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Is Putin running out of gas?

1 July3 min read
Image of Putin in a car out of gas

Russia rationing gas is a little like Colonel Sanders rationing Original Recipe®, but that's what's now happening, barely a week into Ukraine's 40-day pressure campaign.

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    UNITED STATES

    Green light for Fable.

    Days after DC re-authorised Anthropic to sell its Mythos 5 cybersecurity model to 100 select US clients, the US commerce department has now authorised the US AI pioneer to sell its frontier Fable 5 model, including abroad. It eases months of natsec restrictions, giving Anthropic more room to compete globally. (Anthropic)

  2. 02

    TAIWAN

    Raid-bait.

    Authorities have raided the local offices of US server-maker Super Micro amid allegations someone used its servers to smuggle advanced Nvidia chips to China. (Yahoo)

  3. 03

    SOUTH KOREA

    Football is political.

    President Lee Jae Myung has demanded an investigation into South Korea’s men’s football team after it failed to advance to the World Cup’s knockout stage. (BBC)

  4. 04

    ECUADOR

    Will there be a third?

    A second bomb targeting Ecuador’s mining regulator exploded on Monday, blowing out the windows of several floors. Authorities believe it’s an intimidation tactic linked to a crackdown on illegal gold mining, dominated by organised crime. (mining.com)

  5. 05

    UNITED KINGDOM

    New defence budget.

    As one of his last acts as British PM, Keir Starmer has unveiled a $20B defence investment boost that’ll take spending to 2.7% of GDP by 2029. (AP)

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    MEXICO

    NAFTA 2.0 on the chopping block?

    The United States is reportedly preparing to officially declare its intention not to extend the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement. (Reuters)

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    MOROCCO

    Bring the clocks back.

    Rabat has rolled back a controversial 2018 law that established permanent daylight-savings time, returning to its old-school GMT timezone from September. (MoroccoWorldNews)

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