Issue 2026-04-29
Stories
- Trump Axes Islamabad Envoy Mission as Iran Pitches ‘Hormuz-First’ Deal
- Pyongyang Unveils Memorial Museum for DPRK Troops Fallen in Russia’s Kursk Campaign
- Trump Rejects Iran’s Strait-for-Port Swap, Claims Tehran Is “Collapsing”
- Microsoft–OpenAI Pact Revised: Exclusivity Dropped, AGI Clause Scrapped
- DOJ Ends Powell Inquiry, Unfreezing Senate Confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Next Fed Chair
- UAE Walks Out of OPEC, Slashing Cartel Capacity by 15 %
- Beijing Vetoes Meta’s $2 B Manus AI Purchase
- 60-Nation Santa Marta Summit Launches First Stand-Alone Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Forum
- Elon Musk v. OpenAI Trial Opens; Musk Seeks $150 B and Altman’s Removal
At a Glance
- On 25 April 2026, President Trump aborted a just-announced trip by Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff to Pakistan...
- On 26 April 2026, Kim Jong Un and visiting Russian leaders opened a museum-memorial in Pyongyang honoring thousands o...
- On 28 Apr 2026 President Trump brushed aside Iran’s written offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for Washin...
- On 27-28 Apr 2026 the $135 bn Microsoft-OpenAI alliance was rewritten, ending Azure-only exclusivity and the AGI-trig...
- On 24 April 2026 the Justice Department abruptly closed its months-long criminal probe into Jerome Powell’s headquart...
- On 28 April 2026 Abu Dhabi announced it will terminate its 59-year OPEC (and OPEC+) membership effective 1 May, remov...