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Daily flyovers

Latest news for 22 July 2025

Quick hits of consequential news from all corners of the world.

  1. 01

    UKRAINE

    Talk it out.

    Officials from Russia and Ukraine will meet in Turkey tomorrow (Wednesday) for another round of peace talks. The previous two rounds led to several prisoner exchanges but no progress on a negotiated end to the war. (BBC)Comment: President Trump’s 50-day deadline on Russia is still a while off (2 September), but we’ve not yet seen any indication of a change in Putin’s approach. Whenever this war ends, he then has to justify the cost — an impossible task without a major win.

  2. 02

    GREECE

    Let’s end this.

    The Greek foreign minister has joined 27 other Western envoys in a joint statement condemning the suffering in Gaza and Israel’s aid delivery, reiterating calls for Hamas to release the hostages, and urging an end to the conflict. The US ambassador to Israel (Huckabee) has rejected the statement as putting pressure on Israel instead of Hamas. (Joint statement)

  3. 03

    TAIWAN

    You’re on your own, kid.

    Tokyo is reportedly warning Japanese firms in Taiwan they’ll be “on their own” for evacuation in the event China seeks to invade. (FT $)Comment: These warnings have been circulating for years, potentially contributing to last year’s 27% drop in local Japanese FDI. It’s all a reminder of the tension between governments seeking to educate their own citizens about forward risks, versus the risk of this just translating into more economic pressure on Taiwan.

  4. 04

    FRANCE

    Investigate this.

    Billionaire Elon Musk has declined to cooperate with a French preliminary criminal probe into whether his X platform might’ve been "manipulating its algorithm for 'foreign interference' purposes". Musk argues the investigation is politically motivated and will threaten free speech. (France24)

  5. 05

    BANGLADESH

    Jet crashes into school.

    Dhaka is holding a day of national mourning today (Tuesday) after a Bangladeshi air force jet crashed into a school, leaving at least 27 dead. (Al Jazeera)

  6. 06

    ECUADOR

    You’re outta here.

    Quito has extradited drug lord Adolfo Macías Villama (aka Fito) to face charges in the US. Authorities recaptured him last month after over a year on the run. (El País)

  7. 07

    NIGER

    Galactic headache.

    Remember we told you about that sweet sweet opportunity to jazz up your desk with a $4M asteroid paperweight? Well, it turns out Niger (where the Mars rock was first found) is now investigating the sale, citing fears of "illicit international trafficking." (AfricaNews)