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Morning Intelligence – The Gist Russia’s overnight launch of more than 450 drones and 45 missiles punched fresh holes in Ukraine’s grid, knocking Tsentrenergo’s output to “zero” and plunging Kyiv, Poltava and Kharkiv into rotating black-outs just as temperatures dip toward freezing. Three civilians died—two in Dnipro, one in Kharkiv—while water pumps now run on…

Evening Analysis – The Gist Europe’s vaunted AI Act is already bending. Internal commission drafts leaked yesterday propose a one-year “grace” on high-risk systems and a delay of transparency fines to 2027, after sustained lobbying from Apple, Meta and a letter signed by 40-plus EU industrial champions. Brussels insists the retreat will “improve competitiveness”, yet…

Morning Intelligence – The Gist Washington’s quick waiver for Hungary—74 % dependent on Russian gas and 86 % on its oil, per IMF data—carves a $600 million LNG side-deal even as the White House tries to starve Moscow of petrodollars. By granting a one-year escape clause just weeks after unveiling “crushing” energy sanctions, Trump signals…

Evening Analysis – The Gist Wall Street’s sugar-high on artificial-intelligence just curdled: tech-heavy indices are staring at their steepest weekly drop in seven months as roughly $1 trillion in market value evaporated from the “Magnificent Seven.” The Nasdaq slid 2 percent today, while the S&P 500 lost 1.2 percent, mirroring falls from Shanghai to Frankfurt.…

Morning Intelligence – The Gist Brazil’s Amazon-hosted COP30 opened with an unmistakable shot across Washington’s bow. UN chief António Guterres branded the world’s drift toward 2.3 °C of warming a “moral failure,” while Colombia and Pacific leaders openly blamed US fossil-fuel lobbying for the stalemate. Brazil counter-programmed with its $125 billion “Tropical Forest Forever Facility,”…

Evening Analysis – The Gist Ukraine’s overnight launch of at least 75 long-range drones ignited Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery—5 % of Russia’s refining capacity—killed one civilian and forced airports from Moscow to Rostov to suspend dozens of flights. (reuters.com) I read the strike less as tactical sabotage than as Kyiv’s inflation-adjusted strategy: energy is the Kremlin’s…

Morning Intelligence – The Gist The U.S. Supreme Court’s grilling of the Trump administration over its 2025 “Liberation Day” tariffs signals a potential re-balancing of power between Congress and the presidency. Justices across the spectrum questioned whether the 1977 IEEPA—written for narrow emergencies—can justify what has become the largest tax increase since 1993: $205 billion…

Evening Analysis – The Gist 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…

Morning Intelligence – The Gist Washington has quietly circulated a draft U N Security Council resolution that would create a two-year International Stabilisation Force for Gaza, backed by a “Board of Peace” and World Bank funding. The text needs 9 affirmative votes and zero vetoes; early talks point to Indonesia, the UAE, Egypt and Turkey…

Evening Analysis – The Gist Berlin’s extra €3 billion for Kyiv in its 2026 budget lifts Germany’s pledged military support to €11.5 billion next year and pushes total German aid since 2022 above €40 billion, cementing its status as Europe’s paymaster for Ukraine’s defence. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s finance-defence tandem frames the top-up as routine “final…