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  1. 01

    UNITED STATES

    “I am the house now”.

    That’s what Scott ‘Scotty from Finance’ Bessent told students on Tuesday, before announcing on Wednesday a new $6B government debt buyback plan to curb spiking yields. But Bessent’s move seems not to have appeased bond buyers, who quickly pushed the 10-year yield to its highest point since 2023. (Guardian)

  2. 02

    NORTH KOREA

    Enriching!

    Citing a study of satellite images, the UN’s atomic agency believes North Korea has built a new enrichment facility that could hold up to 28 centrifuge cascades — that’s potentially ~3-4 extra warheads a year. The country has barred IAEA inspections since 2009. (CNN)

  3. 03

    UKRAINE

    Almost?

    Norway’s Prime Minister Støre has told reporters that Ukraine’s presidential jet — en route to King Harald’s funeral in Oslo — was “almost hit” by a Russian drone while Zelensky was stopping over in Moldova. Subsequent reports suggest the initial claim was exaggerated and the drone, closing Moldova’s airspace, exploded ~160km from the airport. (Independent)

  4. 04

    EUROPEAN UNION

    Procure this.

    Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled the bloc’s proposed new Public Procurement Act, which aims to encourage national authorities to ‘buy more European’. (Politico)

  5. 05

    VIETNAM

    Balancing act.

    President To Lam has wrapped his Moscow meeting with Putin, signing several new deals on everything from trade to energy. The very next day (Thurs) he landed in Paris for France’s new International Space Summit. (Bloomberg $)

  6. 06

    COLOMBIA

    Laxer gun laws.

    New-ish right-firebrand leader Abelardo de la Espriella has signed a decree to make it easier for lawful gun owners to carry their weapons in public, fulfilling a campaign promise to liberalise gun laws. (BBC)

  7. 07

    NIGERIA

    Jihadist ceasefire?

    According to reports by The New Humanitarian, the government of Nigeria has been in a secret three-month ceasefire with Jihadist group Boko Haram since June — the same week the military said it had rescued 360 kidnapped villagers, amid disputed reports of a ransom. (New Humanitarian)

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