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  1. 01

    UNITED STATES

    Press pass drama.

    The US president has launched his own ‘Trump TV’ after revoking White House credentials for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico as “fake news”. The three outlets are now suing on First Amendment grounds. (Washington Post $)

  2. 02

    BOLIVIA

    Fuel to the fire?

    In a big win for the newish business-friendly administration of Rodrigo Paz, Bolivia’s congress has now approved a $1.9B IMF program to stabilise the nation’s finances and economy. Yet the ticket seems to have been scrapping costly but popular diesel subsidies that once kept pump prices even lower than in Saudi Arabia, now prompting warnings of renewed unrest. (Al Jazeera)

  3. 03

    DJIBOUTI

    Red Sea exodus.

    As the Iran-aligned Houthis continue their military advances, thousands of Yemenis are now fleeing across the Bab-el-Mandeb strait to Djibouti. (IOM)

  4. 04

    GERMANY

    Borrowed time?

    Chancellor Merz is a notable absence at this year’s UN General Assembly in New York, cancelling his trip to instead deal with mounting speculation around his future after two more big state election losses — this time to the hard-left in Berlin, and the hard-right (AfD) in Meck-Pomm. (BBC)

  5. 05

    CHINA

    Detroit vs Chongqing?

    US lawmakers are urging President Trump to maintain DC’s strict bans on China-made EVs, amid reports he could offer President Xi more market access as part of their big DC summit on Thursday (Xi lands Wed). (Reuters)

  6. 06

    JAPAN

    Grain of truth.

    Tokyo has started its first official rice stockpile buyback since the scheme’s 2011 birth, with domestic prices now dropping for the first time in two years. It’s thanks to bumper local harvests and government stockpile releases. (Nippon)

  7. 07

    UKRAINE

    Secret tarmac talks.

    President Zelensky has had an undisclosed tarmac meeting with the CIA’s John Ratcliffe while both were refuelling in Ireland. (The Hill)

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