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  1. 01

    UNITED STATES

    OpenAI joins the IPO party.

    Following rivals like Anthropic and SpaceX, OpenAI (of ChatGPT fame) has finally filed its confidential IPO paperwork. No pricing or timeline yet, but the street is already pricing in a late 2026 debut, with a valuation north of $1T. (OpenAI)

  2. 02

    CHINA

    Sell abroad.

    China’s domestic car sales plunged 22% (yoy) last month, while its auto exports soared ~75% the same month. (CNBC)

  3. 03

    NETHERLANDS

    ICC prosecutor suspended.

    The Hague’s International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended its own chief prosecutor (the UK’s Karim Khan) with immediate effect, pending a final decision by the ICC’s ~125 member states. Khan argues the UN investigation into his alleged misconduct towards a female aide is politically motivated. (Guardian)

  4. 04

    PAKISTAN

    Something’s brewing.

    The details are murky amid an internet blackout, but violent clashes between police and protestors have left at least a dozen dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, ahead of a planned rally by a banned group demanding reforms. (AP)

  5. 05

    UNITED KINGDOM

    Outed.

    British security services have discovered a secret ceiling camera inside a sensitive Whitehall building used by officials who approved China’s controversial new mega-embassy in London. (The Times $)

  6. 06

    FRANCE

    Sonic bust.

    France and Germany have finally abandoned their long-troubled joint Future Combat Air System (FCAS) after years of deadlock between France’s Dassault and the Germany-based Airbus defence arm. Meanwhile, the Swiss are reportedly now eyeing a Franco-Italian alternative to America’s delayed Patriot air defences. (AA)

  7. 07

    RUSSIA

    Where’s Elvira?

    Putin’s long-serving central bank chief (Nabiullina) has dropped off the speaker list for today’s NAUFOR securities conference in Moscow, after disappearing from last week’s St Petersburg forum line-up. The official reason is sick leave. (Interfax 🇷🇺)

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