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Ms. Grynspan, the UN trade chief, was responding to growing UN concern about the potential effects of chronic uncertainty on the most vulnerable emerging economies.

As stated by UN News, The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, declared on Tuesday that "trade wars are extremely negative," and warned that the impact of tariffs may be "devastating."

In an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday morning, the UNCTAD chief appealed for the US to reconsider its strategy, noting that the 44 Least Developed Countries contribute less than two per cent of the US’s trade deficit, and that higher tariffs would only make their existing debt crisis much worse.

Speaking to UN News, Ms. Grynspan outlined UNCTAD's assistance to developing countries and advocated for stronger regional economic ties to strengthen their hand in international trade negotiations.

Six people, including three children, were killed after a helicopter carrying a family of tourists crashed into the Hudson River in New York, authorities have said.

Five were from Spain, with the sixth being the pilot, New York City Mayor Eric Adams informed reporters on Thursday. The entire crew was on board the aircraft when it crashed, according to CNN.

As stated by New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the victims' identities will not be disclosed until their relatives have been notified. The cause of the crash is under investigated.

The incident is captured on video, with the chopper falling out of the sky upside down and plunging down in the Hudson River. Officials claimed the helicopter lost control shortly after turning at the George Washington Bridge to travel down the New Jersey coastline.

The helicopter flew for about 16 minutes before going down, CNN reported.

The Kalikot-Surkhet road section along the Karnali Highway has been obstructed due to landslides triggered by incessant rainfall.

Following the obstruction, hundreds of passengers and freight vehicles heading to different destinations have been stranded mid-way.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ramesh Rawal said that the road has been completely blocked in more than two places following the landslide at Simlegad  in Khandachakra Municipality of Kalikot along the Karnali Highway.

He informed that the landslide completely blocked the road at Sisnegad in Sanni Triveni Municipality and Bhattadi in Raskot Municipality-8 in Kalikot along the Karnali Corridor.

Nepal Police personnel have been clearing the debris to bring back the vehicular movement on the road to normalcy.

Multiple Israeli strikes on residential buildings in Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood kill at least 35 Palestinians and wound a further 55 while 80 people remain missing under the rubble.

Witnesses to the Shujayea attack say the Israeli strike was "a massacre in every sense of the word," as an overcrowded hospital seeks blood donors to treat dozens of critically injured survivors, according to Al Jazeera.

Israeli forces have carried out a major raid on the Balata refugee camp and nearby Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

Israel's war on Gaza has resulted in at least 50,846 recorded Palestinian deaths and 115,729 injuries, as reported by Gaza's Health Ministry. Over 61,700 individuals have been confirmed deceased by the Government Media Office, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead, Al Jazeera reported.

At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.