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Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants, deported from Malaysia, have arrived in Yangon amid criticisms of the repatriation scheme’s safety. This group is part of a planned return of 5,000 nationals, despite concerns from the UN and human rights advocates regarding the voluntary nature of these returns and ongoing civil conflict in Myanmar.

Stock markets in Asia and Europe have declined sharply as the 2 April implementation of US tariffs on imports approaches, with Japan’s Nikkei index dropping nearly 4% and the UK’s FTSE 100 reaching a two-week low.

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