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Election Intrigue – What is Kamala Harris’s foreign policy?
Vice President Kamala Harris has been the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for a whopping… checks notes… five days. We weren’t alive in 1968 when President Lyndon Johnson chose not to run again, but from the accounts of those closest to Johnson, it was a more orderly process.
Why did tech stocks just plunge?
It’s been a rough week for big tech and chip-maker stocks.
The geopolitics of record-breaking temperatures
New world records are usually a cause for celebration, but not this one: Earth had its hottest day on record on Monday after average surface air temperatures hit 17.16°C (62.8°F), beating the previous record set just 24 hours earlier.
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Venezuela braces for historic elections on Sunday
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has warned that his own re-election this Sunday is the only way to “avoid a bloodbath, or a fratricidal civil war triggered by the fascists”, triggering a rare rebuke from Brazil’s President Lula next door.
Five geopolitical vibes at the Paris Olympics
As 10,500 athletes from 200 countries and regions head to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, the organisers really really want the world’s largest sporting event to be free of politics and geopolitics.
The four things embassies in DC are telling their home governments about Biden’s withdrawal
24 days after that debate, while recovering from Covid at his Delaware beach house, Joe Biden announced Sunday afternoon local time that he’s withdrawing his 2024 candidacy to “focus solely on fulfilling” his duties as president. He then endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, who in turn declared her intention to “earn and win” the Democratic Party’s nomination. And yet again, it’s […]
The six top lines from China’s ‘Third Plenum’
It’s been a summit-packed week. Between America’s GOP program in Milwaukee, the Brits cosying up to Europe at Blenheim Palace, and Japan hosting 18 Pacific Islands in Tokyo, China’s own Third Plenum almost took a backseat. Almost.
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Geopolitics
Election Intrigue – What is Kamala Harris’s foreign policy?
Vice President Kamala Harris has been the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for a whopping… checks notes… five days. We weren’t alive in 1968 when President Lyndon Johnson chose not to run again, but from the accounts of those closest to Johnson, it was a more orderly process.
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The four things embassies in DC are telling their home governments about Biden’s withdrawal
24 days after that debate, while recovering from Covid at his Delaware beach house, Joe Biden announced Sunday afternoon local time that he’s withdrawing his 2024 candidacy to “focus solely on fulfilling” his duties as president. He then endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, who in turn declared her intention to “earn and win” the Democratic Party’s nomination. And yet again, it’s […]
The six top lines from China’s ‘Third Plenum’
It’s been a summit-packed week. Between America’s GOP program in Milwaukee, the Brits cosying up to Europe at Blenheim Palace, and Japan hosting 18 Pacific Islands in Tokyo, China’s own Third Plenum almost took a backseat. Almost.
How the world is processing the attempted assassination of Donald Trump
As the facts emerge from Saturday’s shooting at Donald Trump during his rally in Pennsylvania, it’s worth taking a look at how world powers are now processing and using those events, both in public and behind the scenes.
Six questions from France’s dramatic parliamentary elections
France’s parliamentary elections produced some big surprises and bigger headlines yesterday (Sunday). Here’s what you need to know.
ECONOMICS
The four spiciest lines from Saudi Arabia’s World Economic Forum
The two-day World Economic Forum (WEF) ‘Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development’ wraps in Riyadh today.
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The four most intriguing lines from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) just dropped its latest World Economic Outlook. Didn’t have time to read all 202 pages? We got you.
Janet Yellen’s China trip in five quotes
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen just wrapped her six-day trip to China after meeting top Chinese officials and US business leaders on the ground there. It’s her second visit to China in less than a year, as part of Washington’s push to keep lines of communication open with Beijing.
President Xi’s surprise audience with US CEOs
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, held a last-minute meeting with 20 US business leaders in Beijing yesterday (Wednesday) as part of a broader charm offensive.
Japan finally signals end to negative rate policy
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has announced it’s hiking interest rates from -0.1% to a 0-0.1% range, bringing to an end the world’s last negative rate regime. The move, which was widely expected, is Japan’s first interest rate hike since 2007.
Technology
Why did tech stocks just plunge?
It’s been a rough week for big tech and chip-maker stocks.
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Is big tech fuelling a war in Central Africa?
The US State Department issued a ‘Statement of Concern’ on Monday, warning that critical minerals bought from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are fuelling the ongoing conflict in Central Africa.
Youtube blocks protest song in Hong Kong after court order
US-based video platform YouTube has geo-blocked a protest song in Hong Kong following a court order.
TikTok sues the US government
TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance have filed a lawsuit against the US government – it’s an attempt to block a divest-or-ban order that could spell the end of the social media giant’s presence in the US.
Microsoft splashes cash across Southeast Asia
There’s a jolly, bespectacled fellow who flies around the world each year delivering gifts. His name is Satya, he’s the CEO of the world’s most valuable company (Microsoft), and he wraps his Southeast Asia tour today (Thursday).
