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White House considers deep-sea mining order as Myanmar's crisis worsens and Asia's trade connections expand.

April 1, 2025

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Daniel Murrah
April 1st, 2025

Good Morning,

The White House is reportedly weighing an executive order to accelerate deep-sea mining, raising questions about environmental and geopolitical implications. Meanwhile, China, Japan, and South Korea have announced plans to coordinate their response to U.S. tariffs, signaling a potential shift in regional trade dynamics. President Trump’s frustration with Vladimir Putin is said to be influencing the trajectory of Ukraine peace talks, while Israel is preparing to construct a $1.4 billion border barrier with Jordan in the coming months. Across the Atlantic, Europe is advancing efforts to regulate U.S. tech giants, underscoring growing transatlantic tensions over digital governance.

Damaged buildings in Naung Lin Village, Shan state, where Myanmar's junta fighters reportedly dropped bombs on Friday evening Photo - BBC

Top Stories

  • Junta Continues Air Strikes After Devastating Myanmar Earthquake (www.bbc.co.uk)

  • White House weighs executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining, sources say (www.reuters.com)

  • China, Japan, South Korea will jointly respond to US tariffs, Chinese state media says. (www.reuters.com)

  • Trump is 'p***ed off' with Putin - what it means for Ukraine peace talks (inews.co.uk)

  • '7 states of India are landlocked': Yunus says Bangladesh 'only guardian of ocean', invites China to make 'extension' (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

  • Trump wants a tariff ‘big bang’ — and Keir Starmer can only grin and bear it (www.thetimes.com)

  • Israel aims to begin building new $1.4b border barrier with Jordan within months (www.timesofisrael.com)

  • Europe Moves Ahead on Regulating US Tech (cepa.org)

United States

  • Musk's $1 million Wisconsin giveaway won by chair of state's College Republicans (www.dailydot.com)

  • Joe Rogan Splits From Trump on ‘Horrific’ Deportations (www.thedailybeast.com)

  • White House weighs executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining, sources say (www.reuters.com)

  • Trump wants a tariff ‘big bang’ — and Keir Starmer can only grin and bear it (www.thetimes.com)

  • Europe Moves Ahead on Regulating US Tech (cepa.org)

Africa

  • BBC Exposes Nigerian Doctor’s Role in Massive UK Care Job Scam Targeting Migrants (m10news.com)

  • Three Chinese nationals missing off Ghana after suspected piracy kidnapping, Ghana army says (reuters.com)

  • Niger withdraws from Lake Chad military force (reuters.com)

Middle East

  • Iran seizes two foreign oil tankers in Persian Gulf (www.iranintl.com)

  • Iran makes stark threat to U.S. forces in the Middle East (www.newsweek.com)

  • Iran's Supreme Leader responds to Trump bombing threat (www.newsweek.com)

  • Baniyas Massacre Perpetrators from MoD Arrested by General Security (shaam.org)

  • Thousands of Syria's Alawites flee as armed factions seek revenge (www.abc.net.au)

Indo-Pacific

  • Myanmar Earthquake: More Survivors Pulled from Rubble as Hundreds Still Missing (www.bbc.co.uk)

  • Community-based Conservation Cuts Thresher Shark Fishing by 91% in Indonesia: Study (news.mongabay.com)

  • Junta Continues Air Strikes After Devastating Myanmar Earthquake (www.bbc.co.uk)

  • Trump Tariffs: Agriculture Is Centre Stage in US-India Trade Showdown (www.bbc.co.uk)

  • US-Based Firm’s Noida Branch Loses Over Rs 3 Cr to Cyber Fraud (apacnewsnetwork.com)

  • Delhi Set to Get Yamuna Riverfront at Millennium Park Bus Depot Site (apacnewsnetwork.com)

Europe

Latin America

  • US, China Raise The Stakes In Panama Canal Ports Row (barrons.com)

  • US deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador (bbc.com)

  • Panama rejects Interpol request by judicial branch for former president Martinelli (reuters.com)

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