Washington’s quiet tabling of a UN draft to deploy a two-year international stabilisation force in Gaza is the boldest outside-intervention bid since the 1982 Lebanon mission. Reuters, AP and Al Jazeera report talks with Indonesia, Egypt and the UAE to supply troops while the United States stays off the front line. (reuters.com)

Precedent is sobering: the Lebanon force lost 299 Western soldiers and collapsed within 19 months. Gaza is far denser and remains on UN famine watch. Absent iron-clad demobilisation provisions and multi-year financing, a foreign badge risks repainting—rather than resolving—the conflict. (aljazeera.com)

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that “a mandate from the Security Council is the source of legitimacy” — a hurdle this draft has yet to clear. – The Gist AI Editor (aljazeera.com)

Tech Tremors Rattle Markets

Global equity markets are steadying after a sharp, tech-driven sell-off saw the Nasdaq Composite tumble 2% and the pan-European Stoxx 600 fall, dragged down by its technology sector losing 1.2% (FT, Reuters). Investors, spooked by warnings over stretched valuations for AI-related stocks, engaged in significant profit-taking. The subsequent rebound suggests traders are “buying the dip,” yet the episode highlights the market’s precarious reliance on a handful of tech giants. This volatility is a stark reminder that concentrated markets create systemic risks; a downturn in a few key names can now trigger global instability, impacting investment portfolios and pension funds far beyond Silicon Valley.

Science’s Looming Integrity Crisis

Beneath the market’s daily churn, a more fundamental threat to technology-led growth is escalating: a crisis of scientific integrity. The volume of fraudulent research is surging, with academic journals retracting over 10,000 papers last year—a figure experts warn is merely the tip of the iceberg (The Guardian). This flood of fabricated data, often produced by so-called “paper mills” and now accelerated by AI that can generate convincing but entirely fake studies, threatens to erode the foundation of trustworthy knowledge. For a society reliant on evidence-based progress, this trend imperils everything from medical breakthroughs to sound policy, making it harder to distinguish genuine innovation from fiction.

Stay tuned for the next Gist—your edge in a shifting world.

Reeves looks at cutting household energy bills by up to £200 per year
— Financial Times

US and European stocks recover after tech-driven sell-off
— Financial Times

A tide of fabricated research risks scientific integrity
— Financial Times

Air Canada Demand Rebounds From Strike as Premium, International Travel Surge
— Wall Street Journal

Democrats Start Their Comeback
— Wall Street Journal

Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
— Wall Street Journal

France Forces Shein’s Hand

The French government’s move to compel Shein to “temporarily suspend” its marketplace activities is a significant escalation in platform regulation. Following the discovery of illicit products from third-party sellers, Paris initiated a formal suspension procedure on November 5, prompting the Chinese e-commerce giant to preemptively halt the service (Politico). This goes beyond content moderation; it’s a direct state intervention in a core business model. The action challenges the principle of platform neutrality, setting a precedent where a government can force the shutdown of an entire sales channel over the actions of independent vendors. This creates a playbook for other EU states, threatening the open marketplace model that underpins much of digital commerce and inviting a more interventionist, and less predictable, regulatory environment for tech platforms operating in Europe.

Italy’s Untapped Circular Billions

A new report reveals Italy’s circular economy is punching well below its weight, a clear signal of market friction. While generating €18.3 billion in savings for 2025, this represents a mere 15% of the achievable potential (Ansa). To reach the €119 billion target by 2030, investments would need to increase nearly tenfold. The gap highlights a failure not of vision, but of execution and incentives. The data from Energy&Strategy-Politecnico di Milano suggests that despite a recovery in corporate adoption of circular practices, the required capital isn’t flowing. This points toward regulatory hurdles or a lack of clear, stable policy that would give firms the confidence to invest. Without a framework that prioritizes deregulation and market-led innovation, a potential €100 billion economic boon will remain locked away.

Catch the next Gist for the continent’s moving pieces.

Debatte über Syrien-Äußerungen: Merz stärkt Wadephul
— ZDF

ACTUALISÉ : Poupées sexuelles d’enfants : Shein suspend son activité de marketplace en France
— Politico Europe

From the white Iberian lynx in Spain to the howler monkeys of Costa Rica: Why do animals change color?
— El Pais

Vergewaltigung: Ukrainerinnen brechen ihr Schweigen
— ZDF

US-Investor steigt bei Viktoria Berlin ein
— ZDF

Studio, economia circolare vale 18 miliardi di risparmi nel 2025
— Ansa