1. Trump is poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners. He will also consider a final proposal related to TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline.

2. Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza.

3. NATO allies have pledged more than 20 billion euros ($21.65 billion) in military support for Ukraine in the first three months of the year.

4. European visitors to Britain will have to purchase an electronic permit in advance for trips from today, as the UK government seeks to strengthen immigration security.

5. Kazakh geologists have discovered a rare earth metal deposit with estimated resources of more than 20 million metric tons at a depth of up to 300 metres.

6. Chinese companies including ByteDance, Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings have placed at least $16 billion in orders for Nvidia's H20 server chips in the first three months of 2025.