Ukraine says it is ready to accept a US-led proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia. / BBC News A separatist militant group in Pakistan says it has taken 214 hostages after hijacking a train. / The New York Times [+] The West is said to have bet on the wrong
Secretary of State Rubio says there's "no military solution" to resolving Russia's invasion of Ukraine. / The Guardian A Ukranian newspaper uncovers how Russian defense manufacturers are covertly buying American microchips. / The Kyiv Independent Historian Stephen Kotkin: Trump may be wrong in his analysis of
Why may President Trump's $880 billion in spending cuts come from Medicaid? Because otherwise the math doesn't add up. / The 19th A now-deleted list of government properties for sale includes a secretive CIA facility. / WIRED Related: How Trump's efforts to cut environmental red
The 2025 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, is now live. / Field Notes, The Tournament of Books Denmark's postal service plans to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025. / BBC News Russia is working hard to hold on to its military bases in Syria. / The
President Trump delivers the longest presidential address to a joint session in history. Some factchecking for his main statements. / Slate, The Guardian An ongoing tragedy in the United States? The "billionaire paradox" wherein "a small elite sacrifice both democratic principles and economic growth on the altar of
Stock markets fall after President Trump imposes tariffs on goods from China, Canada, and Mexico. / BBC News Some reactions in Ukraine after Trump halts all aid. / The Kyiv Independent A study finds nearly half of US voters aren't interested in buying a Tesla after recent events. / The San
Germany's incoming chancellor says Donald Trump's Oval Office clash with Zelenskiy was an obvious trap. / Reuters Secretary of State Rubio is believed to have canceled aid programs without review, knowing it would cause immediate deaths. / ProPublica A source says FAA officials ordered staff to find tens
In Washington, the Democratic Party is historically unpopular—and on track to retake the House of Representatives in 2026. / Vox Why the DOGE takeover is worse than we realize: Agencies are being dismantled, but we haven't felt the ripples of that—at least not yet. / WIRED Most of
European Commission leaders go to India in a bid to strengthen trade ties. / Semafor Around a billion people in India lack enough money to spend on discretionary goods or services. / BBC News Natalia Antelava says Vladimir Putin has scripted a new ending to the Cold War. / coda Some reasons why
South Korea's fertility rate rises for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages. / Reuters Denmark's economy is one of Europe's fastest-growing thanks to Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs. / BBC News Brooke Harrington: Trust in government
