped 1.79% to open. Dow Jones Industrial futures immediately tumbled 256 points, or 0.61%. S&P 500 futures slid 1.69% and futures tied to the Nasdaq 100 fell 2.54%.
Myanmar junta announces ceasefire until April 22 following quake, state media says: death toll now more than 3,000 (LINK) — ground.news: 160 media reports (LINK) — 2 April 2025
Israel announces military operation expanding in Gaza to seize 'large areas' (LINK) — ground.news: 357 media reports (LINK) — 2 April 2025
Military confrontation seems inevitable if no new Iran nuclear deal, France says (LINK) — ground.news: 68 media reports (LINK) — 2 April 2025
— US President Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be bombed if it persists in developing nuclear weapons. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has promised to hit back.
U.S. reaffirms commitment to Taiwan as Beijing conducts live fire drills in East China Sea — 1 April 2025 (LINK)
US sanctions Russia-based network for helping Yemen's Houthis (LINK) — ground.news: 20 media reports (LINK) — 1 April 2025
Tesla sales plunged 13% in the first three months of this year, as the company reported the largest drop in deliveries in its history by far, as backlash against CEO Elon Musk, and growing competition from other automakers' electric vehicles, took a large bite out of demand for its EVs. — 2 April 2025 (LINK)
Elon Musk reportedly to step down from lead Trump role as service limit nears in late May: Insiders say Musk will leave soon, when 130-day cap on government service expires but 'Doge' team set to continue — 2 April 2025 (LINK)
— Musk called the reporting "fake news" and the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Politico story was "garbage".
Miscellaneous nuse
Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — 2 April 2025 (LINK)
Attorneys for seized Turkish Tufts University student accuse government of 'secretive' effort to move her across state lines away from lawyers — 2 April 2025 (LINK)
23 more potential victims of convicted Chinese serial rapist Zhenhao Zou reportedly globally — 2 April 2025 (LINK)
Myanmar quake videos are horrifying. Yet fake AI clips have flooded social media — 2 April 2025 (LINK)
Agenda
UN-backed forum in Lusaka seeks to boost resilience of world's Least Developed Countries — 31 March 2025. (LINK)
Geneva to host new international talks on plastic pollution on August 5-14. (LINK)
Swiss sign human rights declaration for 2025 European Women's Football Championship on July 2-27. (LINK)
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