Following Trump’s tariffs and escalating trade wars between the U.S., Europe, and China, Polymarket now puts the odds of a recession this year at 61%.

⚡️More U.S airstrikes on Yemen now

Massive protests against Trump and Musk have erupted across the U.S. and parts of the world.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has just released drone footage showing one of the recent airstrikes by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Western Yemen, targeting a large congregation of Houthi terrorists, with the caption reading, “These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack. Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!” Over 70 terrorists can be seen gathered in the footage, with all of them likely to have been killed in the strike.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been officially impeached and removed from office, following last December’s illegal declaration of martial law and today’s 8-0 vote upholding the impeachment by the Constitutional Court of Korea.

Following the recent directive by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, for the Pentagon to move towards reducing the annual defense budget by roughly 8% before 2026, Army planners are considering a reduction in up to 90,000 active-duty troops, reducing the current force from around 450,000 soldiers to between 360,000 and 420,000. With this reduction part of a broader shift in military strategy away from Europe and the Middle East, towards the Indo-Pacific.

Front page of "Financial Times" April 4 issue.

The U.S. Stock Market today suffered its biggest loss since June 2020, with the Dow plunging almost 1,700 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both plummeted 6% and 5% respectively; with loses believed to amount to over $2 Trillion. Today’s stock losses come as a reaction to yesterday’s announcement by U.S. President Donald J. Trump of a new wave of aggressive tariffs on countries across the world, which includes a 10% base tariff on all foreign goods entering America as well as much larger tariffs on countries which President Trump claims are “unfriendly trade partners” such as China who will now faces a 54% tariff on all exports to the United States.