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The SMP 500 and the NASDAQ, American stock indices, recorded their worst quarters since

2022.

The SMP fell by 5.8% in March, its sharpest drop since December 2022.

Investors are worried about Donald Trump's tariffs.

He promised that all countries would be targeted in the latest round on April 2nd

and the overall health of America's economy.

Marin Le Pen, the leader of France's hard-right national rally, was found guilty of misusing

European Parliament funds. She was given a prison sentence of four years, two of them suspended

and two under a form of house arrest. Judges barred her from office for four years, two of them suspended and two under a form of house arrest.

Judges barred her from office for five years, blocking her presidential bid in 2027.

Ms. Le Pen denies wrongdoing and said she would appeal against the decision.

Myanmar's hunter continued airstrikes on rebel groups across the country, even as the

UN and neighboring countries called for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of aid to victims

on Friday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

The official death toll rose to more than 2,000 people, almost certainly a big underestimate.

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