FT Chief Economics Commentator Martin Wolf:

Mao Zedong used his prestige as an insurrectionary leader to wage war on China’s bureaucratic and cultural elites. Trump is also using his power as the elected leader of an insurrectionary movement to overthrow the bureaucratic and cultural elites of the US.

Chinese think that this is a really good thing. America will be weaker. America has become a very unreliable trading partner and nobody really trusts it any more.

America's position is getting weaker and this can only help China.

Trump's actions are wonderful from the point of view of the Chinese.

Israel's New Tactic: Open Sky Concentration Camps

Israel has begun implementing a new plan to imprison all Gazans in concentration camps and control the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

IDF:

IDF Paratroopers raided an army post belonging to the former Syrian regime, where the soldiers located tanks, APCs, and artillery systems. Weaponry was destroyed or seized.

Chinese Foreign Ministry:

The U.S. should stop using tariffs as a weapon to suppress China's economy and trade, and stop undermining the legitimate development rights of the Chinese people.

Russian MoD:

Ukraine attacked our energy facilities 14 times in the past day.

Netanyahu is planning to visit the White House on Monday.

Netanyahu thinks the chances of a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal are extremely low and wants to reach an understanding with Trump about striking Iran's nuclear facilities when diplomacy fails.

Source: Axios

German people in Berlin are protesting against Elon Musk and Tesla.

"THIS MUSK STOP"

Kiev will test officials who may have disclosed details of the deal with the US on a polygraph.

Source: FT

France is planning to expand its nuclear arsenal.

Source: Le Point

MAGA hats in Greenland

"Make America Go Away"

Trump:

China has been hit much harder than the USA, not even close.

Jaguar Land Rover says shipments to US suspended in April due to tariffs.

Source: AFP

Zelensky:

There is tangible progress and first details on how the security contingent of partners can be deployed.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) plotted a terrorist attack in Azerbaijan by hiring a Georgian drug dealer, Agil Aslanov, to assassinate Rabbi Shneor Segal, leader of the local Jewish community.

The IRGC reportedly offered $200,000 for the hit, with plans to also target a local educational center.

Azerbaijani security forces successfully thwarted the attack, arresting Aslanov and his local accomplice. Both have been charged with conspiracy to commit a terrorist act.

Source: WaPo

The Israeli military announced that it will allow civilians to cross the border fence with Syria and join guided "tours" inside a restricted military zone during the upcoming Passover holiday.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde:

Europe must end its reliance on American and Chinese technology.

Digital payments in particular should be under our control.

The release of another batch of prisoners by YPG/PKK/SDF and the Syrian government was scheduled for today.

It was cancelled after the YPG/PKK/SDF refused to release SNA fighters.

Trump will meet Netanyahu at the White House on Monday.

Source: Axios

Red Cross spokesperson in Gaza to Al Jazeera:

We are no longer able to continue providing our services in Gaza due to the threats..

Diego Garcia: B-2s Go From Stealth to Strike

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