The U.S. midterm election reportedly shifted control of Congress to Democrats while President Donald Trump defended military action against Iran. Separately, Iran reported fires i…
War, trade, AI, and climate shocks converged on a week that exposed the limits of global coordination.
War, elections, markets, AI, and energy all moved at once — and none moved cleanly.
The EU’s proposed AI rule delays demand flexibility, but weakening oversight would make innovation less trustworthy, not more competitive.
Growth is holding up, but war, trade tensions and concentrated AI investment are widening the gap between winners and vulnerable economies.
Sudan’s deepening famine risk is the starkest warning yet that conflict, climate shocks and international indifference are collapsing food systems across Africa.
The next climate summit should judge progress by grids, finance and resilience—not another catalogue of pledges.
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