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| Hello. US President Donald Trump has promoted 2 April as 'Liberation Day' but as it approaches, scant detail is known about the various global tariffs he is set to announce. In Europe, our Southern Caucasus correspondent Reyhan Demytrie travels to the hometown of Georgia's most powerful man, and meets the inhabitants who've been lavished with his money. Plus, photos from Nigeria's famous durbar - a days-long horse parade - mark the end of Ramadan in style. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Countries seek last-minute negotiations ahead of Wednesday's tariffs |
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|  | Trump has made a series of tariff announcements during his second term in office. Credit: Reuters | Leaders across the world are enduring an anxious wait, with the details of Trump's latest tariffs still largely unknown. In a briefing by the White House press secretary on the eve of "Liberation Day", reporters were told they would have to wait until Wednesday to get more details but that it will be one of the "most important days in modern American history". Karoline Leavitt added that various countries have been contacting the White House for last-minute negotiations. The only thing we do know for definite is that the tariffs will be extensive, with Trump suggesting they will hit all countries. |
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| Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione | The 26-year-old is accused of shooting dead UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December in New York. | Read more > |
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| Putin begins biggest military call-up in years | The Russian president has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, as the country moves to expand the size of its military. | More on this > |
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| Outrage in Somalia as man says he married girl, 8 | The child who had been missing for six months, was found living with a man who said he was her husband. | What happened > |
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| Thousands evacuated as volcano erupts in Iceland | The volcano has been spewing lava since the eruption began this morning, creating a 1.2km (0.75 miles) crack in the ground. | Watch the eruption > |
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| Local hero or Russian ally? The billionaire dividing Georgians |  | Bidzina Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream party has been in power for 12 years. Credit: Reuters | From Our Own Correspondent: For months, Georgians have taken to the streets to accuse the Georgian Dream party of rigging elections in October, and trying to move the country away from the EU and back under Russia's influence. The party's founder is Bidzina Ivanishvili, the country's richest and most powerful man. Some see him as a Russian ally, while others, including in his hometown, adore him. |
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| | Reyhan Demytrie, South Caucasus correspondent |
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| | There are no potholes on the roads of Chorvila. The local hospital has been renovated, two churches built, and the state school where the billionaire once studied now has its own swimming pool and basketball court. It's no wonder many people here adore their most successful son. “You can't even describe how many good things he made for people - he is just a great man and we wish for many men like him,” gushes Mamia Machivariani.
History teacher Temuri Kapanadze adds that he personally was given a fridge, TV, gas stove, and cash - 200 georgian lari (£55; $70) every month for five years. He explains that the payments were made to most residents of Chorvila through a construction company with links to Ivanishvili’s charity foundation. But beyond Chorvila, not all Georgian citizens are reaping the benefits. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | April's best TV shows | Highly anticipated series return, and a few new ones hit streaming platforms. | |
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And finally... in Nigeria | Booming gunfire, blaring trumpets and vibrant gowns animated northern Nigeria as it celebrated the centuries-old durbar horse parade to mark the end of Ramadan. Photos from the city of Dutse capture the festivities as the Emir - a traditional Islamic leader - arrived on a white stallion decked out in finery and shielded from the sun by a patterned blue parasol. | |
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US Politics Unspun newsletter | No noise. No agenda. Just expert analysis of the issues that matter most, from North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher. | |
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