Category: Flash News

On April 5th, local time, automotive industry giant Stellantis announced that due to the serious impact of Trump’s tariff policies on the industry, they have decided to lay off 900 employees at their five US factories and suspend production operations at two assembly plants in Canada and Mexico. Multinational automobile manufacturing company Stellantis Group announced that the Chrysler assembly plant located in Windsor, Canada will suspend production from the 7th to the 21st of this month. This factory has approximately 4000 employees and is one of three factories owned by Stellantis in Canada. The Jeep assembly plant in Toluca, Mexico will also shut down for about a month. Many employees of Stellantis have expressed concerns about the shutdown.

On April 5, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a blue gale warning at 06:00 on April 5: It is expected that from 08:00 on April 5 to 08:00 on April 6, there will be gales of 5 to 6 levels in some areas of northern and eastern Xinjiang, western Gansu, central and western Qinghai, northern Xizang, western and eastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, Liaodong Peninsula, Shandong Peninsula, etc., with gusts of 7 to 8 levels and local areas of 9 levels or above; There will be strong winds of level 7 and gusts of level 8 in the northeast waters of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea.

On April 5th, Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who has always strongly supported Trump, issued a warning against the US government’s move to increase tariffs, stating that it would pose “huge risks” to the US economy and could lead to a “disastrous defeat” for the Republican Party in next year’s midterm elections. Cruz stated in a podcast program released on Friday that long-term trade tariffs will push up inflation and have a serious impact on the market. The related economic consequences may help the Democratic Party regain control of the House of Representatives and even potentially win a majority in the Senate, although the probability is small.

On April 5th, the US Department of Defense announced that Timothy Haugh will step down from his position as Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of Cyber Command. The National Security Agency of the United States is subordinate to the Department of Defense and is one of the most important intelligence agencies in the United States. The US Cyber Command is responsible for executing offensive and defensive cyber operations, while monitoring the cybersecurity of the Department of Defense.

On April 5th, the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources announced that at 04:04 on April 5th, 2025 (Beijing time), a 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Babu Sea area (6.25 ° S, 151.66 ° E) in the New Britain Island region, with a depth of 15 kilometers. The Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources has determined based on preliminary earthquake parameters that the earthquake may cause local tsunamis around the epicenter, but will not have an impact on the coast of China. The center will continue to track and analyze earthquake and tsunami monitoring data, and release information in a timely manner.

On April 5th, according to a document obtained by the media and sources familiar with the matter, the Trump administration in the United States restarted a military sales plan last month to sell over 20000 American made assault rifles to Israel. The document shows that the US State Department issued a notice to the US Congress on March 6th regarding this arms sale, stating that the Israeli National Police Force will be the user of this batch of rifles. At the end of 2023, the Israeli government ordered approximately 24000 assault rifles from the United States. Due to the increasing violence by extremist Israeli settlers in the West Bank, some comments suggested that this arms sale may fall into the hands of extremist settlers. Under pressure, then US President Biden postponed this arms sale. (CCTV News)

On April 5th, a spokesperson for the British Prime Minister’s Office stated that on April 4th local time, British Prime Minister Stamer had phone conversations with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Italian Prime Minister Meloni respectively. Stamer reiterated that the UK will not rush to retaliate against Trump’s tariff policies. The spokesperson also stated that the UK, Italy, and Australia all agree that a trade war is’ not in anyone’s interest ‘.

On April 5th, Salido, the appointed governor of Kherson region by Russia, stated that the Russian military has thwarted the Ukrainian army’s attempt to establish a port in Mykolaiv. Nikolayev is located west of the Kherson region and can directly access the Black Sea through the South Bug River that flows through the area. Salido claimed that the Russian firepower has been able to cover up to Mykolaiv, and discovered and destroyed the Ukrainian army’s attempt to build a seaport in Mykolaiv. Salido emphasized that the Russian military will not allow any vessel, whether it is a warship or a merchant ship, to enter the Black Sea from Mykolaiv. The Ukrainian side has not yet responded to this.

On April 5th, according to the local military and political management bureau, as of now, the attack on a residential area in Kryvylikh, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine has resulted in 26 deaths. Ukrainian President Zelensky posted on his official social media platform expressing condolences to the families of the deceased and urging the international community to continue pressuring Russia on ceasefire related issues and to make every effort to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense. According to Ukrainian sources, on that day, a Russian ballistic missile attacked a residential area in the city of Krivorich (known as Krivorog in Russia). After the attack, a fire broke out in the city of Krivikh, causing damage to residential buildings and casualties. The Russian side has not yet responded to this.

On April 5th, Ukraine reported that on the 4th local time, a Russian ballistic missile attacked the center of a residential area in the city of Kryvyrikh (known as Kryvolog in Russia). Up to now, it has caused 12 deaths and over 50 injuries. The Russian side has not yet responded to this.