Iran says it sent a nuclear proposal to the White House, suggesting a potential breakthrough in diplomatic efforts. / Reuters, The New York Times [$] Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels want $51 billion from Saudi Arabia to stop their attacks. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Fake bomb threats disrupt dozens of passenger
Democrats win the House and the Senate in the United States in a stunning rebuke to President Trump and White House policies. / NPR Now that Trump has lost control of Congress, should we expect to see “a personality collapse and rage meltdown on the scale of the final sequence of
France experiences a third weekend of large protests. Some of Germany’s Gen Z protests turn violent after dark. / Le Monde, DW Amid all the different groups protesting, there’s “a sense of ‘my crisis is more important than your crisis.’” / BBC News What is the difference between a “blue
The United States’s national debt reaches 100% of gross domestic product for the first time since 1946. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Per-person fuel costs have risen more in the US than in any other country since the start of President Trump’s war on Iran. / Canary Media Meanwhile,
Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, the second major rail accident in the country in less than a year. / Reuters The United States’s biggest active infrastructure endeavor, a high-speed train connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles, lacks any finished track. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Across the US,
A study finds 50,000 people were killed by high heat in Europe this summer, with nearly two-thirds of the deaths caused by the climate crisis. / NPR As ice caps melt, pressure on the poles is reducing and Earth is getting rounder. / Live Science During this warming period, rock
Elon Musk ordered the Starlink connectivity slowdown in Ukraine, claiming President Trump knew about it beforehand, as the White House denies any foreknowledge. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Trump’s fixation on the attractiveness of male politicians and soldiers has people on the internet diagnosing him with “gay dementia.” / The Atlantic
France’s prime minister calls for “local and partial” curfews after some 2,000 people are arrested during nationwide protests. / The Guardian Thomas Piketty: “In the view of Macronists, national prosperity depends on an ultra-minority of brilliant innovators and leaders. The rest are expected to patiently wait for wealth
Oil industry reps reportedly find it amusing that President Trump thinks importing Russian diesel will bring down gas prices. / Politico Olga Lautman: “None of us should be surprised, of course—we have watched Trump worship Putin and defend Russia for more than a decade.” / Unmasking Russia The Russian Orthodox Church
Despite White House airstrikes, the cocaine industry is booming, with samples found to be both cheaper and more pure. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Ukraine attacks Russian data centers, including “Russia’s Google.” / The Moscow Times Google and Amazon partner with energy groups around the country to upgrade their nuclear plants
