NATO criticizes Vladimir Putin's plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. / Reuters Daniel Ellsberg (famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers): President Biden should fulfill his promise to declare a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons. / The New York Times Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets
Canada and the United States agree to new rules governing asylum-seekers crossing their shared border. / NPR Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the two countries must "double down" on their shared values to face China. / Politico American intelligence officials expect a slew of new assets due to
Fake photos of Donald Trump being arrested garner five million views, especially after Trump shares one himself. / Quartz A rundown of the ongoing criminal investigations faced by Trump. / NPR Russia gifts fertilizer to Malawi, hoping for support of its attack on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Uganda passes some of Africa's
Shou Zi Chew, head of TikTok, faces a grilling before the House of Representatives, amid much talk about a ban. / MarketWatch, Wake Up to Politics Recalling a headline from January: "Air Force general predicts war with China in 2025." / NBC News Employees at 100 different Starbucks stores plan
A bipartisan group of lawmakers seeks to claw back the White House's war powers. / Wake Up to Politics Related: 2,500 American troops remain in Iraq. / The Economist Texas's new anti-abortion law is causing doctors and nurses to leave the state—a drain felt most
A United Nations report says the world needs a "quantum leap" in climate ambition to stave off devastating consequences. / Grist A truly eco-friendly golf course in Burkina Faso is played on "browns." / France24 Unrelated/related: A profile of one of America's only airplane
Slovakia saysit will send fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming weeks, joining fellow NATO member Poland. / NPR Vladimir Putin visits the Ukrainian port city Mariupol. / BBC News The Federal Reserve and the central banks of Britain, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and the EU announce co-ordinated measures to "ease
The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes. / The Associated Press The Ukrainian government says 16,221 children have been forcibly taken to Russia. / BBC News Another spot shaken by the Silicon Valley Bank collapse: construction of affordable housing in California.
Tropical cyclone Freddy has now killed more than 400 people in Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar. / Reuters By mid-century, storm damage in the northeastern United States is anticipated to rise 87%. / Bloomberg Some $229 billion has been wiped off the market value of America's banks so far this
Ukrainian prosecutors use a chart to track war crimes, mapping hundreds of Russian soldiers all the way up to Vladimir Putin. / The Guardian An argument against Israel's proposed judicial reform and an argument for it. / The Free Press Eric Garcetti is confirmed as the ambassador to India after
