Stanley Pignol
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- The Economist22 min
Cash and checks: Argentina’s next IMF loan
Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Charlie Salmon, Aaron Braun, Stanley Pignol
The IMF approved a $20 billion loan package for Argentina to implement flexible exchange rates and lift capital controls, a move President Javier Milei claims strengthens foundations while risking renewed inflation and political instability ahead of midterms. Concurrently, Texas has seen a sevenfold increase in high-speed police chases under Operation Lone Star, resulting in over 100 deaths despite reduced illegal border crossings and prompting local calls for safer pursuit guidelines. Across Europe, governments like Sweden's are mandating civil preparedness kits and considering mandatory training to counter evolving security threats from Russia and natural disasters.
- The Economist25 min
Shoal searching: the South China sea simmers
Rosie Bloor, Jason Palmer, Aaron Connolly, Dima, Anne Hanna, Stanley Pignol
On June 17 and August 31, escalating maritime clashes between Chinese and Filipino vessels in the South China Sea resulted in hull damage and a sailor injury, prompting a provisional resupply understanding while analysts warn of sustained risks to US treaty credibility. Simultaneously, a humanitarian crisis in Gaza has uprooted thousands of civilians like student Dima, who face repeated displacement, economic collapse, and both direct and indirect fatalities amid active bombing. In Europe, a rebounding wolf population exceeding 20,000 has ignited a culture war over livestock losses, leading most EU governments to agree on downgrading legal protections despite ecologist warnings of a potential population crash.