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
Tesla board members reportedly spent the last month looking for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk. / The Wall Street Journal [+] For its part, Tesla denies the story. / The Guardian Plunging trade means the port of Los Angeles will see shipping volume drop 35% next week. / CNBC A tour through
Pakistan may reach the global April heat record of 122 degrees Fahrenheit this week. / The Washington Post [+] India and Pakistan are said to be periously close to military conflict (once again). / Foreign Affairs India pushes mining groups to pursue reserves in the "lithium triangle" between Argentina, Bolivia, and
Power is slowly returning after a massive power outage in Spain and Portugal. / The Guardian Meanwhile, Spain's electricity grid recently ran entirely on renewable energy for the first time. / pv magazine President Trump's meme coin has "eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy.
HHS says there won't be an autism registry, walking back NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya's controversial announcement from earlier this week. / STAT As government and fringe groups—kind of the same thing right now—promote the pseudoscience of eugenics, geneticists must take a stand. / Nature The Dept.
Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones, one of the deadliest attacks on the capital since last year. / The Kyiv Independent A tunnel between Denmark and Germany will link 90 individual segments, piece by piece, "like Lego bricks." / BBC News Italy's transformation into "a recycling
The trade war between Washington and Beijing looks good for African nations. / Semafor From February, a round-up of China's top trading partners on the continent. / China Global South Fourteen reasons why tariffs won't bring manufacturing back to the United States—among them: "most Americans
The dollar falls to a three-year low, as a trade war and threats against the Federal Reserve drive "Sell America" trades. / Semafor Andrew Burmon: If the fig leaf of prestige falls, the upper middle class will discover how angry it is at "the misalignment of their
Pope Francis has died at 88, "the first [pope] in generations to make the Vatican feel less like a fortress and more like a field hospital." / Migrant Insider The Bush administration argued Guantanamo should be beyond the reach of the courts; CECOT is the Trump administration's
