Reports suggesting that the situation on the Estonian-Russian border is becoming tense are exaggerated. There is a road in South-East Estonia that briefly crosses into Russian territory. Locals are permitted to use it without stopping. On Friday, we observed seven armed Russian

"Hamas released all 20 of the last living hostages on Monday, the Israeli military said." apnews.com/live/israel-ha…

As battery prices have fallen, capacity has shot up

🚨Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s trip to the Sharm el-Sheikh summit was conceived during his ride with President Trump from Ben Gurion Airport to the Knesset in Jerusalem, according to a source familiar with the details 🚨When I spoke with President Trump while he was on Air

Netanyahu's office says he will not be attending the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, says it's because of the "proximity" of a Jewish holiday (Simchat Torah)

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani threatened to withdraw from the Sharm El-Sheikh summit if Netanyahu attends, Iraqi sources told Al-Mayadeen.

According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian law enforcement has opened up 235,646 criminal cases for AWOL and 53,954 for desertion. 176,040 and 24,433 of these cases for AWOL and desertion, respectively, were

FT Exclusive: The Dutch government seized control of chipmaker Nexperia after Washington warned the company would not be removed from its export control list if its Chinese chief executive Zhang Xuezheng remained in charge, according to court filings. on.ft.com/4obhY0Q

"For the first time in nearly four decades, Iran is on the cusp of a change of leadership—and maybe even of regime. As Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s reign nears its end, a 12-day war in June laid bare the fragility of the system he built." foreignaffairs.com/iran/autumn-ay…

Must-read from Tom Bowman. It’s important everyone understands that this document is not about press’ ability to “roam the halls.” It equates asking for information—the press’ literal job—with criminal activity. The new rules even stipulate that sharing our contact information

France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has suspended Macron’s flagship pension reform, in an attempt to get the Socialists not to censure his government. This is where we are at in 🇫🇷

Lawmakers in Madagascar impeached President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday, with 130 yes votes to one blank ballot, escalating a political crisis after he dissolved the national assembly following youth protests that forced him to flee the nation. reuters.com/world/africa/m…

After fleeing to an undisclosed location with the help of a French military plane, Rajoelina ordered the dissolution of Madagascar's parliament. Today the parliament ignored him and voted to impeach him -- and even his own party voted against him.

It is precisely China’s belief that Trump will fold that has led them to massively escalate. They think he is weak, and also crazy, but more weak than crazy. But he has cards, is being backed into a corner, and may escalate. If he folds again, the tectonic plates will shift.

Wikipedia is cool but the actual best website is Our World in Data. Thousands and thousands of charts on hundreds of topics, all free. It's incredible

The world's eyes were on Bashar al-Assad's escape. Behind him, the henchmen who enabled his rule fled furtively. They fled on private jets, yachts, and car convoys..

Politicians love covert action because it allows them to do something without the downsides of an invasion. It's not attractive because it works, but because it's much less risky

The latest poll from the German state of Saxony-Anhalt has the far-right AfD at 40%. That's an increase of 10% since June

The far-right is so popular in parts of eastern Germany that the AfD may not even have to form coalitions to take power. If things keep going down this path, they'll be able to govern by themselves

Trump found the time to post this while on the phone with Putin