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  1. 01

    CANADA

    Want some gas?

    Canada has reportedly closed a 20-year LNG supply deal with Germany, due to be announced today (Wednesday). (CBC)

  2. 02

    SENEGAL

    Look who’s back…

    The Senegalese parliament has reinstated Ousmane Sonko as speaker, barely days after President Faye dismissed him as PM amid months of tensions. (France24)

  3. 03

    CHINA

    Travel curbs for AI leaders.

    Beijing has imposed travel curbs on top AI talent from tech firms like Alibaba and Deepseek, meaning they’ll now need permission to travel abroad! (Bloomberg $)

  4. 04

    LEBANON

    Israel escalation.

    Amid mutual allegations of ceasefire breaches, Israel’s Netanyahu has now ordered his forces to “crush” Hezbollah, with airstrikes and ground operations now expanding across southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, the IDF says its Tuesday strikes in Gaza have killed the latest commander of the Hamas military wing. (Al Monitor)

  5. 05

    SINGAPORE

    North Korea visit.

    Foreign Minister Balakrishnan (of built-myself-an-AI-brain fame) has landed in North Korea for the first such visit to the hermit state since 2018. He’s on a regional tour with stops including China and South Korea. (NK News)

  6. 06

    BOLIVIA

    Carrots and sticks.

    Mass anti-government protests are continuing amid economic hardship, shrugging off a) newish business-friendly President Paz halving his own salary to mollify anger, and b) the legislature authorising him to deploy troops to the streets. Meanwhile, President Lula in neighbouring Brazil has publicly backed Bolivia’s government and called for calm and dialogue. (Al Jazeera)

  7. 07

    SPAIN

    No predictions here.

    Spain’s consumer protection agency has temporarily blocked prediction sites Polymarket and Kalshi amid claims they were operating unlicensed. Several others like France and the Netherlands have already restricted or banned these platforms. (Guardian)

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