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Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' Looms

President Trump says taxing foreign goods will grow the US economy.

We look ahead to President Trump's tariff announcement later today. He says taxing foreign goods will grow the US economy and safeguard American jobs. Many fear that this could lead to inflation and would be bad for the world economy.

We'll have the latest from Myanmar where aid organisations are warning of the spread of disease in the wake of last week's earthquake. Getting help to victims is being hampered by the country's ongoing civil war.

And our correspondent reports from the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a week after the rebel army, the Rapid Support Force, was ousted from the city.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responds to a question from the news media during a briefing outside the West Wing of the White House. Credit: Shawn Thew/EPA EFE/Rex/Shutterstock)

50 minutes

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  • Wed 2 Apr 202506:06GMT