Trump’s sweeping tariffs undermine decades-old global trade system
Cargo containers line a shipping terminal at the Port of Oakland, in California, April 3, 2025.
Sweeping new tariffs on imports to the US amount to a tectonic shift in trade policy, one that critics say undermines norms around globalization that delivered prosperity to the US and its trading partners. Also, Hungary has begun proceedings to leave the International Criminal Court. And, a huge chunk of ice broke off of Antarctica, revealing a thriving ecosystem in the waters underneath.
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