Uncertainty grows as the second Trump administration becomes increasingly unhinged in its pursuit of mass deportations and tariffs that threaten to destabilize global markets. As trade partners seek stability, they look to China, which the United States considers an archrival in economic influence. Despite negotiations and a temporary cut in tariff rates, the threat of a full-blown trade war between the economic giants exists but remains somewhat distant. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza escalates as Israel launches a new offensive and carries out initial "aid efforts" to collect the Palestinian population and displace them to proposed countries like Libya. Further conflicts intensify as Russia conducts its largest missile attack against Ukraine and skirmishes erupt between India and Pakistan in the partitioned Kashmir region.

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