No. 115 — Saturday, 13 June 2026 — 16 articles from 63 sources
The Daily Edition for Saturday, 13 June 2026 curates 16 analytical articles from 63 sources into today's key forces shaping the world. US pullback forces Europe and Gulf to rearm alone. Asia's solar passes gas as China's coal climbs. Did Earth manufacture its own oceans?.
Our MethodWatchlist: US-Iran Ceasefire Negotiations: Deal 'Never Been Closer' But Terms Disputed, Ukraine EU Accession Talks Formally Launched as Hungary Lifts Veto, US-Iran Military Skirmishes Continue Near Strait of Hormuz During Talks, US Plans to Reduce Fighter Jets and Warships Allocated to NATO Europe, Ousted South Korean President Yoon Sentenced to Prison for Drone Flights over North Korea
The Pentagon refused to sell Germany its long-range Tomahawk missiles, then started pulling troops out of Europe. Today opens there, with Washington's own moves pushing allies to rearm on their own, and Gulf states like Saudi Arabia rethinking what hosting American bases costs them. From there we turn to Asia's power mix, where solar just edged past gas as the region's third-largest electricity source even as China keeps building coal in provinces that lean on it for jobs and tax money. We close deep underground, where diamond-anvil experiments suggest Earth may have made its own oceans rather than catching them from comets. Plus briefs on Hungary's hollowed-out diplomacy under Orbán and the US targeting Brazil's Pix payment system.
Politico Europe reports the Pentagon refused to sell long-range Tomahawk missiles to Germany, then withdrew 5,000 troops and halted a planned US deployment. Former NATO ambassador Ivo Daalder reads these moves as Washington actively driving decoupling, not just tolerating it. He notes European missi
Carbon Brief reports solar overtook gas as Asia's third-largest power source, generating 1,727TWh against gas's 1,711TWh in the year to April 2026. The analysis traces a fourfold solar surge since 2020 across China, India and Pakistan, while LNG supply problems and high prices stalled gas.
Quanta Magazine reports on diamond-anvil experiments that squeezed hydrogen against magma-bound oxygen. The reaction produced up to 1,000 times more water than scientists predicted. The piece traces a puzzle: meteorites called enstatite chondrites match Earth's chemistry, so researchers long as
Politico Europe · Newspaper · EU · Left-Center — The Pentagon just blocked the sale of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Germany. That came after Washington pulled 5,000 troops and slashed promised bombers, fighters, and submarines for NATO. Ivo Daald
Al Jazeera English · Broadcaster · Gulf · Left-Center — Iran's attacks over four months hit Gulf states hosting US bases in Bahrain, Qatar and beyond. Al Jazeera reports the war pierced a security umbrella that once shielded 40,000 American troops across t
Carbon Brief · Research · Global · Least Biased — Solar output in China, India and Pakistan has nearly quadrupled since 2020, while gas stalled as post-invasion LNG price spikes killed 81GW of planned capacity. The two are now neck-and-neck across As
Inside Climate News · Investigative · US · Left-Center — China's coal-fired output climbed again in early 2026, even after renewables hit 2,340 gigawatts and pushed power-sector emissions to their first decline in a decade. Inside Climate News traces the sp
Quanta Magazine · Magazine · Global · Least Biased — Quanta digs into a five-year experiment where scientists crushed hydrogen with diamond anvils and melted rock with lasers. The reaction made up to 1,000 times more water than predicted — hinting Earth
Ukraine suffocates Crimea: Besieged access routes by land, sea, and air leave the peninsula without fuel — El País English · Newspaper · Spain · Left-Center
Blockade and Article 2(4) of the UN Charter — Just Security · Research · US · Left-Center
Germany pulled the plug on flagship FCAS fighter jet – the implications for European defence are worrying — The Conversation · Academic · US · Least Biased
The Gulf Arab States Need a Shield Built for Limited Trust — War on the Rocks · Research · US · Least Biased
The AI revolution mirrors the green transition — Eco-Business · Research · Global
The End of the Old Economic Order Is an Opening for the Left — Jacobin · Magazine · US · Left
The Climate Change Culprits Not Addressed by Global Policy — Inside Climate News · Investigative · US · Left-Center
El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals — The Conversation · Academic · US · Least Biased
Fast-track border checks, return centers, 'mandatory solidarity': What the EU’s new asylum rules could change — and what they may not. — Deutsche Welle · Newspaper · EU · Left-Center