Currently Vote counting begins in India after the world's biggest, most expensive election. / CNN, The Economist How did Mexico end up with two women on the ballot for president, only 71 years after suffrage? "Activism, electoral reform, and timing." / Interruptrr An Italian village with 46 residents
Currently A "game changer" immunotherapy drug "melts away" tumors, and may one day replace surgery and conventional chemo for bowel cancer. / The Guardian Mexico has elected its first female president, former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum. / NPR Related: An economic boom means many Mexican citizens are
Currently In a groundbreaking medical trial, thousands of NHS patients will receive personalized cancer vaccines designed to prevent tumors from returning after surgery. / The Guardian "The reaction that I encountered most often was disbelief that he was bright enough to manage such a scheme." The Hollywood hopeful behind
Currently Yes, Trump can still run for president now that he's convicted, and even from jail—and there's precedent, since Eugene V. Debs did it in 1920. / Politico Though as a former president, Trump has Secret Service protection, and if he goes to jail so does
Currently Aid entering Gaza drops by 67% after Israel begins its assault on Rafah. Meanwhile, Egypt is in a dangerous bind. / CNN, The Wall Street Journal [+] A profile of the Israeli doctor who saved the life, several years ago, of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. / The New York Times [+] From April,
Currently South Africans go to the polls in what's viewed as a hugely consequential election. / The Guardian An overview of what's so consequential, and what else you need to know. / The Week in Africa Incidentally: Reacher is a fantasy about white power, Angelica Jade Bastién says.
Currently Israel's diplomatic isolation grows over its offensive on the Gazan town of Rafah. / Semafor According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the overall Palestinian death toll in the war is now above 36,000. / The Associated Press Taiwanese activists are using Meta's Threads app to organize
Currently We're taking the weekend off for the holiday, so we tried to make today's edition extra good. See you Tuesday. The US Air Force tracks more than 25,000 pieces of space junk larger than 10 centimeters. / Scientific American A question for the weekend: Do
Currently Nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe the United States is in an economic recession, and the majority blame the Biden administration. / The Guardian Unrelated: "Biden Carried Away By Ants." / The Onion Britain's prime minister calls for a general election in July, which the Tories
Currently Spain, Ireland and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state. / The Associated Press Members of Israeli security forces are telling settlers the location of aid convoys so they can intercept them. / The Guardian The EU is financing operations to detain tens of thousands of migrants in North Africa
