• US economy adds 228,000 jobs in March ahead of Trump’s trade war
• Stock markets expected to continue plunge as investors fear impact of Trump’s tariffs and China’s response
• Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines
• Macron’s ‘industrial levels’ of fragrance overpowering aides in Elysee Palace, book claims
• China responds to Trump tariffs with its own 34% levy on all US goods