Germany’s Future Chancellor Friedrich Merz:

We will create a national security council and a national crisis council.

Germany wants to "significantly" increase its defense spending.

Source: AFP

Wall Street opens in mixed order on the first day of new US tariffs:

Dow Jones -0.79%

Nasdaq +0.18%

S&P -0.35%

Trump:

BE COOL! Everything is going to work out well. The USA will be bigger and better than ever before!

Merz's ally CSU leader Markus Söder:

New coalition will take Germany back to the times before 2015 immigration wave.

Trump:

THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!

Germany's Merz:

New government should stand in the week after April 28.

BREAKING: China issues risk alert for Chinese tourists travelling to US.

Another world first from Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAV.

🛫 Advanced Autonomous Maneuvering
💫 Autonomous Stall Recovery Maneuver

BREAKING: China issues alert for some students studying abroad in the U.S.

US Treasury has imposed sanctions on entities supporting Iran's nuclear program.

Germany's Merz:

My message to Donald Trump is: Germany will fulfill its obligations on defense and strengthen its competitiveness.

Investor Kevin O'Leary:

104% tariffs in China are not enough. I'm advocating 400%.

Xi can only stay as the leader if people are employed. It's time to squeeze China into wall.

Investor Kevin O'Leary on his 400% tarriff proposal on China:

Bring the supreme leader (Xi) to Washington or CRUSH his economy until he has riots in the streets.

BIG: Israeli Air Force threatens to dismiss 970 pilots unless they withdraw their signatures from a letter calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

Source: Haaretz

Spain Rejects U.S. Warning, Seeks Deeper Trade Ties with China

Agriculture Minister Luis Planas says Spain aims to expand “excellent” trade relations with China.

Spain rejects U.S. warning that closer ties with Beijing would be “cutting your own throat.”

A Gazan woman who crossed into Egypt for her daughter’s treatment:

We hope you will stop the war.

Egyptian President Sisi:

Tell that to Macron.

Trump says he’s raising tariffs on China to 125% and reducing tariffs on other countries to 10% for 90 days.

Trump:

I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately.