In India and Pakistan, both countries “know that the real danger is the specter of uncontrolled escalation.” / Dawn Experts weigh whether India’s new rules for satellite internet operators will thwart Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Elon Musk’s Starlink. / rest of world Stockholm scoffs at a US letter demanding
India launches missile strikes in several parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled territory. / The Guardian Pakistan claims to have shot down five Indian jets. / CNN A hospital bombing raises concerns that South Sudan may return to civil war. / UN News Immigration advocates warn of a potential mass immigration enforcement operation
Latin America is reportedly the only place right now where traditional right-wing economics is on the upswing. / Semafor Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit jumped in the first quarter of 2025, driven by a sharp drop in oil revenues. / Arabian Gulf Business Insight The conservative leader Friedrich Merz wins a
Tesla board members reportedly spent the last month looking for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk. / The Wall Street Journal [+] For its part, Tesla denies the story. / The Guardian Plunging trade means the port of Los Angeles will see shipping volume drop 35% next week. / CNBC A tour through
Power is slowly returning after a massive power outage in Spain and Portugal. / The Guardian Meanwhile, Spain's electricity grid recently ran entirely on renewable energy for the first time. / pv magazine President Trump's meme coin has "eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy.
Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones, one of the deadliest attacks on the capital since last year. / The Kyiv Independent A tunnel between Denmark and Germany will link 90 individual segments, piece by piece, "like Lego bricks." / BBC News Italy's transformation into "a recycling
The trade war between Washington and Beijing looks good for African nations. / Semafor From February, a round-up of China's top trading partners on the continent. / China Global South Fourteen reasons why tariffs won't bring manufacturing back to the United States—among them: "most Americans
The dollar falls to a three-year low, as a trade war and threats against the Federal Reserve drive "Sell America" trades. / Semafor Andrew Burmon: If the fig leaf of prestige falls, the upper middle class will discover how angry it is at "the misalignment of their
Chinese President Xi Jinping wraps up a Southeast Asia tour to strengthen already robust trade relations. / The Associated Press Goldman Sachs says a decoupling of the United States and China may cost the US $2.5 trillion. / The South China Morning Post The World Trade Organization expects trade of merchandise
A day in the life of northeastern Ukraine, where there are no signs Vladimir Putin wants to end his war. / The New York Times [+] A whistleblower explains that as DOGE staffers exfiltrated data, someone in Russia followed them through the door. / NPR Related: The EU issues burner phones to officials
