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The Latest Breaking News from Liberation Day

Tariffs live: UK suspends some tariffs to ease business tension as trade deal ‘days away’

Breakthrough between UK and the US over tariffs could be reached in the coming days

The Independent UK

Will Trump’s ‘liberation day’ be the start of a trade war – or another climbdown?

After myriad false starts and much fluctuation, the lingering question is not how far Trump can take his trade wars, but how far he will

The Guardian - US

These 3 arguments are part of the long game in Trump’s trade wars

Since returning to office in January, US President Donald Trump has doubled down on using trade measures – mostly tariffs – to reshape global trade. He plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on what he has labelled “Liberation Day”, April 2.

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Clock Ticks On Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs As Countries Seek Reprieve

The clock is ticking down to Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" when the US president has threatened to unleash a wide range of tariffs against countries running persistent trade imbalances with the United States.

International Business Times

Trump’s tariff ‘Liberation Day’ looms, but voters want him to focus on lowering prices, poll says

President equally divides country overall but most disapprove of his handling of economy

The Independent UK

Asian Markets Sink As Autos Suffer More Tariff-fuelled Losses

The president's pledge to impose 25 percent levies on all autos coming into the United States overshadowed earlier indications that planned reciprocal measures due on Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" on April 2.

Latin Times

Asian Markets Fluctuate As Traders Prepare For 'Liberation Day'

Asian markets swung on Monday as the White House prepares to impose tariffs on key trading partners next week that many fear could deal a painful blow to the global economy.

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Liberation Day by George Saunders audiobook review – funny, poignant and surreal short stories

Prisoners have their brains wiped, a children’s author searches for ideas, and a grandfather rails at his life under a Trumpian leader in this collection, narrated by actors including Tina Fey and Michael McKean

The Guardian - UK

Telangana Liberation Day not celebrated due to vote bank politics, says Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauds PM Modi for taking "momentous decision" to celebrate Telangana Liberation Day 75 yrs after India's independence. He recalls sacrifices of martyrs & struggle against Nizam, & praises contributions of PV Narasimha Rao, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao & others.

The Hindu

Self-respect of Telangana people hurt by Congress, BRS: Kishan Reddy

Union Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Development of Northeast Region G. Kishan Reddy, also the TS BJP President, has accused the Congress Party and BRS Party of hurting the “self-respect” of Telangana people by not celebrating Liberation Day on Sunday.

The Hindu

Telangana Liberation struggle not celebrated due to vote bank politics: Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah commemorated Hyderabad Liberation Day on September 17, paying homage to the martyrs of the Hyderabad Mukti Sangram.

The Hindu

Telangana ‘Liberation Day’ celebrations not anti-Muslim, says Kishan Reddy

The Union Minister said Telangana people will forever remember the momentous day of September 17, 1948, when Hyderabad was liberated from the Nizam’s reign since 1724.

The Hindu

BJP reiterates demand for official celebration of Hyderabad Liberation Day

BJP demands State govt. to officially celebrate Hyderabad Liberation Day. Neither Congress nor BRS organised it since formation of Telangana. Centre organised fete last year. Home Minister Amit Shah to hoist national flag as part of celebrations. BRS govt. not organising it officially since 2014.

The Hindu

Italy's Meloni distances herself from fascism on Liberation Day celebrations

Italy's ruling coalition has no "nostalgia for fascism", Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, looking to push back against critics who have accused her Brothers of Italy party of failing to distance itself from its neofascist past.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait Celebrates 62nd National Day, 32nd Liberation Anniversary

Kuwait is celebrating on Saturday its 62nd National Day and the 32nd anniversary of liberation, an occasion during which the emirate reaffirms its achievements throughout its six decades of independence, and the economic and political position it holds in the Gulf, Arab and international map. The National Day commemorates the…

The Conversation

Gut-punches and belly laughs: in George Saunders' dark flights of fantasy there's the gleam of something precious

George Saunders is best known for his only novel to date, the Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller Lincoln in the Bardo. But he has long been celebrated for his innovative short fiction, which has won him a litany of prestigious awards and fellowships. In 2013, Time Magazine…

The Guardian - UK

Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a hell of a ride

The characters in these absurdly funny stories are trapped by hyper-capitalism and their own foolishness, as Saunders investigates the prisons we make for ourselves

The Guardian - UK

Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a world of tricks and treats

The Lincoln in the Bardo author reinvents the possibilities of the short story in this wonderfully absurd return to the form

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The Independent UK

George Saunders: ‘This capitalism thing has got limits’

After winning the Booker Prize for debut novel ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’, the author returns to the short-story form with new collection ‘Liberation Day’. He talks to Kevin E G Perry about his fascination with Custer’s Last Stand, what John Steinbeck taught him about socialism and learning to embrace uncertainty

The Hindu

Vote bank politics behind not celebrating Hyderabad Liberation Day: Amit Shah

The Home Minister accused the Nizam regime of resorting to many discriminatory practices to quash the local people’s lives, language, employment, land rights, aspirations and culture.

The Hindu

A BJP-TRS joust over liberation

Each party in Telangana is trying to outdo the other in celebrating Hyderabad Liberation Day

The Independent UK

Sophie dances up a storm with Rob Rinder at Liberation Day tea in Guernsey

The royals visited Guernsey and Jersey as the Channel Islands marked their Liberation Day.

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