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A crane loads shipping containers on a truck at the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) in Kandla in India's Gujarat state on April 5, 2025. US President Donald Trump ignited a potentially ruinous global trade war on April 2 as he slapped 10 percent tariffs on imports from around the world and harsh extra levies on key trading partners. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)

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