South Sudan Is Returning to War

Analysis South Sudan Is Returning to War Recent fighting and the arrest of opposition leaders has put a spotlight on the country’s worsening interethnic tensions—and the fragility of its 2018 peace agreement. By Clémence Pinaud, an associate professor at Indiana University’s department of international studies and the author of War and Genocide in South Sudan….

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US factory activity shrinks as tariffs weigh on demand and hiring plans

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US factory activity declined in March, adding to fears that Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies are weighing on the world’s largest economy. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index dropped to 49 in…

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