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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153662" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">Syrian civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Syria_clashes_%28December_2024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Western Syria clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_massacres_of_Syrian_Alawites" target="_blank">2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The number of mainly-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawites" target="_blank">Alawite</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians" target="_blank">Syrian</a> civilians killed in ongoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sectarianism_and_minorities_in_the_Syrian_civil_war" target="_blank">sectarian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment" target="_blank">reprisal massacres</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Syrian_transitional_government" target="_blank">pro-Syrian government</a> forces and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni_Islam" target="_blank">Sunni</a> parties since March 6 rises to 1,767. <a href="https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%b1-%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d8%b0%d8%a8%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b8/755870/" target="_blank">(SOHR)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> reportedly controls over half of the land in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razing" target="_blank">razing</a> multiple Palestinian properties to expand its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone" target="_blank">buffer zone</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/gaza-buffer-zone-ceasefire-b7dada19483a3f8ef2fdecbc745ee6b5" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/middleeast/israel-gaza-buffer-zone-troops-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> airstrike hits near a charity kitchen in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a> where displaced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> gathered for food, killing more than 30 people. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-04-07-2025-1ef0696b9c12bf18b5123ccd5b384a02" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder%E2%80%93farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria" target="_blank">Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergency_Management_Agency_%28Nigeria%29" target="_blank">National Emergency Management Agency</a> reports that at least 52 people have been killed and over 2,000 others have been displaced from their homes in recent days in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat" target="_blank">tit for tat</a> attacks by rival herders over control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arable_land" target="_blank">arable land</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_State" target="_blank">Plateau State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-least-52-people-nigerias-plateau-state-2025-04-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army" target="_blank">Pakistan Army</a> raid on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban" target="_blank">Pakistani Taliban</a> militant hideout in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan" target="_blank">Dera Ismail Khan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa" target="_blank">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a>, kills nine militants, including a high-profile Taliban leader who coordinated recent attacks on Pakistani military facilities in the region. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-raid-militants-killed-northwest-9c73a1b91b3697b4928870c7e4645671" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration" target="_blank">Tariffs in the second Trump administration</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_executive_orders_in_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%27s_Liberation_Day_speech" target="_blank">Executive Order 14257</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225" target="_blank">Nikkei 225</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE_Composite_Index" target="_blank">SSE Composite Index</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Seng_Index" target="_blank">Hang Seng Index</a> experience substantial losses following Friday’s losses on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" target="_blank">New York Stock Exchange</a> as a result of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariffs</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Europe" target="_blank">European markets</a> also decline, particularly in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank" target="_blank">banking</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_industry" target="_blank">defense sectors</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASX_200" target="_blank">ASX 200</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kospi" target="_blank">Kospi</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> also closes lower. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c934qzd094wo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission" target="_blank">European Commission</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen" target="_blank">Ursula von der Leyen</a> offers to negotiate with U.S. president Donald Trump to avoid a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_war" target="_blank">trade war</a> and further economic panic, including a zero-for-zero tariff deal on all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_engineering" target="_blank">industrial goods</a>. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-offers-trump-removal-of-all-tariffs/" target="_blank">(Politico)</a> <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/07/von-der-leyen-offers-trump-zero-for-zero-tariffs-deal-on-all-industrial-goods" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Taiwan" target="_blank">President of Taiwan</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te" target="_blank">Lai Ching-te</a> states that he intends to not implement retaliatory tariffs against the United States. He instead expressed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a>'s intent to import more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_trade_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">American exports</a> and increase its investments in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. economy</a>, beginning with a proposal for a Taiwan–U.S. bilateral zero-tariff deal. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-netanyahu-tariffs-live-updates-rcna199871/rcrd76472?canonicalCard=true" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war" target="_blank">China–United States trade war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">U.S. president <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> issues an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimatum" target="_blank">ultimatum</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social" target="_blank">Truth Social</a> to reverse its 34% retaliatory tariff on all American goods by tomorrow (April 8) or face a new 50% tariff, resulting in a total 104% tariff. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-crypto.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-netanyahu-tariffs-live-updates-rcna199871#rcrd76516" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">China says it &quot;will not bow&quot; to pressure and threats by the U.S. on trade and will not lift its reciprocal tariffs despite Trumps's ultimatum to do so by tomorrow. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/china-will-not-bow-to-fresh-trump-tariff-threat-embassy-says-f8a373f6" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria%E2%80%93Mali_relations" target="_blank">Algeria–Mali relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria" target="_blank">Algeria</a> bans flights to and from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a> in response to &quot;recurrent violations&quot; of Algerian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" target="_blank">airspace</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Malian military</a> drones. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/algeria-bars-flights-mali-due-recurrent-violations-air-space-state-tv-says-2025-04-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least fifteen schools are closed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duisburg" target="_blank">Duisburg</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia" target="_blank">North Rhine-Westphalia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimidation" target="_blank">violent threats</a> from unknown <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Germany_%281945%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">far-right extremist</a> individuals, totaling at least 17,000 children affected. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/germany-schools-closed-over-extremist-right-threats/a-72158604" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_South_Korean_presidential_election" target="_blank">2025 South Korean presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> announces a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_election" target="_blank">snap</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_South_Korea" target="_blank">presidential election</a> after the dismissal of former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Yoon Suk Yeol</a>, scheduled for June 3. <a href="https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-04-07/national/politics/Govt-sets-snap-presidential-election-for-June-3/2279095" target="_blank">(Korea JoongAng Daily)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De-extinction" target="_blank">De-extinction</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus%2C_Remus%2C_and_Khaleesi_%28dire_wolves%29" target="_blank">Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Biosciences" target="_blank">Colossal Biosciences</a> announce they have bred <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus%2C_Remus%2C_and_Khaleesi" target="_blank">three</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_modification" target="_blank">genetically modified</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf" target="_blank">wolf pups</a> which approximate anatomical features of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinct" target="_blank">extinct</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_wolf" target="_blank">dire wolves</a>. <a href="https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/" target="_blank">(TIME)</a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/-de-extinction-startup-with-10-billion-valuation-revives-dire-wolf" target="_blank">(Bloomberg News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The first birth of a baby in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> to a person with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterus_transplantation" target="_blank">transplanted womb</a> is announced. The baby girl, delivered at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Charlotte%27s_and_Chelsea_Hospital" target="_blank">Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" target="_blank">London</a> to a 36-year-old woman, is reported to be healthy. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78jd517z87o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153662, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war']Syrian civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Syria_clashes_%28December_2024%E2%80%93present%29']Western Syria clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_massacres_of_Syrian_Alawites']2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites[/URL] [LIST] [*]The number of mainly-[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawites']Alawite[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians']Syrian[/URL] civilians killed in ongoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sectarianism_and_minorities_in_the_Syrian_civil_war']sectarian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment']reprisal massacres[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Syrian_transitional_government']pro-Syrian government[/URL] forces and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni_Islam']Sunni[/URL] parties since March 6 rises to 1,767. [URL='https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%b1-%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d8%b0%d8%a8%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%b8/755870/'](SOHR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] reportedly controls over half of the land in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razing']razing[/URL] multiple Palestinian properties to expand its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone']buffer zone[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/gaza-buffer-zone-ceasefire-b7dada19483a3f8ef2fdecbc745ee6b5'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/07/middleeast/israel-gaza-buffer-zone-troops-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] airstrike hits near a charity kitchen in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL] where displaced [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] gathered for food, killing more than 30 people. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-04-07-2025-1ef0696b9c12bf18b5123ccd5b384a02'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder%E2%80%93farmer_conflicts_in_Nigeria']Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Emergency_Management_Agency_%28Nigeria%29']National Emergency Management Agency[/URL] reports that at least 52 people have been killed and over 2,000 others have been displaced from their homes in recent days in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat']tit for tat[/URL] attacks by rival herders over control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arable_land']arable land[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_State']Plateau State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-kill-least-52-people-nigerias-plateau-state-2025-04-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army']Pakistan Army[/URL] raid on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_Taliban']Pakistani Taliban[/URL] militant hideout in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan']Dera Ismail Khan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa']Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[/URL], kills nine militants, including a high-profile Taliban leader who coordinated recent attacks on Pakistani military facilities in the region. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-security-raid-militants-killed-northwest-9c73a1b91b3697b4928870c7e4645671'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration']Tariffs in the second Trump administration[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_executive_orders_in_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%27s_Liberation_Day_speech']Executive Order 14257[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225']Nikkei 225[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE_Composite_Index']SSE Composite Index[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Seng_Index']Hang Seng Index[/URL] experience substantial losses following Friday’s losses on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange']New York Stock Exchange[/URL] as a result of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariffs[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Europe']European markets[/URL] also decline, particularly in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank']banking[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_industry']defense sectors[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASX_200']ASX 200[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kospi']Kospi[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] also closes lower. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c934qzd094wo'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission']European Commission[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_European_Commission']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_von_der_Leyen']Ursula von der Leyen[/URL] offers to negotiate with U.S. president Donald Trump to avoid a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_war']trade war[/URL] and further economic panic, including a zero-for-zero tariff deal on all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_engineering']industrial goods[/URL]. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-offers-trump-removal-of-all-tariffs/'](Politico)[/URL] [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/07/von-der-leyen-offers-trump-zero-for-zero-tariffs-deal-on-all-industrial-goods'](Euronews)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Taiwan']President of Taiwan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te']Lai Ching-te[/URL] states that he intends to not implement retaliatory tariffs against the United States. He instead expressed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL]'s intent to import more [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_trade_of_the_United_States']American exports[/URL] and increase its investments in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States']U.S. economy[/URL], beginning with a proposal for a Taiwan–U.S. bilateral zero-tariff deal. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-netanyahu-tariffs-live-updates-rcna199871/rcrd76472?canonicalCard=true'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_trade_war']China–United States trade war[/URL] [LIST] [*]U.S. president [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] issues an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimatum']ultimatum[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social']Truth Social[/URL] to reverse its 34% retaliatory tariff on all American goods by tomorrow (April 8) or face a new 50% tariff, resulting in a total 104% tariff. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-crypto.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-netanyahu-tariffs-live-updates-rcna199871#rcrd76516'](NBC News)[/URL] [*]China says it "will not bow" to pressure and threats by the U.S. on trade and will not lift its reciprocal tariffs despite Trumps's ultimatum to do so by tomorrow. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/china-will-not-bow-to-fresh-trump-tariff-threat-embassy-says-f8a373f6'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria%E2%80%93Mali_relations']Algeria–Mali relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria']Algeria[/URL] bans flights to and from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL] in response to "recurrent violations" of Algerian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace']airspace[/URL] by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malian_Armed_Forces']Malian military[/URL] drones. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/algeria-bars-flights-mali-due-recurrent-violations-air-space-state-tv-says-2025-04-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]At least fifteen schools are closed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duisburg']Duisburg[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Rhine-Westphalia']North Rhine-Westphalia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], due to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimidation']violent threats[/URL] from unknown [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right_politics_in_Germany_%281945%E2%80%93present%29']far-right extremist[/URL] individuals, totaling at least 17,000 children affected. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/germany-schools-closed-over-extremist-right-threats/a-72158604'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_South_Korean_presidential_election']2025 South Korean presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] announces a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_election']snap[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_South_Korea']presidential election[/URL] after the dismissal of former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL], scheduled for June 3. [URL='https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-04-07/national/politics/Govt-sets-snap-presidential-election-for-June-3/2279095'](Korea JoongAng Daily)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De-extinction']De-extinction[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus%2C_Remus%2C_and_Khaleesi_%28dire_wolves%29']Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Biosciences']Colossal Biosciences[/URL] announce they have bred [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus%2C_Remus%2C_and_Khaleesi']three[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_modification']genetically modified[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf']wolf pups[/URL] which approximate anatomical features of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinct']extinct[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_wolf']dire wolves[/URL]. [URL='https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/']([I]TIME[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/-de-extinction-startup-with-10-billion-valuation-revives-dire-wolf'](Bloomberg News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]The first birth of a baby in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] to a person with a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterus_transplantation']transplanted womb[/URL] is announced. The baby girl, delivered at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Charlotte%27s_and_Chelsea_Hospital']Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London']London[/URL] to a 36-year-old woman, is reported to be healthy. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78jd517z87o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_April_7"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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