💬 Scott Bessent dismisses concerns about possible market crash

"Markets are organic animals. You never know what their reaction is going to be... The market consistently underestimates Trump," he told NBC.

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⚡️ South Korea tentatively schedules presidential elections for June 3 after the Constitutional Court removes Yoon Suk Yeol from power.

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🔽 Asia-Pacific markets fall after open on fears of Trump's tariffs

Hong Kong leads "losers" with 9% plunge, Japan's Nikkei follows with 5.8% loss to hit 18-month low.

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⛔️ Trump: No deal unless we fix our trade deficit

The US president said he would not accept any deal to lower tariffs unless it eliminated the US trade deficit.

"To me, a deficit is a loss. We're going to have surpluses or at worst we're going to break it even," he added.

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📉💊 Trump on potential market crash: 'Sometimes you have to take medicine'

"I don't want anything to go down," he told reporters, calling a question about a possible tariff rollback "stupid."

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🎱🎱 British Women's pool championship features 2 biological males

Transgender Harriet Haynes beat another transgender Lucy Smith for the women's championship noscript and a prize of £1,800. They each defeated 4 female opponents to move up the tournament ladder.

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💸NATO flushes $2.7 BILLION down the drain in Russia's Kursk

Ukrainian forces have lost roughly 1,500 pieces of NATO equipment, valued at around $3 billion, during their campaign of aggression against the Kursk region, according to estimates by Sputnik.

These figures are derived from data provided by Russia's Battlegroup Sever and publicly available information on equipment costs.

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🏆Hockey legend Ovechkin has 'cemented his name in history'

Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, Sidney Crosby and many other star athletes congratulated Alexander Ovechkin on his historic 895th goal, breaking Wayne Gretzky's record.

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💬 Alabama Senator blasts ‘woke Globalist’ scheme: Men TRANSitioning to women’s sports for easy wins

"If you can't compete in men's sports, let's just transition. Say you're a woman and participate in women's sports," Senator Tommy Tuberville said.

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⚔️South Korea scrambles to shield CORE EXPORTS as Trump’s tariffs loom

Rapid support will be extended to the most vulnerable sectors, South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok announced on Monday.

The minister emphasized that the previously proposed $6.8 billion budget is "the bare minimum" required. These measures are under discussion ahead of Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo's upcoming visit to the United States.

South Korea’s leading export, automobiles, will face a 25% tariff starting Wednesday.

On April 2, President Donald Trump imposed a blanket tariff on imports to the United States, with steeper duties targeting what he described as "the worst offenders." This includes a 25% duty on imports from South Korea, set to take effect on Wednesday.

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🟠 NATO flushes $2.7 BILLION down the drain in Russia's Kursk

🟠 VIDEO: No deal unless we fix our trade deficit – Trump

🟠 ‘Morag axis’: What is known about Israel’s latest target in the Gaza War?

🟠 Asia-Pacific markets fall after open on fears of Trump's tariffs

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💸Bitcoin price falls below $75,000 for first time since November 7, according to Binance data.

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📊Republican voters on Ukraine aid: TIME TO TURN OFF THE CASH SPIGOT - poll

In contrast to 83% of Democrats who continue to support pumping US financial aid to Ukraine, 79% of Republicans oppose such spending, a Wall Street Journal survey revealed.

Additionally, only 31% of Trump’s GOP base view NATO favorably, compared to 81% of Democrats.

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📉European stock markets MELT DOWN.

💸Bitcoin's down pretty hard, too.

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🏆Giant jerseys in honor of Ovechkin's historic record pop up across Moscow

Footage from social media

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