California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs, marking the first time a state has sued over the levies. The suit argues that Trump's use of emergency powers to enact the tariffs exceeds his authority and cites previous Supreme Court rulings against Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan. California is home to a significant portion of US manufacturing and agricultural production, making it disproportionately affected by the tariffs.

According to a new poll, 73% of Canadian voters view President Donald Trump as the global leader who poses the greatest threat to Canada. The poll also shows that Canadians identify Trump's second greatest threat is Chinese President Xi Jinping with 9%, and Russian President Vladimir Putin as the third greatest threat with 6%.

Hong Kong has suspended its postal services to the United States amid the ongoing trade war with President Donald Trump. The Hongkong Post will no longer accept air mail packages bound for the US starting from April 27 and residents should expect to pay "exorbitant and unreasonable fees" if they still wish to deal with the US. An official government statement accused the US of being "unreasonable, bullying, and imposing tariffs abusively," stating that Hongkong Post will not collect any tariffs on behalf of the US.

The US-Canada military alliance is facing a crisis due to President Trump’s tariffs on Canada and his threat to make it the 51st state. The move has caused goodwill between the two countries to evaporate, with security chiefs questioning whether their decades-old military cooperation will survive. As international competition heats up in the Arctic, where Russia is building bases and America eyes Greenland, analysts warn that US-Canada ties could worsen, potentially putting mutual defenses at risk from a Russian or Chinese nuclear attack.