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Morning Intelligence – The Gist Russia’s Vladimir Putin stepped onto Tianjin’s red carpet this morning as China opens the largest-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit—now 10 full members, 16 observer/dialogue states and 3.4 billion people, nearly 40 % of humankind. (reuters.com, aljaz…

Evening Analysis – The Gist President Trump’s late-night “pocket rescission” freezing $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign-aid appropriations is more than a budget skirmish; it is an audacious test of constitutional separation of powers. The funds—$3.2 billion for development, $520…

Morning Intelligence – The Gist Turkey’s decision to shut its ports and much of its airspace to Israel severs a trade artery worth roughly $7 billion a year and signals that Ankara is willing to forfeit commerce for clout. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan framed the embargo as a moral imperative, …

Evening Analysis – The Gist Russia’s overnight barrage on Kyiv—the second-largest of the war—fired 629 drones and missiles, killed 23 civilians and struck three EU diplomatic missions. (aljazeera.com, apnews.com) Europe’s defence ministers, meeting hours later in Brussels, vowed tougher sancti…

Morning Intelligence – The Gist Washington has finally slammed shut the $800 “de minimis” loophole that enabled roughly 4 million low-value parcels a day to enter the United States tariff-free. Every package will now attract normal duties—temporarily $80-$200 for postal shipments—an abrupt jol…

Evening Analysis – The Gist Good evening—Kyiv woke today to the deadliest air-raid in months: 19 civilians slain, four of them children, and 63 injured as Russia hurled 31 missiles and more than 600 drones across every district of the capital, even shattering EU and British Council offices. (r…

Morning Intelligence – The Gist Less than four weeks after her Senate confirmation, CDC Director Susan Monarez was summarily fired—an unprecedented rupture that also triggered four senior resignations. The White House says Monarez was “not aligned” with its agenda; Monarez counters she refused…

Evening Analysis – The Gist President Trump’s bid to sack Fed Governor Lisa Cook—on the basis of unproven mortgage-fraud claims—pierces the legal armor that has protected the world’s most influential central bank since 1913. Within hours, 30-year Treasury yields jumped 17 basis points, the big…

Morning Intelligence – The Gist Washington has just slapped an extra 25 % duty on Indian exports—lifting effective tariffs to a bruising 50 % on $48 bn worth of goods from textiles to gems—and giving New Delhi three weeks’ grace only for cargo already at sea. (reuters.com, apnews.com) The move…

Evening Analysis – The Gist Donald Trump’s attempt to summarily sack Fed governor Lisa Cook tears at the legal cord protecting the world’s most influential central bank. The Fed’s charter allows removal only “for cause,” a standard last tested in 1936; Cook’s 14-year tenure was meant to shield…