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Hello and welcome to the refreshed TMN! If you enjoy this newsletter, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and get unlocked access to paywalled links. Subscribe With this weekend’s presidential election, Romania joins 2025’s growing number of nations where a Trump-aligned
Researchers attempting to explain why the universe exists are studying neutrinos in underground “cathedrals to science.” / BBC News New therapeutic strategies for cancer are beginning to emerge, “providing safer, more targeted delivery directly to tumors.” / Undark Magazine Chinese scientists have a new way of extracting uranium from seawater. / New Scientist
Scientists say the universe is expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, “much sooner than previously thought.” / Phys.org Meanwhile, the United States and China agree to a 90-day pause on tariffs. / Reuters Regarding the new foreign plane for President Trump, the crypto deals and golf courses—is it all
“Some of what Trump calls good news, like the falling price of oil, is actually caused by bad news, which is the world expecting the possibility of a global recession.” / The Washington Post Already an ethical catastrophe, Trump’s private dinner for top memecoin holders is becoming even suspect, as
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
Israel has reportedly approved plans to seize control of the entire Gaza Strip and occupy the region for an indefinite period of time. / Associated Press One of Pope Francis’s final requests was to retrofit one of his popemobiles to provide frontline health care “for the children of Gaza.” / BBC
"At the heart of the 11-page agreement is a joint investment fund that is intended to help rebuild Ukraine once the Russian invasion...ends." What's in the US-Ukraine minerals agreement. / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Experts cite a spike in postponed container ships previously
