The world used clean power to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year. / The Guardian Between 1999 and 2023, heat deaths in the United States more than doubled. / Grist Lithium-ion batteries became the leading cause of fire deaths in New York City last year—how LA
President Trump plans an expensive military parade for his 79th birthday. / Washington City Paper Economic tensions with the United States' trading partners begin to escalate. / Semafor Tariffs may not make other countries respect the US, "but they can make them move on without it." / The Atlantic A
About 70 percent of adults in the United States say they are following news about the White House. / Pew Research The administration plans to build a new "war-fighting headquarters" in Japan to deter China. / NBC News President Trump says he is not joking about running for a
Canada's Prime Minister says the country's old relationship with the United States, "is over." / BBC News An alliance providing vaccines to poor communities says a loss of US funding would potentially cause a million-plus deaths. / The Associated Press Scientists are stunned that a
The European Union tells residents to stockpile 72 hours of food in readiness for war. / Politico The week's long read: A reasonably condensed version of one person's saga of escaping Iran for the United States. / Outliving Iran Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas. / The
Russia agrees to a ceasefire in the Black Sea following talks in Saudi Arabia, then almost immediately demands new terms. / Semafor See also: President Donald Trump receives a new portrait from Vladimir Putin. / BBC News Consumer confidence in the United States falls to a four-year low. / Al Jazeera The
A Palestinian director of this year's Oscar-winning documentary is arrested by the Israeli army after masked settlers attack his house. / The Guardian In the fallout of a journalist being added to a Signal group discussing White House war plans, a lot of loathing for Europe is made
Turkey takes a step toward full autocracy after President Erdoğan jails his main political rival. / Politico The Turkish government says 1,133 people have been arrested after five days of protests across the country. / BBC News High-profile US officials are planning to visit Greenland this week, reviving concerns. / The
The Sudanese army says it has recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum after nearly two years of fighting. / BBC News An explainer for how Germany's "fiscal flip" this week stunned Europe's diplomats. / Politico Unrelated: Photographs from Berlin's feminist noise-punk scene. / VICE
European leaders gather to find the money and rules needed to turn the bloc into a military superpower. / Politico Hungary passes a law banning any pride marches held by the LGBTQ+ community. / BBC News President Trump removes all democrats from the board of the Federal Trade Commission. / Vox Tesla protesters
