JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A group of barren, uninhabited volcanic islands near Antarctica, covered in glaciers and home to penguins, have been swept up in Donald Trump’s trade war, as the US president hit them with a 10% tariff on goods, according to a Guardian newspaper report.

Jonathan Stanley had been sitting at a Barnes & Noble store for about an hour, behind a stack of his own books, when he saw a 4-year-old girl marching toward him.
“I want to be an author when I grow up,” Ella Dinelli told Stanley, who was at the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, store on March 22 to promote his book about leadership strategy. The girl and her mother, Taylor Dinelli, 29, agreed to use the money they had saved that afternoon for a Starbucks drink to instead buy a copy, which Stanley signed.
“Ella,” he wrote, “the greatest gift you have to offer is you!”
The interaction was brief – no more than a few minutes – but it would change Stanley’s life.

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Israel bombed two military airbases and other targets in Syria on Wednesday night following reports that Turkey is preparing to take over the T4 airfield in Syria, which would harm Israel’s freedom of operation in the country. The IDF spokesperson confirmed the attacks, stating: “In the past few hours, the IDF attacked remaining military capabilities at the Hama and T4 airbases in Syria, along with additional remaining military infrastructure in the Damascus area.” According to Syrian media outlets, the target in Damascus was the Barzeh scientific research center.

Hamas has made a decision not to respond to Israel’s counterproposal for a ceasefire/hostage release deal, an official told Reuters on Wednesday. According to the official, the terror group is “committed” to the mediators’ plan instead. Israel had submitted a counterproposal last week to a new Egyptian proposal for a hostage release/ceasefire deal that would see Hamas releasing US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander along with four other hostages [not all alive] in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire and the start of negotiations on a long-term ceasefire; the opening of Gazan crossings to allow the entry of humanitarian aid; and the re-opening of the Netzarim Corridor. Israel would also release 2,000 Palestinians detained after the October 7 attack and 250 terrorists for each released hostage.

Turkey has significantly increased the flow of weapons and money into Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, Kan News reported on Wednesday morning. According to the report, Turkey has its eyes on several Syrian Air Force bases, some of which were supported by Iran in the past. The most prominent of these is the Tiyas (“T-4″) airfield in central Syria, which the IDF attacked last week. According to Middle Eastern media outlets, Turkey recently initiated efforts to take control of the T-4 airfield and is planning to deploy air defense systems there. According to sources familiar with the matter quoted by the Middle East Eye website, construction is currently taking place to transform the facility into a permanent Turkish military presence.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has advanced Mike Huckabee’s nomination to serve as the United States ambassador to Israel, bringing him one step closer to confirmation pending a vote by the full Senate.
During Wednesday’s session, all Republican members of the committee cast their votes in favor of Huckabee’s nomination, while every Democrat on the panel voted against it.

Late Wednesday, the Senate voted to oppose President Donald Trump’s authority to levy tariffs on Canada, marking what some might see as a rare public disagreement with the president, just as he revealed bold new trade restrictions.
In a 51-48 vote, the Senate approved a measure to repeal Trump’s emergency declaration on fentanyl, the legal basis for his tariffs against Canada.
Earlier in the day, Trump had declared a new “Liberation Day” initiative, unveiling tariffs aimed at several foreign nations, though Canadian goods were temporarily excluded from the new restrictions.