This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Valerie Sanderson and at 1330 hours GMT on Monday the 7th of April, these are our main stories.

All eyes turn to Wall Street as stock markets in Asia and Europe plunge.

Kirsten Breseski is chief economist for Germany at the Bank, ING.

We see that financial markets are currently completely reprising their view on the global

economy, namely that they are now expecting a recession coming in the US,

and they also see the threat of a global recession this year.

We hear about the allegations of mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody.

They cuffed me and beat me so much that blood was pouring down my arms and legs.

I went three days without a single drop of water.

We would get tortured on the way from the barracks to the doctor's room.

As efforts continue to restore a ceasefire in Gaza.

Also in this podcast, the Dominican Republic cracks down on migration from neighbouring Haiti, which is being ravaged by gang violence.

And the new technology that could save honeybees in Europe from aggressive Asian hornets.

We start with the global stock market turmoil as investors react to US President Donald Trump's

trade tariffs. European exchanges have plunged following heavy falls on the Asian stock

markets as concerns grow over a global recession.

Markets in Europe's big three economies, France, Germany and the UK, have recovered slightly,

but were down 3 to 4% at the time of recording this podcast.

EU ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss countermeasures to the US tariffs.

Karsten Roseski, chief economist for Germany at the Bank ING, says markets fear a global downturn. We see that financial markets are currently

completely reprising their view on the global economy, namely that they are now expecting a

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