AnewZ Morning Brief - April 7th, 2025

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for April 7th, covering the latest developments you need to know.

1. Trump compares tariffs to 'medicine' as Asian markets convulse

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday foreign governments would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs that he characterized as "medicine," prompting further carnage in global financial markets.

Asian stocks posted steep losses in early trading on Monday and U.S. stock market futures opened sharply lower as investors registered concerns that Trump's tariffs could lead to higher prices, weaker demand, lower confidence and potentially a global recession.

2. Zelenskyy slams US lack of response to Putin truce rejection

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday lamented the lack of a US response to Russia's refusal to agree "a full, unconditional ceasefire" as two people were killed in Moscow's latest aerial bombardment.

Russia mounted a "massive" missile and drone attack on Ukraine that also wounded seven people, Zelenskyy said, warning that Moscow was stepping up its aerial attacks.

3. South Korea cabinet to decide on June 3 presidential election date, Yonhap says

South Korea's cabinet is expected to finalise a June 3 date for a presidential election following the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol last week for his short-lived martial law declaration, Yonhap news said on Monday.

Although not required by law, the cabinet will make the decision at a meeting on Tuesday, as it needs to approve a holiday for the event, Yonhap cited an unidentified government official as saying.

4. Medical helicopter crashes into sea off Japan, killing 3 while 3 are rescued

A total of six passengers were on board the helicopter heading to a hospital in Fukuoka city from Tsushima Island in the Nagasaki region on Sunday afternoon.
Ryuji Tominaga, the hospital’s head, told reporters that the accident was “utterly heartbreaking.”

5. Ukraine will send a team to the US next week for talks on a new draft mineral deal

“The new draft agreement from the U.S. shows that the intention to create a fund or jointly invest remains,” Svyrydenko said Saturday, during a trip to northern Ukraine.

6. US measles outbreak claims life of 2nd child in Texas, raising national death toll to 3

The US measles outbreak has claimed the life of a second child in the state of Texas, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed late Saturday, according to media reports.

The latest casualty brings the total number of measles deaths in the US to three, including an adult who died in the neighboring state of New Mexico in March.

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