⚔️ War Is Peace

Donald Trump finally gets his filthy mitts on a Nobel Prize, an appeals court reverses the decision that freed Mahmoud Khalil, and ICE kills again?

Gulf countries urge restraint on Iran

Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia reportedly urged a return to talks, warning that bombing Iran wouldn’t topple the government but could spark a regional conflict.

DNC Cavalry

Undersecretary Sarah Rogers on free speech, Europe’s tech crackdown, and the internet she misses

The State Department’s undersecretary for public diplomacy joins Mixed Signals for a wide-ranging conversation about free speech, tech regulation, and why she’s been rattling the patience of some European governments.

US, Taiwan agree trade deal in boost to semiconductor industry

The deal will see Washington cap tariffs on Taiwanese imports in return for a $250 billion investment to expand chipmaking on American soil.

US charges 26 people for basketball match-fixing scheme

More than a dozen US college basketball players are accused of taking part in the fraud.

Prominent UK Conservative defects to anti-immigration Reform

Robert Jenrick’s defection represents a significant sign of fracturing in one of the world’s most consistently successful political parties.

Nigeria courts non-Western trade deals to reach infrastructure goals

Trade Minister Jumoke Oduwole said Abuja was in discussions with several Global South nations and Gulf states to secure agreements.

Venezuela eases oil investment laws under US pressure

Interim President Delcy Rodríguez said she would reform the country’s hydrocarbon laws to ease foreign investment.